Books

African American authors lead the field of finalists for the eighth annual Kirkus Prize announced on Monday.
/ September 13, 2021
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Magic City Poetry Festival founder, 31-year-old Ashley M. Jones, has been named the first Black poet laureate for Alabama.
/ August 25, 2021
Through countless hours of research, interviews, Michele Jones Galvin and her mother confirmed their direct connection to Harriet Tubman.
/ August 25, 2021
Annie Matthew wrote ‘Legacy and the Double,’ which was created by the NBA legend and is being released on National…
/ August 24, 2021
George Floyd's aunt is writing a memoir about his life and family. The book will be available for purchase February…
/ August 21, 2021
A ribbon-cutting at the renovated Alex Haley Museum and Interpretive Center took place Friday. A community celebration is scheduled Saturday.
/ August 14, 2021
Great contemporary fiction is versatile and multifaceted; set in the present day, they deliver escape, insight, and a window into…
/ August 7, 2021
Like their authors, these stories represent perspectives from all over the Black diaspora: the UK, West Africa, the Caribbean and…
/ August 7, 2021
Black historical fiction provides invaluable entree and insight. Excavations of the past unearth stories of joy, perseverance and pain.
/ August 7, 2021
Feed the mind; free the soul. There’s a dizzying and inspiring array of brilliant nonfiction by Black authors being published right
/ August 5, 2021
Some Black authors of romance are absolute perpetual must-reads -- this list of Black romance novels are no different.
/ August 5, 2021
While Justice Sleeps
Black mysteries and thrillers is popping, the talent is staggering, and our stories are finding way to publication in a…
/ August 5, 2021