Books
January 6, 2021
Eric Jerome Dickey, bestselling novelist, dead at 59
NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Jerome Dickey, the bestselling novelist who blended crime, romance and eroticism in “Sister, Sister,” “Waking…
December 16, 2020
JARO Reading List: Books By Black Authors On Our Radar In 2021
There have been a plethora of distinguished books throughout 2020 (view this year’s reading list here), allowing us to escape…
November 23, 2020
Yusef Salaam writing memoir about his wrongful imprisonment
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the five teens wrongly imprisoned for the assault on a Central Park jogger has…
November 17, 2020
Listen To Excerpts From President Obama’s New Memoir ‘A Promised Land’
Former President Barack Obama’s latest memoir A Promised Land hits shelves today, November 17th. The transparent memoir details Obama’s political…
November 16, 2020
Terry McMillan’s ‘Waiting To Exhale’ To Be Adapted Into A TV Series, Produced By Lee Daniels And Directed By Anthony Hemingway
Terry McMillan, the commendable author behind the 1992 NYT best-selling novel Waiting to Exhale, has confirmed via Twitter that it…
November 11, 2020
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Novel ‘The Water Dancer’ Is Being Adapted Into A Film By Oprah Winfrey, Kamilah Forbes, And Brad Pitt For MGM Studios
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ best-selling debut novel The Water Dancer will receive a film adaptation from Oprah Winfrey and Brad Pitt for…
October 12, 2020
Brittle Paper Is Releasing A Collection of Africanfuturism Stories Written By Nnedi Okorafor, TL Huchu, And More
The African literary culture magazine Brittle Paper will be publishing a collection of Africanfuturism stories as part of their Decade…
October 1, 2020
Q&A: Copeland looks to her youth in new kids book ‘Bunheads’
NEW YORK (AP) — Misty Copeland has long told the story of the childhood ballet teacher who recognized her talent…
September 15, 2020
‘Felix Ever After’ To Be Adapted Into A Television Series Through Amazon Studios
The sensational young adult novel Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender will receive its own television series through Amazon Studios…
September 3, 2020
Audiobook compiles ’60 Minutes’ interviews with Barack Obama
NEW YORK (AP) — More than a dozen “60 Minutes” interviews with former President Barack Obama, beginning when he was…