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  • These 28 Brilliant Books by Black Authors Are the Standouts in What Was a Stellar Year in Black Literature

    Let’s talk about books because, as usual, the past year has been an amazing one for books by black writers. The only problem is narrowing a list to under 30 books standouts when all the books are so good. From Michelle Obama’s autobiography to the latest collection from the poet laureate of the United States,…

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  • Michelle Obama’s Becoming Is Everything You Knew It Would Be

    We all know by heart Michelle Obama’s public story: The girl from the South Side of Chicago, raised by incredibly hard-working parents. The descendant of slaves who attended two Ivy League institutions and then returned home to invest in her community, eventually meeting her beloved husband and raising two daughters. We know, too, Michelle Obama’s…

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  • These New and Upcoming Books by Black Authors Will Give You Life in These Perilous Times

    In these dark, cold winter months, let us take comfort in the amazing things black people are doing in literature. 2018 is going to be lit, y’all. Morgan Jerkins’ newly released debut essay collection, This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America, is, simply, incendiary. The…

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    Hope Wabuke

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  • For the Love of Black Boys: Derrick Barnes and His Ode to the Fresh Cut

    Derrick Barnes is the author of nine books for children, the most recent being Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut. The book, which has been voted one of the best books of the year by NPR, is among the first wave of titles published by acclaimed writer Denene Millner’s new children’s book imprint, housed…

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  • The 16 Best Books of the Year by Black Authors

    The end of 2017 is near, which means it is time for annual year-end “best of” lists to pop up everywhere. Here, The Root presents our annual list of the most compelling books published in 2017 by black authors in affordable, regular print runs—which is why Beyoncé’s $300 literary opus on the making of Lemonade…

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