When I glanced out a window and noticed that the sky was turning dark outside, I poked Maurice and told him to gather up his things. I carried the well-loved hardcover of Little Women to the library circulation desk, Maurice following behind holding on to Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-11-06 09:56:24 UTC ]
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The inaugural Caucasus and Black Sea Basin conference was the centerpiece of the UNESCO World Book Capital closer in Tbilisi. The post Georgia’s World Book Capital Program Stages Its Black Sea Conference appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-04-19 17:35:48 UTC ]
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Tracy Sherrod, the former v-p and editorial director of Amistad, on Black books, discourse, commerce, and the American racial reckoning. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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David Unger, director of the Publishing Certificate Program at the City College of New York, highlights how Black Lives Matter woke up the publishing industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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These essays from Enlightenment thinkers help show how pseudoscience about race developed, Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Andrew S. Curran write. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-04-15 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Tonight, The Story Prize announced that the 2021 winner is Brandon Taylor for Filthy Animals. The Story Prize’s $20,000 top prize is among the largest first-prize amounts of any annual U.S. book award for fiction. Now in it’s 18th year, The Story Prize annually honors the author of an... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-04-14 01:11:02 UTC ]
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Taylor's second book, published by Riverhead, won the $20,000 prize honoring an outstanding story collection published in 2021. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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"Today" show book club pick "Memphis" traces the lives of three generations of Black women. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-04-12 14:16:05 UTC ]
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Invoking #SayHerName, this new book fuses together history, data and first-person stories to envision a world free of violence. Continue reading at The Huffington Post
[ The Huffington Post | 2022-04-11 14:10:48 UTC ]
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This week's book censorship news includes a look at what the American Library Association is -- and is not -- doing right now. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-04-08 10:41:00 UTC ]
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Magema Fuze’s book was a radical act of publishing. It contained histories of chiefdoms and kingdoms - from the Zulu to the Ngcobo. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2022-04-07 14:10:22 UTC ]
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Reyna Grande joins the L.A. Times Book Club to discuss 'A Ballad of Love and Glory,' which focuses on an overlooked chapter of U.S. history. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-03-29 22:41:57 UTC ]
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In the masterful "Tell Me Everything," Erika Krouse explores her uncanny ability to elicit candor, even from perfect strangers. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-03-29 11:00:29 UTC ]
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A reading list hints at the richness and breadth of African American children’s writing before Brown v. Board of Education. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-03-19 09:00:07 UTC ]
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Sasha LaPointe escaped a difficult childhood on a reservation by diving into Seattle punk. Her memoir, "Red Paint," finds solace in her Native roots. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-03-17 13:00:46 UTC ]
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Reyna Grande, author of "A Ballad of Love and Glory," will join the L.A. Times Book Club on March 29. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-03-15 14:00:51 UTC ]
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In Amy Bloom's memoir, she writes of her husband's Alzheimer's diagnosis and all that followed. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-03-08 13:00:45 UTC ]
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Set in 1864, his novel evoked the bravery and bloodshed that he sought to memorialize as a preservationist of Civil War history. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-03-05 14:55:22 UTC ]
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Conversation starters to help kids understand and process our world’s most dreadful events. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-04 13:52:13 UTC ]
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A reading list to better understand the current Russia-Ukraine conflict, from examinations of past conflicts to more current events. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-02-28 11:34:00 UTC ]
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The genre promises easy fixes for intractable problems, but some conflicts can’t be solved by individuals alone: Your weekly guide to the best in books Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2022-02-25 15:00:00 UTC ]
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