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Lakita Wilson, Black authors, theGrio.com
May 22, 2026
Author Lakita Wilson opens up about her viral moment during the Gaithersburg Book Festival and how community is keeping her…
Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard, Black women and dating, Black authors, theGrio.com
May 21, 2026
The Entertainment industry executive Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard opens up about her new book “Power Reimagined.”
L. Michelle Smith, Call and Response, theGrio.com
May 19, 2026
“Call and Response: 10 Leadership Lessons from the Black Church,” by L. Michelle Smith, arrives as a call to action…
The Pink Agenda's Annual Gala
April 5, 2026
The “Waiting for Dawn” author tells theGrio that more people should recognize that grief isn’t always about death, so they
April 3, 2026
In this exclusive interview with theGrio, Corinne Bailey Rae opens up about her children's book, the legacy of the song,…
Oliver James, illiteracy, literacy, Black authors, theGrio.com
February 26, 2026
Oliver James went viral on TikTok for learning to read as an adult, and now he’s telling his story in…
Jeremiah Brown, BookTok, Black book influencers, theGrio.com
February 17, 2026
 In this exclusive interview, “Love Island USA” alum Jeremiah Brown opens up about BookTok and what books mean to him.
Tomi Adeyemi, The Siren, Children of Blood and Bone, Black authors, Black books, theGrio.com
February 5, 2026
Expected this fall, the bestselling author of the “Legacy of Orïsha” series, Tomi Adeyemi, announces her first standalone novel, “The…
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's son, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's son's death, Black authors, Nigeria, theGrio.com
January 8, 2026
The family of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has confirmed that her twin son, Nkanu Nnamdi, has died due to an illness.
Eric Jerome Dickey, Friends and Lovers, Black romance, Lifetime, theGrio.com
October 2, 2025
“Friends and Lovers” will join other high-profile Black romance titles in Lifetime’s upcoming “Love of a Lifetime” lineup. 
Trymaine Lee, A Thousand Ways To Die
September 8, 2025
In his book “A Thousand Ways to Die,” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Trymaine Lee, documents the cost of gun violence on…
July 24, 2025
Bestselling author Kennedy Ryan opens up about her mission to center Black women in romance and why she still has…
James, books, theGrio.com
July 15, 2025
Percival Everett's retelling of Mark Twain's “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is a nominee for the 20th Dayton Literary Peace…
June 19, 2025
From speculative fiction to steamy romances, and everything in between, these new Black titles will keep you turning the page.
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Black authors, AP News, theGrio.com
May 30, 2025
The prolific writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, originally from Kenya, died at 87 in Bedford, Georgia on Wednesday, May 28.
Sylvie's Love and Loss, Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, Black authors, Black books, new books, Caribbean culture, Caribbean heritage, global drug trade, theGrio.com
March 5, 2025
Scholar Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith discusses why his first novel “Sylvie’s Love and Loss” is relevant now more than ever.
Tricia Hersey - We Will Rest - The Art of Escape
January 7, 2025
Discover Tricia Hersey's new book We Will Rest!—a powerful manifesto on resisting grind culture and embracing rest as a revolutionary…
Black books, Black authors, Black writers, Black books 2024, New Black books, theGrio.com
December 24, 2024
We have gathered 21 top new books, memoirs, fiction, and essays by Black authors that caught our attention in 2024.
James Baldwin, James Baldwin birthday, James Baldwin books, Black authors, theGrio.com
November 29, 2024
James Baldwin, one of America’s most influential writers and thinkers, continues to inspire decades after his death.
Stories that shaped history: Classic books by Black authors
October 3, 2024
Discover the classic books by Black authors that have shaped history and continue to inspire readers.