Books On The Root

Merry Christmas or whatever you’re celebrating this holiday weekend, Bibliophiles! Understandably, you may not be…

I’ve said for a while now that I can’t wait to read the inevitable Colin Kaepernick memoir about the trials and…

With all the writing we do here at The Root, it’s a wonder we find time to read. But for many members of our staff,…

I spend a lot of time studying successful people.

After attempting to deliver us all from evil with the beautifully written Between the World and Me, and his essay…

If you ask me to share my earliest memory of clothing, in spite of the bevy of beautiful dresses my mother delighted…

Penguin Random House announced their decision to shutter publishing imprint Spiegel & Grau, best town for its…

Whether you want to sound smart, divert a family beef, or stimulate interesting conversation, here's some…

Serious poetry collections continue to be birthed. The evidence:

Books by celebrities are nothing new. It's an easy choice for book editors. Who doesn't want to read about the…

Lisa Cortés has been navigating the entertainment industry for more than twenty years. She worked at Def Jam during…

Blacks Are Still Achieving Firsts?
Apparently so, with more to come. Congrats goes to Marie Ndiaye, a…

For the last couple of weeks, Amazon and Wal-Mart have been at war online. The megastores are heavily discounting…

A roundup of lit-related questions.

When trendy goes wrong: In August, author Teri Woods, best known for her True to the Game street fiction trilogy,…

Is it me or do many people look at single women, who are in their thirties or beyond, as flawed pariahs? As in,…

Here are a few titles for those looking to water their intellectual growth.

You probably know him best from his days doing whatever it took to get a laugh on In Living Color. Or maybe from his…

A round up of lit-related questions.

Charisse Carney-Nunes writes children's books. Her books, which are published through her company Brand Nu Words,…