It’s Lit
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Relax, Relate and Read: The Best Books to Give (and Get) This Holiday Season
As last-minute gifts go, there are few more thoughtful or budget-friendly than a book—and we've got the best reads of the year for everyone on your list.
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‘We Black as Hell!’: The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Digs Into Black Nerd Problems
William Evans and Omar Holmon's popular site and podcast hits the page in a series of essays both hilarious and heartfelt.
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‘Empathy Is What Drives Fiction’: The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Tastes The Sweetness of Water With Nathan Harris
The 29-year-old author's debut novel was an instant New York Times bestseller and literary award contender, even winning endorsements from Oprah and Obama.
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‘I Was Putting on Them Wigs and Switching It Up!’: The Root Presents: It’s Lit! and Keke Palmer Sling Southern Belle Insults
The multihyphenate's new Amazon Original Stories are based on her viral 'Lady Miss Jacqueline' TikToks and co-written with bestselling author Jasmine Guillory.
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What Is…a Million-Dollar Book Deal? Kenan Thompson Reportedly Has a ‘Humorous Memoir’ in the Works
The longest-running cast member of Saturday Night Live would be moving into new territory with his first book.
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Take That, History-Deniers: The 1619 Project Has Already Achieved Bestseller Status Ahead of Publication
Amid an ongoing and irrational fight over Critical Race Theory, the groundbreaking anthology created by Nikole Hannah-Jones is already proving a pivotal work.
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‘I Wanted to Get the Story Out There’: The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Gets Cack-Handed With Gina Yashere
The British-Nigerian comedian and writer has penned a memoir highlighting the trauma and absurdity of otherness.
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‘Her Life Is a Model for All of Us’: The Root Presents It’s Lit! and Dr. Keisha Blain on the Enduring Truth of Fannie Lou Hamer
The historian and best-selling author brings the story of the sharecropper-turned-activist to the fore for a new generation.
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‘I Wanted to Be a World Builder’: The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Gets Into The Gilded Ones With Namina Forna
The screenwriter's first novel in a forthcoming YA fantasy trilogy was an instant bestseller already being adapted for the screen.
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‘I’m Growing and Elevating in Real Time’: The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Gets Bamboozled With Insecure’s Yvonne Orji
The Emmy-nominated actress and comedian leans into her faith for her debut book, Bamboozled by Jesus: How God Tricked Me Into the Life of My Dreams.