I was on page 186 when I knew I was going to finish The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris in one night. The novel is a window into what it is to survive as the only Black girl in a predominantly white space. I found myself laughing and cringing in equal measure so many times whilst devouring this stark and unforgiving look at our industry. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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The UK's first Black specialist bookshop is to shut its doors and move entirely online, as financial constraints jeopardise its future. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-28 16:05:54 UTC ]
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‘On Girlhood,’ edited by Glory Edim, pulls together the work of Toni Morrison, Alice Walker and more. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-23 12:00:13 UTC ]
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bell hooks, the activist, author, groundbreaking intersectional feminist theorist, and professor, died on December 15 at her home in Berea, Ky. She was 69. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Avon Books has acquired two more saga novels from author Jane Holland, writing under the pseudonym Betty Walker. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-17 14:32:47 UTC ]
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bell hooks was a legend. She was also human, and we should celebrate her complexity. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-16 17:44:05 UTC ]
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She wrote more than 30 books, drawing on history, politics and her own life while examining race, class and gender in America. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-15 17:25:58 UTC ]
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Peepal Tree Press has commissioned a speculative fiction anthology authored by Black British writers and edited by author Leone Ross. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 06:54:29 UTC ]
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I’ve had the grand pleasure of meeting Julia Alvarez twice. The first meeting was figurative: I met her through her writing. I was in middle school, searching for a silent reading book in my classroom library. There, on the shelf of books that seemed less shelf than treasure chest, was a novel... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-12-14 09:49:59 UTC ]
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Keum Suk Gendry-Kim (The Waiting) and Alexander Chee (How to Write An Autobiographical Novel) spoke to one another as part of D+Q Live, a fall event series by the graphic novel publisher Drawn & Quarterly. The driving force behind November’s conversation was Gendry-Kim’s second... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-12-13 09:49:57 UTC ]
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Why Antonin Dvorak’s prediction about American classical music didn’t come true. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-10 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Reporter Andrea Elliott spent eight years following Dasani and her struggling family. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-03 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Black bookshop owners are finding that their efforts are paying off by sharing stories and bringing communities closer together through their local store. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-03 08:27:39 UTC ]
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Black Friday weekend was good for Barnes & Noble, continuing a trend of double-digit sales growth this year. The company attributed the increase to solid trade book sales through the weekend. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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It's officially Black Friday and that means if you didn't snatch up any of the early deals that came and went earlier this month, now's the time to shop. Despite kicking off the holiday season (unbearably) early this year with a deluge of deals, retailers are still have some compelling Black... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2021-11-26 11:15:21 UTC ]
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Aside from Amazon Prime Day, Black Friday is the best time of year to save on Amazon gadgets. It's arguably better than Amazon's exclusive shopping day because anyone, not just Prime members, can get Black Friday discounts. Everything from Echo speakers to Fire tablets to Kindles are down to... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2021-11-26 10:00:48 UTC ]
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While we've had weeks of early Black Friday deals already, Thanksgiving has brought additional sales, some of which we expect to continue through Black Friday proper. This has been a trend for the past few years — if you happen to be online and searching for Black Friday deals a few hours before... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2021-11-25 21:15:26 UTC ]
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Yomi Sode, Raymond Antrobus and Victoria Adukwei Bulley are among 17 contemporary Black British poets recording their poems for a new collection by the Poetry Archive and Obsidian Foundation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-25 19:40:50 UTC ]
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Amazon isn't quite done with its Black Friday e-reader deals. After it put several other Kindles on sale, the company has dropped the price of the latest Kindle Paperwhite from $140 to $105.Buy Kindle Paperwhite at Amazon - $105The fifth-gen Paperwhite, the first refresh in three years, was... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2021-11-25 08:15:47 UTC ]
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Angry Robot Books has landed "a magical" Afro-futuristic novel from author Denise Crittendon, as its first signing through the Black Voices Matter Open submission period for Black authors without agent representation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-22 06:42:20 UTC ]
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As ever, Amazon is discounting many of its products for the Black Friday shopping period. Like many other companies, Amazon is getting out of the gate a little early with deals on Kindles. The standard Kindle is down from $90 to $50, which is the lowest price we've seen for the e-reader. Back in... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2021-11-19 09:00:22 UTC ]
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