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March 29, 2017
Tomi Adeyemi's debut fantasy novel, Children of Blood and Bone, has just landed a huge movie deal with Fox 2000.
January 26, 2017
Esther Newberg, co-head of ICM Partners' publishing unit, believes that if former president Barack Obama puts out his memoir, he…
December 14, 2016
A division of Macmillan, Flatiron first announced in 2015 that it would work with Winfrey on a line of nonfiction…
November 1, 2016
Charlamagne tha God has a book coming out this upcoming spring.
October 3, 2016
In a time of social unrest, the words of change-makers comfort and inspire us. Writer Clint Smith offers a heart-wrenching glimpse of our world
September 9, 2016
Several players on Charleston Southern's football team took to social media on Thursday night to report that more than 30…
March 9, 2016
NEW YORK (AP) — In “Underground Airlines,” an upcoming novel by Ben Winters, a black bounty hunter rides through a
December 25, 2015
The year 2015 proved to be a big year for black authors. Books by the likes of Ta-Nehisi Coates, Toni…
May 25, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - The New York Times’ summer reading list left out a whole lotta blackness. The Times list contained…
February 10, 2015
NEW YORK (AP) — From the very first sentence, Oprah Winfrey loved what became her latest book club pick. “I
December 16, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The new Captain America is black. A Superman who is suspiciously similar to President Barack Obama recently…
December 3, 2014
Cleveland, OH — Kids and teens in Cleveland, Ohio, can trade in their toy guns for comic books starting December
July 17, 2014
VIDEO - This isn't your normal barbershop. You'll find the typical tools of the trade. But also books...
July 2, 2014
(AP) — Walter Dean Myers, a best-selling and prolific children's author and tireless champion of literacy and education, has died.…
May 29, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Identical twin sisters who recently made history at Spelman College have penned a self-help book to inspire…
May 19, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - 13-year-old Angela Content says reading is one of her favorite activities - so much so, that she…
May 9, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One of the oldest black-owned bookstores in the nation has been evicted from its longtime home…
March 28, 2014
OPINION - A handful of books or films do not constitute a renaissance, but Ruth’s Journey is not just problematic;…
March 27, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - One of the most infamous characters in the legendary novel Gone With the Wind is reportedly getting…