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3 Novels to Make You Laugh and Think

Three comic novels that are thought-provoking and laugh-out-loud funny.

August Book To Screen Adaptation News

Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorcese team up for film adaptation of The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, plus more August adaptation news.

Black Comics by Black Authors: A List

Panelteer Melody recommends comics about black history that are by black authors and creators.

Black-ish: Passing, LOVING DAY, and Rachel Dolezal

Black, white, and biracial: Mat Johnson's Loving Day is the starting point to the conversation we need to have about race.

Recommended Summer Reading: An Alternative List

Excellent books to read this summer!

Experiencing the VONA Writing Workshops For Writers of Color

VONA: the very necessary workshop for writers of color.

3 Wintry Audiobooks to Help Beat the Summer Heat

Books take you places. It’s a fact. In these sweltering days of summer, I find myself longing to make the ...

The Writers, the Gamers, & Me: Graphic Novels for Everyone!

I’m going bookish for the folks on my gift list this year. Except for the nieces, who, as intelligent and ...

More Overlooked Books from 2011

Whenever I write a post picking on some books, I always feel the need to follow it up with one ...