Books

Weirdo Tony Weaver Jr. Black fatherhood, books about Black fatherhood, Books for young Black boys, Books for Black fathers, Father's day books theGrio.com
Tony Weaver Jr.'s "Weirdo" is an award-winning book every Black boy (and his father) should read this Father’s Day.
/ June 15, 2025
Michelle Obama The Look, Michelle obama new book, Michelle Obama books, Michelle Obama style, Michelle obama fashion theGrio.com
“The Look is about confidence, identity and the power of authenticity,” Michelle Obama’s new book comes out Nov. 4.
/ June 5, 2025
Karine Jean-Pierre, theGrio.com
Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has a book coming that looks at President Biden's decision not to run for reelection.
/ June 4, 2025
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Black authors, AP News, theGrio.com
The prolific writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, originally from Kenya, died at 87 in Bedford, Georgia on Wednesday, May 28.
/ May 30, 2025
Monique Rodriquez, Mielle Organics, The Glory in Your Story, Black authors, Black memoirs, theGrio.com
Monique Rodriguez, the founder of Mielle Organics, opens up about her journey with the release of her first book.
/ April 16, 2025
The Best Man: Unfinished Business, The Best man book series, The Best Man Holiday book, Malcolm D Lee The Best Man book, Jayna Allen The Best Man book theGrio.com
The Best Man saga isn’t over. Malcolm D. Lee announces plans to continue the friend group’s story in “The Best…
/ April 10, 2025
steph curry, steph curry book, steph curry shot ready, shot ready book, theGrio.com
NBA superstar Steph Curry will tell his story in his new book, Shot Ready, which will be published on Sept.…
/ March 29, 2025
Tina Knowles book, Tina knowles book tour, Tina knowles mother of the year billboard, who will be on Tina Knowles' tour? theGrio.com
Tina Knowles is going on tour for her book Matriarch, and Michelle Obama, Keke Palmer, and others will appear on…
/ March 21, 2025
Sylvie's Love and Loss, Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, Black authors, Black books, new books, Caribbean culture, Caribbean heritage, global drug trade, theGrio.com
Scholar Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith discusses why his first novel “Sylvie’s Love and Loss” is relevant now more than ever.
/ March 5, 2025
Percival Everett, James, Black authors, Black writers, Black literature, theGrio.com
Everett's version of Mark Twain's classic already won the National Book Award, the Kirkus Prize and the Carnegie Medal for fiction.
/ March 4, 2025
Jessie Fauset, W.E.B. Du Bois, the Harlem Renaissance, Black writers, Black artists, Black creatives, Victoria Christopher Murray, Black History Month, theGrio.com
Veteran author Victoria Christopher Murray returns with her first solo work of historical fiction, “Harlem Rhapsody.”
/ February 4, 2025
Frederick Joseph, Target, Black-owned brands, Black authors, Black-owned businesses, Target ending DEI, theGrio.com
Frederick Joseph speaks out after Target announced last week it was ending its DEI initiatives in their stores.
/ January 30, 2025