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National Book Month: Here are five Black authors you should know

It's National Book Month -- a month-long celebration that focuses on the importance of reading, writing, and literature. October 1st through October 31st is a...

BookTrib’s Bites: Hilarious, touching and informative books for all

(NewsUSA) - ­­­­ “Rich Widows of Savannah Valley” by Mitzi Perdue        A whimsical, moving tale about Savannah Valley, the country’s most exclusive retirement community...

BookTrib’s Bites: Diverse Slices of Life in These Four Books

(NewsUSA) - ­­­­ “Squeeze Plays” by Jeffrey Marshall        A modern tableau about money and power set in New York and London. Two powerful men,...

Kanye may not like books, but hip-hop fosters a love of literature

by A.D. Carson, University of Virginia When Ye – the artist formerly known as Kanye West – stated during a recent podcast that he doesn’t...

These high school ‘classics’ have been taught for generations – could they be on their way out?

  High school students have studied many of the same books for generations. Is it time for a change? Andrew_Howe via Getty Images Andrew Newman, Stony Brook...

Here’s why Black kids need Black books

The publishing industry still has a great deal of progress to make concerning the representation of Black children and protagonists in books.   by Maya Pottiger...

What the US can learn from apartheid-era book bans in South Africa

Books are often targeted when they are sympathetic to the oppressed. Eskay Lim / EyeEm via Getty Images by Helen Kapstein, John Jay College of Criminal...

BookTrib’s Bites: Crime, romance, comedy, passion, investigations

(NewsUSA) -   “Almost a Serial Killer” by Margaret Lashley        She took a stab at stardom. It stabbed back.   “The Golden Girls” meets “Married...

BookTrib’s Bites: Children, romance, corporate politics, legacies

(NewsUSA) -   “For the Love of Buddy” by Dyanna Morrison        “For the Love of Buddy” is a whimsical and heartfelt, true tale that...

BookTrib’s Bites: Stock up on some great summer reading choices

(NewsUSA) - ­­­­ “Iris in the Dark” by Elissa Grossell Dickey        A single mother faces her worst fear -- the past -- in a...

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