I’ve been on a personal quest to discover more stories about complicated and unapologetic black female protagonists. As more black writers are entering the spotlight in both literature and film, we’re witnessing a promising shift where the days of inaccurate or lazy representation of black women are almost behind us.
Michelle Obama announced on Sunday that her memoir, Becoming, will be released on November 13th of this year. As one of the most compelling and inspirational women in our time, it comes as no surprise that the former first lady’s memoir has quickly surfaced as one of the most anticipated
At the youthful age of thirteen, Marley Dias has already managed to become an author, public speaker, and activist. This year, she’s even one of Forbes’ “30 under 30” – a spot that teenagers seldom earn. It all began when Dias started her widespread #1000BlackGirlBooks campaign back in 2016. After
2017 was a phenomenal and prolific year for writers of color, and we’re anticipating 2018 to be even more monumental for women of color in the ever-changing world of literature. Here, we present 10 forthcoming books, spanning across multiple genres and topics, to add to your reading list this year.
The National Book Award-winning author Ta-Nehisi Coates brings us a selection of timely and “urgently relevant” essays with his latest release, We Were Eight Years In Power: An American Tragedy. The collection is comprised primarily of eight iconic essays originally published in The Atlantic during Barack Obama’s presidency, with each
Questlove, the gifted musician and drummer for the Grammy Award-winning band The Roots, has an upcoming book,Creative Quest, which will be filled with wisdom, life lessons, and inspiration. According to Questlove’s publisher Ecco, the intention behind Creative Quest is to serve as a “one-of-a-kind guide to living your best creative
We’re celebrating the phenomenal author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 40th birthday by revisiting her globally recognized 2009 TED talk, “The danger of a single story,” and examining its significance. During the talk, Adichie tells the story of how she was able to find her most authentic cultural voice. She discusses her
With summer nearing an end, we’re packing away our beach reads and curling up by the campfire with these new and upcoming works of literature by Black women authors. From timely literary essays to lyrical prose and short stories, here are five diverse books to add to your reading list.
N.K. Jemisin’s Hugo Award-winning science fiction fantasy novel The Fifth Season is currently being developed into a television series at TNT. Shortly following the announcement of Nnedi Okorafor’s Who Fears Death novel being adapted for television, the news is yet another exciting victory for black authors telling distinctive stories. The
