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A Supersized List of October 2022 Books By Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read [UPDATED]
There are so many great new titles hitting the shelves in October we had to update it again.
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Is There Anything Serena Willams Can’t Do?
The tennis icon just added bestselling children’s book author to her multi-hyphenate list of accomplishments.
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Michelle Obama Announces a New Book and She Could Be Coming to a City Near You
Our Forever First Lady just announced the dates and cities of a cross- country tour to promote her upcoming book, “The Light We Carry.”
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First Children’s Book About Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Hits Shelves This Spring
We got a sneak peek at the cover of “Ketanji Brown Jackson: A Justice for All,” which goes on sale in April 2023
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You Must Know These Things About Book Bans
This Banned Books Week, we look at who is trying to censor the books we read and why
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New Children’s Book Teaches Young Readers an Important Lesson in Black History
“I Am Ruby Bridges,” is the story in her own words of the young Black girl who integrated a New Orleans school district.
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A Huge List of Books by Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read This September [UPDATED}
Get ready for some great reads by old favorites and newcomers this September
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Black Cookbooks To Help You Spice Things Up in the Kitchen This Holiday Season
Carla Hall, B. Smith, Marcus Samuelsson and more deliver delicious cookbooks that are a beautiful celebration of Black cuisine
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Exclusive: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: The Courage to Dream Introduces an Inspiring New Hero to Our Favorite Universe
Author Frederick Joseph and illustrator Nikkolas Smith discuss their forthcoming project with The Root.
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Books by Black Authors to Help Your Kids Get Ready to Go Back to School
These titles are perfect to help kids head back into the classroom