Throughout history, Black authors have played a pivotal role in shaping literature, activism, and social change. From challenging racial injustices to celebrating Black culture, their works have ...

The Booker Prize Foundation has announced the creation of the Children's Booker Prize. This new award will join the existing prizes for English-language and translated fiction.

It was a quote from Fannie Lou Hamer that comment made Keisha N. Blain, a professor of history and Africana studies at Brown ...

When author Camryn Garrett first began writing the draft of her middle grade debut, “The Forgotten Summer of Seneca,” she ...

This 11‑book list gathers stories of survival and resilience, delivers practical knowledge, and critiques inequities while ...

BROOKVILLE — Brookville children’s book author Darlene Edmonds has released “Summer’s End,” the second story in the “Allie’s Adventures with Pecky and Clyde” series, continuing to write about ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

Black Friday will be here faster than you think, and this should be your sign to prepare early. This year, Black Friday will be on Friday, November 28 (10/28/25) and you have more than enough time to ...

PEN America’s “Banned in the USA,” report found Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored. The report tracked more than 6,800 instances of books being temporarily or permanently pulled for ...

The folks that bring you Record Store Day have unveiled the full list of exclusive vinyl releases that will be hitting independent stores on the day after Thanksgiving, with a roster that ranges from ...

The Booker Prize has been criticised in recent years for prioritising youth and novelty over maturity, said Johanna Thomas-Corr in The Times. That charge cannot be levelled against the 2025 judging ...