‘American Fiction’ Screenwriter’s Oscars Speech Takes on Creative Risk Cord Jefferson wins for American Fiction, urging Hollywood to back bold, stereotype-defying stories by artists of color. Read More
‘The Color Purple’ Illuminates the Power of Daydreaming Amid Trauma “The Color Purple” musical film reimagines a classic with vivid daydreams and themes of love, faith, and empowerment. Read More
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‘Luckiest Girl Alive’ Film Makes Character’s Traumas Leap Off the Page Jessica Knoll’s “Luckiest Girl Alive” unpacks trauma behind a woman’s glossy life as a magazine editor in Manhattan. Read More
Simon & Schuster Publisher’s Memoir Comes to Life in ‘Journal for Jordan’ Commercials for the Christmas opening of the film A Journal for Jordan shows a smiling Michael B. Jordan in Army Read More
‘Passing’ Delves Into How Racial Identity Impacts the Life You Want *Spoilers ahead! Read the book review on shelit.com and watch the film on Netflix or in select theaters* Nella Larsen’s Read More
Film Adaptation of Angie Thomas’ ‘On the Come Up’ Starts Production Prolific young adult author Angie Thomas has teased the start of filming for her sophomore novel’s take on the big Read More
Tia Williams’ ‘The Perfect Find’ Book-to-Film Attracts More Stars Women’s fiction author Tia Williams‘ 2016 novel is evolving into a Netflix film amid the Hollywood COVID-19 disruption with the Read More
Why ‘Waiting to Exhale’ Has Staying Power Onscreen Today is the 25th anniversary of Waiting to Exhale‘s cinematic debut, a film that brought a never-before-seen look into the Read More
Dakota Fanning’s Role in ‘Sweetness in the Belly’ Sparks Debate on Whitewashed African Stories The debut of the trailer for a film based on a critically acclaimed novel starring former child actress Dakota Fanning Read More
Gabrielle Union Shines Light on Books by Black Women With Screen Projects Currently a judge on America’s Got Talent and a creator behind a fashion line at New York and Company, actress Read More
Netflix Options Sarah Dessen Novels for Films Pioneering young adult novelist Sarah Dessen will see three of her novels become films on Netflix as the streaming service Read More
‘The Sun Is Also a Star’ Sees Mediocre Reviews: Is Multicultural YA Viable on Silver Screen? Nicola Yoon’s best-selling young adult romance The Sun Is Also A Star transformed into a movie this past weekend, but Read More
How the Introverted Black Writer Girl Became Visible in ‘Poetic Justice’ Alone, all alone. Nobody, but nobody can make it out here alone. Poetic Justice brought the modern literary black woman Read More
