A ccess to diverse books is not only essential to a strong education and a free mind, it’s critical to a healthy democracy. Reading... Read More.

I magine if you will, living in a world where you never see yourself represented in books or media. (Insert Twilight Zone theme song... Read More.

I n response to the nationwide rise in book banning, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) has introduced the Books Save Lives Act -- a bill... Read More.

L angston Hughes is best known as a defining figure of the Harlem Renaissance. And, he remains a significant literary figure today. Jason Reynolds'... Read More.

T his Juneteenth, we celebrate Ida B. Wells-Barnett, whose lifelong crusade to make lynching a federal crime finally came to fruition on March 29,... Read More.

I n this edition, we talk with Federico Erebia about how young readers being able to see themselves in books like Pedro & Daniel... Read More.

M alcolm X, needless to say, was a legendary civil rights activist and advocate for Black empowerment, one who continues to be widely celebrated... Read More.

B iography is one of the oldest forms of literary expression. This literary genre features an account of a person’s life by someone other... Read More.

T here are 2,185 independent bookselling companies running 2,599 stores in the U.S. at last count. And, happily, that’s nearly 100 more bookstores than... Read More.

I n this edition, we chat with Edward Underhill, author of Always The Almost and This Day Changes Everything. We talk about the importance... Read More.

D escribing The Color Purple as a womanist work is like saying the Iliad is a heroic poem. It isn’t merely an example –... Read More.

I n this edition we talk with Jamie Jo Hoang, author of My Father the Panda Killer. We touch on generational trauma. And, how... Read More.