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Chicago author Kay Shanee has dedicated her career to tell Black stories and shed light on positive representations of Black romance novels.

A Florida school district is drawing fire for asking parents to consent to having their children participate in the reading of an African American authors book to comply with

Melville’s book, INVISIBLE GENERALS: Rediscovering Family Legacy, and a Quest to Honor America’s First Black Generals (Atria/Black Privilege Publishing; Hardcover; On Sale: Nov. 7), is a story of legacy, inheritance, and hidden American military history. Melville celebrates the everyday heroes behind the scenes, reminding readers to understand their own ancestors’ victories to broaden their vision of what is possible. The book recounts the lives of a father and his son who always maintaine...

MacArthur Fellow and National Book Award winning author Ta-Nehisi Coates talked about the war on books, the imbalance of power, and learning as liberation at the PEN America World Voices Festival on May 11.

Cancellation of black author's appearances creates controversy in Hoover City Schools

Bryan Ford catapulted to prominence during the pandemic's bread-making frenzy, inspiring millions online with innovative twists on sourdough bread, all while celebrating the baking cultures of Latin America. For our Weekend Spotlight, Geoff Bennett spent some time in the kitchen with the award-winning baker and author.

The public gathered in the Richard B. Russell Jr. Special Collections Libraries Building for the induction of Valerie Boyd to the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame on Thursday evening.

"Ways to Share Joy" is the third in award-winning author Renée Watsons charming Ramona-esque series, starring spirited Ryan Hart and her loving family.

Stress levels shot up in the spring of 2020 and for a lot of people, they never came back down. Best-selling author Sophia Nelson has a new self-care book aimed at offering some help during the pandemic, "Be The One You Need: 21 Life Lessons I Learned While Taking Care of Everyone but Me." She joins Geoff Bennett to discuss.

Portland author Andre Lewis Carter is a retired navy veteran who writes fiction, essays and plays. He holds an MA in fiction and writing and an MFA in creative writing from Wilkes University, where he was a Beverly Blakeslee Hiscox Scholar. This is his debut novel.