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Go Ahead In The Rain is the first book centered on hip-hop to be nominated in the nonfiction category. The… Read More
The Library of Congress has named Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Tracy K. Smith the United States Poet Laureate. Smith, who is only 45,… Read More
A new subscription book service wants to connect readers with black literature from across the diaspora. Called Noir Reads, the… Read More
Award-winning author Zadie Smith offers a healthy cosign of essayist Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah in a recent piece written by the… Read More
The original hip hop drummer continues his rise as one of the best hip hop authors. Questlove has formally announced… Read More
It seems that "Happy" will never, ever leave us. Pharrell has reportedly inked a deal with the Penguin-owned publisher Putnam… Read More
In Actor. Writer. Whatever (Essays On My Rise To The Top Of The Bottom Of The Entertainment Industry), a revealing collection… Read More
Saturday before last, Prodigy of Mobb Deep dropped in on the Harlem Book Fair, sitting in conversation with Okayplayer literary columnist (and… Read More