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Check Out Our Favorite Books By Black Authors That Are All About Love
If you’re looking for a great book about Black love, we’ve rounded up some of our favorites.
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Books You Need to Read This Black History Month
This Black History Month, check out our reading list of essential titles for the whole family.
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October 2025 Books By Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read
A Michael W. Twitty cookbook, a collection of essays from Zadie Smith and a memoir from Roy Wood Jr. are some of the books we can’t wait to read in October 2025
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Black Librarian Bullied on TikTok Becomes Star of Iconic Children’s Show
Mychal Threets, the librarian who went viral for sharing his love of books and personal mental health struggles, is taking the reigns from LeVar Burton.
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New Books by Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read This December
A new inspirational book by Iyanla Vanzant and a paperback reprint of a romance by Stacey Abrams are on our list of must-reads in December 2025.
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November 2025 Books By Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read
November is full of great reads, including a coffee table book from Michelle Obama and a powerful history of Black politics in South Carolina from Rep. James Clyburn.
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Books by Black LGBTQ+ Authors To Explore This Pride Month
In honor of Pride Month 2025, we’ve some of our favorite books by Black LGBTQ+ authors
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Exclusive: The Honey Pot Co. CEO Beatrice Dixon Shares Her Ancestral Recipe for Empire Building in New Memoir
The Root spoke with The Honey Pot CEO Beatrice Dixon about her inspiring new memoir.
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The Victim of R. Kelly’s Infamous Sex Tape Finally Breaks Her Silence — and Reclaims Her Identity
EXCLUSIVE: The world knew about the infamous R. Kelly sex tape, but they’ve never heard from its victim…until now.
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January 2026 Books By Black Authors You Need To Read
From a Kenan Thompson picture book to a memoir from the CEO of The Honey Pot, the first month of 2026 is full of great Black books for lovers of every genre.