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This week's book list: A look at Egypt's fight for freedom and more

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This week’s book list: ‘Black Like Me,’ ‘White Like Me,’ and more

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New Rev. Al Sharpton book coming out in October

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This week’s book list: From ‘World War Z,’ to dieting advice, and more

POST SCRIPT'D - With the movie 'World War Z' set for release this week, we wanted to feature the Max…
/ June 21, 2013

This week’s book list: Looking back on the amazing careers of Dwight Gooden, Rita Moreno

POST SCRIPT'D - This week we look back on the amazing career of Dwight Gooden. It was a career that…
/ June 13, 2013

Berry Gordy memoir reissued as e-book

NEW YORK (AP) - The Berry Gordy memoir which inspired the Broadway hit 'Motown: The Musical' is being reissued as…
/ June 7, 2013

This week’s book list: The sequel to Sapphire’s 'Push,' 'The Kid,' 'Game of Thrones' Book 4, and more

POSTSCRIPT'D - We kick off The Hit List this week with a hard, tough read in Sapphire’s The Kid. After…
/ June 6, 2013

Maya Angelou’s words of wisdom: ‘Love is the healing agent’

REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK - At 85 years old, Dr. Angelou confessed to me that she’d tried to write this book years…
/ May 28, 2013

Grisham sequel to 'A Time to Kill' to be published

NEW YORK (AP) - The defense attorney in John Grisham's first novel, 'A Time to Kill,' is returning to the…
/ May 1, 2013

Zadie Smith on Granta best young novelists list

LONDON (AP) - Newcomer Taiye Selasi and established best-seller Zadie Smith have been named to Granta magazine's list of best…
/ April 15, 2013

This week’s book list: Jane Fonda’s black adopted daughter tells her story

POSTSCRIPT'D - For the first time, Mary Williams shares her story of growing up the daughter of Jane Fonda after…
/ April 12, 2013

This week’s book list: Celebrating Maya Angelou’s birthday, her new book, March Madness and more

POSTSCRIPT'D - On this week's book list from PostScript'd, we are celebrating Maya Angelou’s birthday, her new book, March Madness…
/ April 5, 2013

This week’s book list: Honoring Chinua Achebe, the beauty of poetry, and more

POSTSCRIPT'D - Eddie Huang’s 'Fresh Off The Boat' is a look at one immigrant family’s story of struggle and triumph…
/ March 28, 2013

Chinua Achebe: A writer whose works enlighten the generations

ESSAY - Today, the world lost a champion in Achebe, born November 16, 1930. But through his works, his spirit…
/ March 22, 2013

This week's book list: Celebrating the final full week of Women's History Month

POSTSCRIPT'D - This is the final full week of Women’s History Month, so every book on our Hit List is…
/ March 22, 2013