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Black Books That Were Snubbed and Made ‘The New York Times’ 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
Just 25 years into the 21st century, the folks at The New York Times Book Review are recognizing some of their favorite titles.
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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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James Patterson says White Men Face Racism in Entertainment Industry
Patterson said it’s difficult for older white men to find writing jobs.
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YouTube and LeBron James’ Springhill Company Set New Series Recipe for Change: Amplifying Black Women
The forthcoming installment follows the previously released seasons which focused on Stop Asian Hate and Standing Up to Antisemitism.
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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
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Roxane Gay Is Launching Her Own Imprint at Grove Atlantic
If you’ve been hungry for more work from Roxane Gay, you are soon to be sated. Via a press release provided to The Root, publisher Grove Atlantic has entered into a partnership with the bestselling author of Hunger, Bad Feminist, Difficult Women and other incredible works (as well as meriting her own MasterClass) to form…
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Jazz, Cocktails, and Conversation Abound for This Week's Round of Virtual Events
Alright, alright, alriiiiight. April is here and what better way to commemorate yet another month in this pandemic (booo) than by attending some fun (online) events! Though the seemingly unending nature of this panoramic continues to relegate our good times indoors, if there’s anything we’ve learned over this past year— it’s that just because it’s…
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'Writing to Make a Difference in This World,' Roxane Gay Launches a MasterClass
“You don’t need to be brave when you’re writing; you need to acknowledge that you’re terrified—and do it anyway,” so says author-educator-activist Roxane Gay, who has arguably produced some of the bravest writing of the past decade. Whether deconstructing (and humorously challenging) what it means to be a feminist in Bad Feminist, or plumbing the…
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Turning a New Page, the Schomburg Literary Festival Is Going Virtual—and Global—for 2020
OK, so let’s articulate the obvious: There will be no tents or stages at the Schomburg Literary Festival this year. There will be no road-tripping or traveling to New York City’s beloved Harlem or electric anticipation in the line for in-person author signings. There will be no flipping through the fresh, crisp pages of a…