Books

Pulitzer Prizes, Pulitzer Prize winners, Pulitzer winners 2023, Rhiannon Giddens, Robert Samuels, Toluse Olorunnipa, Writing Black, Black writers, theGrio.com
2023 Pulitzer Prize winners Rhiannon Giddens, Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa all discuss their work on theGrio's "Writing Black."
/ May 9, 2023
Aurora James memoir, Wildflower, Aurora James body image issues, Black women and eating disorders, Black women and body image issues, Black women's health and wellness, Mental Health Month, Black mental health, theGrio.com
Ahead of the release of her memoir, "Wildflower," Aurora James opens up about her history with disordered eating and sends…
/ May 4, 2023
Freedom to Learn, #FreedomtoLearn, Freedom to Learn National Day of action, May 3 freedom to learn banned books by Black authors, Black literature, Banned books, theGrio.com
May 3 is the #FreedomtoLearn National Day of Action; here’s everything you need to know about the fight for inclusive…
/ May 3, 2023
VergheseNovelOprahBookClub, theGrio.com
“The Covenant of Water" is Abraham Verghese's first work of fiction since his million-selling “Cutting for Stone” came out in…
/ May 2, 2023
Rue Mapp, Outdoor Afro, Nature Swagger, Black people in nature, theGrio.com
Rue Mapp’s book 'Nature Swagger' is the visual representation of Black joy in nature we have been waiting for.
/ April 21, 2023
Book ban United States
EveryLibrary is keeping tabs on 113 potential laws it says will negatively impact libraries or restrict people's access to certain…
/ April 21, 2023
2022 iHeartRadio Music Festival - Night 2 - Show
Comedian-actress Leslie Jones to release her first memoir, "Leslie F*cking Jones," on Sept. 19 through Grand Central Publishing.
/ April 6, 2023
Questlove will launch his book imprint with a memoir from the influential leader of Sly and the Family Stone, Sly…
/ March 26, 2023
2022 TIME100 Gala - Red Carpet
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson announced the launch of his new book publishing company, AUWA Books, an imprint of MCD.
/ March 23, 2023
Publisher removes Rosa Parks race x Gov. Ron DeSantis
At least one textbook publisher removed mentions of Rosa Parks' race in what they called an effort to adhere to…
/ March 21, 2023
American singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe performing on stage with her guitar and Chris Barber's Jazz Band, Cardiff, Wales, November 1957. (Photo by Chris Ware/Keystone Features/Getty Images)
Journalist Cheryl Wills' new book “Isn’t Her Grace Amazing!” shares how Black women gospel singers like Sister Rosetta Tharpe changed…
/ March 20, 2023
Winfrey relied on the same instincts she has always drawn upon: Does the story move her? Does she think about…
/ March 14, 2023

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