How Erica Kennedy Defined 2000s Multicultural Women’s Fiction March 24th marks what would’ve been Erica Kennedy’s 52nd birthday. The promising author, who published two novels entrenched in media Read More
‘Ashes of Gold’ Author J. Elle Shares How She Crafted ‘Wings of Ebony’ Fantasy YA Series With Black Duality in Mind Fantasy young adult author J. Elle is marking the end of her Wings of Ebony duology about a Black teen Read More
Book Review: ‘Linden Hills’ by Gloria Naylor Linden Hills by Gloria Naylor My rating: 5 of 5 stars Linden Hills by Gloria Naylor explores the rise of Read More
Karyn Parsons’ Sweet Blackberry Promotes Lesser-Known Stories for Black History Month Actress and author Karyn Parsons is sharing the stories this February her literary nonprofit Sweet Blackberry produces to educate kids Read More
Book Review: ‘Carefree Black Girls’ by Zeba Blay Carefree Black Girls: A Celebration of Black Women in Popular Culture by Carefree Black Girls Zeba Blay My rating: 4 Read More
Book Review: ‘Bone Black’ by bell hooks Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks My rating: 5 of 5 stars Bone Black by bell hooks is Read More
Sourcebooks, Ebony Publishing Partner to Distribute Books by Black Authors Indie publisher Sourcebooks has teamed up with Ebony Magazine Publishing of the renowned Black media brand to produce adult fiction Read More
Activist-Author Kimberly Jones Promotes ‘How We Can Win’ After Viral Speech In summer 2020, author Kimberly Jones was known for her young adult novel, I’m Not Dying with You Tonight, co-authored Read More
Book Review: ‘Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be’ by Nichole Perkins Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be by Nichole Perkins My rating: 4 of 5 stars Sometimes I Read More
Meena Harris Adds Phenomenal Book Club to Growing Multimedia Portfolio For a 2021 literary lookback, we noticed Phenomenal Media mature this year with the addition of a book club focused 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
Book Review: ‘The Pursuit of Porsha’ by Porsha Williams The Pursuit of Porsha: How I Grew Into My Power and Purpose by Porsha Williams My rating: 4 of 5 Read More
‘Adventures of Qai Qai’ by Serena Williams Has the Power to Elevate Black Doll Sales Tennis superstar Serena Williams recently announced that she is releasing a children’s book next year based on the adventures of Read More
‘Passing’ Cast Members Discuss Differences Between Novel and Film in Netflix Book Club *Spoilers ahead! Read Passing, then check out the book review on shelit.com and watch the film on Netflix* Netflix Book Read More
Book Review: ‘Bamboozled by Jesus’ by Yvonne Orji Bamboozled by Jesus: How God Tricked Me into the Life of My Dreams by Yvonne Orji My rating: 3 of 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
Book Review: ‘Passing’ by Nella Larsen Passing by Nella Larsen My rating: 5 of 5 stars Read more book reviews like this on my blog shelit.com Read More
Netflix Book Club to Discuss Nella Larsen Classic ‘Passing’ in Time for Film Release Coining itself the home of the “world’s most talked-about book adaptations,” streaming giant Netflix is debuting a book club series Read More
Book Review: ‘You Got Anything Stronger?’ by Gabrielle Union You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories by Gabrielle Union My rating: 4 of 5 stars Read more book reviews like this Read More
Tamron Hall’s New Novel ‘As the Wicked Watch’ Taps Into Her Crime Reporter Experience Talk show host Tamron Hall has the book of the week with her debut novel about a crime journalist seeking Read More