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Forget about Paradise Lost and The Canterbury Tales. Here's a list of books that students should be reading in school.
The Root Rewrites the Western Canon: Books Kids Should Be Reading in School -
From Langston Hughes to Jhumpa Lahiri to Ntozake Shange, find a good book to cozy up with this winter.
What the Staff at The Root Is Reading -
Save your eyes—and a whole lot of paper—with the best new eReader on the market.
The Root Tryout: IREX DR800SG eReader -
So what if it isn’t exploding with earth-shattering dating revelations?
Hill Harper’s Book Raises the Bar for Sane Discussion of Black Relationships -
Meet TEWW blogger Felicia Pride.
Meet TEWW Blogger Felicia Pride -
Her new book has already hit the New York Times best-seller list, and publishing insiders expect it to sell 500,000 copies. Why would you take advice from Mike Tyson's ex-girlfriend?
Karrine Steffans' New Book Offers Relationship Advice, Hip-Hop Vixen Style -
The gay black writer invented his life the way he invented characters and changed the face of black literature.
E. Lynn Harris, Black Gay Writer, Dead at 54 -
Whether you like to spend the summer escaping with some juicy drama, learning tips for self-enhancement or getting caught up in beautiful wordplay, Books on the Root has compiled 30 reading suggestions to match any speed.
The Root's Summer Book List -
NeNe Leakes has a book deal, Kanye's a nonreading author, Oprah apologizes to James Frey and Halle joins the cast of "For Colored Girls."
A Literary News Roundup Featuring NeNe Leakes, Kanye West, Kofi Annan, and Oprah -
For the debut of her column “Books on The Root,” columnist Felicia Pride asks nine black writers to weigh in on the state of book publishing.
If We Ruled the (Literary) World
