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Nigerian author Ngozi Adichie wins fiction prize

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'Boy, Snow, Bird': New novel explores tradition of 'passing' in American culture

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Oprah Winfrey announces new book club pick

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Journals of Alice Walker coming in 2017

NEW YORK (AP) — Along with writing novels, stories, poems and essays, Alice Walker has been keeping a diary...
/ October 11, 2013

Rev. Al Sharpton's new book 'The Rejected Stone' is a story of redemption

REVIEW - In 'The Rejected Stone' he speaks candidly about the unfortunate isolation that accompanied his early rise to prominence;…
/ October 7, 2013

'The Rejected Stone' book excerpt: Sharpton says Shirley Chisholm faced misogyny from the movement

theGRIO REPORT - An excerpt from "The Rejected Stone," the new book by MSNBC host and National Action Network president…
/ October 3, 2013

'The Rejected Stone' book excerpt: Rev. Al Sharpton on the advice he gave Diddy

theGRIO VIDEO - An excerpt from the book 'The Rejected Stone,' by MSNBC host and National Action Network president Rev.…
/ October 2, 2013

Oscar L. Harris: Renowned architect pens memoirs of his extraordinary journey to the top

theGRIO REPORT - Well-heeled Atlantans turned out in full force Thursday for the launch party of Oscar Harris' newly published…
/ September 27, 2013

From 'Bondwoman's Narrative' to '12 Years a Slave': Slavery narratives in the midst of revival

OPINION - As the release date for the highly anticipated film, '12 Years a Slave', based on Solomon Northup’s bestselling…
/ September 20, 2013

Grace Jones memoir planned for next year

NEW YORK (AP) — Grace Jones, who once vowed she'd never write a memoir, has changed her mind....
/ September 18, 2013

Terry McMillan talks new book, ‘Who Asked You?’

This month, New York Times bestselling author Terry McMillan returns with her latest novel, Who Asked You? It’s a stirring…
/ September 16, 2013

Attempt to ban ‘The Bluest Eye’ is beyond the pale

OPINION - Toni Morrison is literary royalty and though her work is fiction, it is rooted in real life, real…
/ September 13, 2013

James McBride’s ‘The Good Lord Bird’ renders comical, human portraits of famous fighters against slavery

REVIEW - In his latest book, 'The Good Lord Bird,' bestselling author James McBride offers a comedic portrait of John…
/ September 6, 2013

Maya Angelou to receive honorary book award

NBC New York - The book world is finally honoring Maya Angelou...
/ September 5, 2013

Fugitive slave inspired ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ according to new study

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A Clemson University professor is convinced that Harriet Beecher Stowe might not have written 'Uncle Tom's…
/ September 3, 2013