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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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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 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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‘It Speaks to Your Inner Child’: The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Explores the Literary Frontier of Fantasy With Ayana Gray
The author’s bestselling debut, Beast of Prey, puts a promising and Pan-Africanist spin on the fantasy genre.
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‘I Feel Safe With Books’: The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Talks Tiny Reparations With Phoebe Robinson
The comic and bestselling author’s third book of essays is the first on her new imprint with Penguin Random House, Tiny Reparations Books.
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‘This Isn’t About Good People or Bad People’: The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Explores The Purpose of Power With Alicia Garza
The Black Lives Matter co-founder and Black Futures Lab founder puts our present moment in context with a riveting retracing of her own path to activism.
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PageTurners: George M. Johnson Blesses YA Shelves With a 2nd Memoir; Michaela Coel Publishes Her Manifesto
New releases include tales of trauma, family and coming of age, essays about Jim Crow and a girl trying to survive in New Rochelle at the start of the pandemic
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PageTurners: These Titles Were Written in the Stars…Literally
Amazon presents Black Stars, an original fiction anthology; Broadway gets a racial critique; Black vampires infiltrate the CIA
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Royal Tea: Meghan and Harry’s Book Deal Is Reportedly ‘Way North’ of $25M; Daughter Lilibet Added to Line of Succession
Prince Harry took a ‘take it or leave it’ attitude in negotiations with Penguin Random House, says a source. Daughter Lilibet is now 8th in line to the throne.
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PageTurners: The Simultaneous Attack and Guidance of Literature
At some point in time, we all pick up a book to help us find a better way of understanding who we are. This week, we see that guidance spread across genres