Books

Cheslie Kryst, Miss USA, Black Miss USA winner, Black mental health, "By The Time You Read This," Black authors, Black pageant queens, theGrio.com
April Simpkins, the mother of former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, has fulfilled her daughter's dying wish of publishing her memoir.
/ April 22, 2024
Tiffany Haddish, I Curse You With Joy, sobriety, celebrity sobriety, celebrity memoirs, Black celebrity memoirs, theGrio.com
Ahead of the release of her upcoming book “I Curse You With Joy,” Tiffany Haddish opens up about lessons learned…
/ April 22, 2024
Kerry Washington Thicker than Water, Kerry Washington memoir, Kerry Washington sexual assault, What is the story of Thicker Than Water by Kerry Washington?, What does Kerry Washington talk about in her book?, Kerry Washington Los Angeles Times Festival of Books theGrio.com
After being “gaslit” by her alleged abuser, Kerry Washington says, “I've spent a lot of my life trying to beat…
/ April 22, 2024
Lama Rod Owens
Among today's noted Buddhist teachers, Owens is respected for his work focused on social change, identity and spiritual wellness.
/ April 22, 2024
Venus Williams book
Venus Williams' second book, which will draw on the tennis champion's personal health and wellness journey, will be available in…
/ April 11, 2024
Black Muslim Americans, Nation of Islam, Islam, Muslim women, Black Muslim women, African American women, Aaliyah Bilal, Temple Folk, Zainab Karim, Black writers, Black women writers, Black women authors, Black authors, Black books, theGrio.com
Writer-educator Zainab Karim and “Temple Folk” author Aaliyah Bilal discuss the bittersweetness of the Black American Muslim experience.
/ April 5, 2024
Tabitha Brown, I Did a New Thing, Tabitha Brown books, Black books, Black authors, Black book podcasts, Writing Black, Writing Black podcast, theGrio podcasts, starting new habits, trying new things, theGrio.com
Tabitha Brown joins the “Writing Black” podcast to discuss her latest bestselling book, "I Did a New Thing."
/ April 2, 2024
Gordon Parks, Gordon Parks exhibit, Gordon Parks Born Black, Jelani Cobb Gordon Parks, Jack Shainman Gallery, Gordon Parks Book, The Gordon Parks Foundation, Miles Marshall Lewis, theGrio.com
The re-release and exhibition of Gordon Parks' "Born Black" give new relevance to the famed photographer's perspective on Black America.
/ March 20, 2024
Published by William Morrow and Company in 2000, “All About Love” endures as a word-of-mouth favorite — the kind of…
/ March 12, 2024
Tariq Trotter, Black Thought, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, Tariq Trotter Book, Black Thought book, The Upcycled Self, The Upcycled Self Tariq Trotter, The Roots, Tariq Trotter memoir, Black Thought memoir, Writing Black podcast, Black books, Black books podcast, Black authors podcast, Black authors, Black podcasts, theGrio Black Podcast Network, theGrio.com
Following the publication of his NYT bestselling memoir, Tariq 'Black Thought' Trotter decodes 'The Upcycled Self.'
/ March 12, 2024
Black books, Kennedy Ryan, Black romance writers, Black romance novels, romance novels, Black books, theGrio.com
With her upcoming novel, “This Could Be Us,” novelist Kennedy Ryan reaches beyond the limits of romantic love.
/ February 23, 2024
Author Michael Thurmond explores colonial founder James Edward Oglethorpe's effort to ban slavery in new book.
/ February 17, 2024