It’s Lit
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One of Octavia Butler’s Best-Known Works is Now an Opera
Science fiction and spirituality combine in the opera adaptation of "Parable of the Sower."
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Linsey Davis Wants Her Children’s Books to Help Parents Have Tough Conversations
The Root spoke with the ABC News anchor and children's author about the inspiration behind her bestselling books.
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Tulsa Race Massacre Survivor Recalls Her Experience in New Memoir
In Don't Let Them Bury My Story, Viola Ford Fletcher writes about living through the horrific attack on the country's most affluent Black community
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July 2023 Books by Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read
A new novel from Colson Whitehead and a collection of bell hooks' interviews are on our list of "must-read" books this month.
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Nia Long Promises to Deliver a Memoir Filled with ’90s Nostalgia’
The Best Man actress’ book will focus on ‘career, motherhood, and activism, along with untold stories and personal reflections.’
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If You Read One Book This Juneteenth, Make it Zora Neale Hurston’s “Barracoon”
Zora Neale Hurston's book is the perfect reminder of why we celebrate.
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Journalist Deborah Roberts On New Book “Lessons Learned and Cherished” | Securing the Bag: Part 4
The ABC News journalist talks about the stories that changed the lives of Oprah, Misty Copeland, Vanessa Williams and others in her new book.
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Books That Should Be On Your Reading List This Pride Month
We're celebrating the amazing Black authors who have given a voice to the LGBTQ community
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Slash of Guns N’ Roses Was My Junior High Crush
Did you know Slash was biracial? Journalist Kristal Brent Zook shares a sweet memory, adapted from her new memoir, "The Girl in the Yellow Poncho."
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A Supersized List of June 2023 Books By Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read
From romance to memoir to historical fiction, June has something for every reader.