Jan 13
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One of my New Year’s resolutions is to find joy in reading again. I had this same goal last year–and let’s face it,…
Jan 11
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One of the most fun facts about Stacey Abrams, the attorney, political powerhouse, voting rights activist and former…
Jan 8
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“I always say, writing a first novel, you feel like you’re writing in the dark, unsure of whether or not your book…
Jan 1
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If you weren’t one of the millions resigned to spend New Year’s Eve alone this year (thanks again, COVID), you may…
Dec 25
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Merry Christmas or whatever you’re celebrating this holiday weekend, Bibliophiles! Understandably, you may not be…
Dec 18
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Of all the adjectives we’d use to describe 2020, “good” wouldn’t exactly top the list. But as this most eventful…
Dec 17
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“Say what, now?” has been the typical (if not most explicit) response to an announcement made this week that Jenna…
Dec 15
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If the ongoing pandemic has reignited your passion for reading (or simply deepened it), say no more, Fam. Shawn…
Dec 11
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Walter Mosley may be best known for writing mysteries—though his bestselling Easy Rawlins series are among the…
Dec 4
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Toni Morrison would be proud. The Center for Fiction’s Annual Awards Benefit was dedicated to the memory of the…
Dec 4
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Fun fact: we highly considered naming this week’s episode of The Root Presents: It’s Lit! “All I Want for Christmas…
Dec 4
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“Adults struggle to discuss race and racism. But what if we were discussing race since we were kids? What if we were…
Dec 3
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If you’ve been trying to decipher the mystery behind writing great fiction, let acclaimed mystery writer Walter…
Dec 2
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Tina Turner is an international treasure. In her 81 years, her incomparable talent and incredible tenacity have…
Nov 27
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Remember zines? Okay, maybe we’re dating ourselves, but younger versions of The Root’s Editor-in-Chief Danielle…
Nov 20
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Jason Reynolds famously didn’t read a novel cover-to-cover until he was nearly 18. At 36, he is one of the…
Nov 17
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Because he’s been pretty low-key about it, you might not be aware that a promising politician that we’ve been…
Nov 16
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As we endure the last 65 days of an American presidency that has continually undermined the dignity of the office…
Nov 13
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“So, it turns out that we’re better than this, but just barely,” laughs Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings in the days…