Books

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Tina Knowles celebrates being a family matriarch in a star-studded book tour 

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The real story behind Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith’s novel ‘Sylvie’s Love and Loss’

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Percival Everett’s ‘James’ is a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner prize for fiction

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If this love affair didn’t happen, the Harlem Renaissance may not have ever occurred

Veteran author Victoria Christopher Murray returns with her first solo work of historical fiction, “Harlem Rhapsody.”
/ February 4, 2025
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Author Frederick Joseph asks consumers to stop buying his books at Target

Frederick Joseph speaks out after Target announced last week it was ending its DEI initiatives in their stores.
/ January 30, 2025
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Brandy to go ‘beyond the fame, the music and the spotlight’ in her upcoming memoir

“I am so excited to finally share my full story in book form,” Brandy says of her memoir set to…
/ January 8, 2025
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Stephen tWitch Boss’ widow, Allison Holker, responds to backlash for revealing intimate details of his private life 

Allison Holker and Stephen “tWitch” Boss were married for nine years at the time of his death by suicide in…
/ January 8, 2025
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Oprah Winfrey opens 2025 with an encore. ‘A New Earth’ is her book club pick for a second time

Winfrey, who launched Oprah's Book Club in 1996, also picked “A New Earth” in 2008.
/ January 8, 2025
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Allison Holker, widow of Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, says she discovered his substance abuse after death, sparking backlash

Stephen ‘tWitch Boss’ who died by suicide in December 2022 struggled with substance abuse and mental health at the time…
/ January 7, 2025
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Whitney Houston’s former bodyguard once considered risking it all for the late singer

Ahead of the release of his memoir, Whitney Houston’s former bodyguard David Roberts reveals what it was like to work…
/ December 30, 2024