Books
Young Filmmaker And Author Nick Brooks Receives 7-Figure Book Deal For “Promise Boys”
November 18, 2021
Young Filmmaker And Author Nick Brooks Receives 7-Figure Book Deal For “Promise Boys”
Nick Brooks, an upcoming filmmaker and author, has gained incredible recognition for his young adult thriller Promise Boys, which scored…
Black-Led Book Clubs For Lovers Of Literature Everywhere
November 10, 2021
Black-Led Book Clubs For Lovers Of Literature Everywhere
There’s something incredibly comforting about sharing and discussing books with like-minded readers...
Tananarive Due On The Re-Release Of Her Horror Novel ‘The Between’ And The Modern Black Horror Landscape
October 21, 2021
Tananarive Due On The Re-Release Of Her Horror Novel ‘The Between’ And The Modern Black Horror Landscape
Tananarive Due, an award-winning author, professor, producer, and horror culture specialist, is receiving long overdue attention for her Black horror…
Uzo Aduba To Host Netflix’s New Book Club, Which Spotlights The Literature That Inspired Our Most Cherished Netflix Series And Films
October 19, 2021
Uzo Aduba To Host Netflix’s New Book Club, Which Spotlights The Literature That Inspired Our Most Cherished Netflix Series And Films
With all of the Netflix adaptations that are derived from literature, it was only a matter of time before Netflix…
A New Feature Documentary Will Be Based On ‘Reading Rainbow’
September 16, 2021
A New Feature Documentary Will Be Based On ‘Reading Rainbow’
The cherished 1980s children’s television series Reading Rainbow is the subject of a new feature documentary titled Butterfly in the…
Stacey Abrams Reveals Cover Art For New Children’s Book ‘Stacey’s Extraordinary Words’
September 8, 2021
Stacey Abrams Reveals Cover Art For New Children’s Book ‘Stacey’s Extraordinary Words’
On September 8th, Democratic lawmaker, voting rights activist, and author Stacey Abrams shared the official cover art via Twitter for…
Octavia E. Butler’s ‘Parable of the Sower’ Is Being Adapted Into A Film By A24
August 24, 2021
Octavia E. Butler’s ‘Parable of the Sower’ Is Being Adapted Into A Film By A24
Another novel by science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler is receiving an adaptation. Butler’s New York Times bestseller Parable of…
Reggie Williams: On the Continuum of Resilience and Social Justice Innovation
August 16, 2021
Reggie Williams: On the Continuum of Resilience and Social Justice Innovation
If there is a “resilience continuum” measuring from low-to-high a person’s ability to recover quickly after a setback, former National…
Janicza Bravo To Helm ‘Kindred,’ The Upcoming Octavia E. Butler Adaptation
August 2, 2021
Janicza Bravo To Helm ‘Kindred,’ The Upcoming Octavia E. Butler Adaptation
Janicza Bravo (Zola, Lemon) is set to direct and executive produce the FX adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s celebrated 1979…
Inside The Graphic Novel ‘Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts’
June 1, 2021
Inside The Graphic Novel ‘Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts’
A new graphic novel and memoir titled Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Dr. Rebecca Hall and…