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October 14, 2023
James McBride’s “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store,” a novel set in an eclectic Pennsylvania town in the 1930s, won…
October 11, 2023
Askaripour's debut novel "Black Buck," released in 2021, was a widely praised satire of the tech industry.
Jesmyn Ward, author
January 28, 2023
“Let Us Descend” is Jesmyn Ward's first novel since “Sing, Unburied, Sing,” winner of the National Book Award in 2017.
November 13, 2022
After convincing five of her well-known peers to collaborate on a single novel in 2021, Dhonielle Clayton did it again…
Richard Wright, author
April 15, 2021
Richard Wright may have passed away decades ago, but his new book “The Man Who Lived Underground” debuts next week.
Stacey Abrams
November 26, 2019
Democratic rising star, Stacey Abrams, will soon bring her first novel to television.
March 7, 2018
[griojw id=”UhGk4t5V” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Actress GuGu Mbatha-Raw is one of the many talented women casted in the highly anticipated Disney film
February 10, 2015
NEW YORK (AP) — From the very first sentence, Oprah Winfrey loved what became her latest book club pick. “I
February 24, 2014
REVIEW - However strong your sense of personal identity, 'Boy, Snow, Bird' is likely, if you’re reading it right, to…
January 6, 2014
(AP) 'The Invention of Wings' isn't Kidd's strongest work, but it's an absorbing, illuminating, enjoyable read...
September 26, 2013
ASHEBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina school board has rescinded its ban on Ralph Ellison's 'Invisible Man,' returning it…
September 3, 2013
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A Clemson University professor is convinced that Harriet Beecher Stowe might not have written 'Uncle Tom's…
March 22, 2013
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Nigerian author Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani was just 10 years old when she first read Chinua Achebe's…
January 24, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Nearly a year after Whitney Houston’s death, her 79-year-old mother, Cissy Houston is revealing intimate details of…
December 17, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - R&B singer Frank Ocean says that his first official album, the acclaimed 'Channel Orange', may also be…
July 6, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Wendy Williams is joining forces with Star Jones to turn her novel 'Satan's Sisters' in a made…
June 19, 2012
The Hollywood Reporter reports that the upcoming musical film Sparkle will also be released as a novel in August and…
May 8, 2012
REVIEW - With 'Home', Morrison continues to beg the reader to reflect critically on notions of identity, race, gender and…
March 9, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Despite being poor and homeless, at 20 Kyle Chais has risen above these hurdles to release his…
February 3, 2012
With Viola Davis on board, Entertainment Weekly reports, that there are hopes that this film follows in the footsteps of…