A Baltimore School Is Helping Close the Literacy Gap One Free Book at a Time
Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle School in Baltimore, Maryland, is making reading more accessible for its students with a free book vending machine right inside the building.
Filmmaker Malcolm D. Lee Is Bringing His Classic “Best Man” Series to Bookshelves
They’re picking up where the Peacock series left off! For 25 years, “The Best Man” has been more than a movie — it’s been a cultural rite of passage. From the unforgettable moment Harper’s book shook a wedding weekend to the deeply emotional reunion in The Best Man Holiday and the full-circle wisdom of The […]
Viola Davis and Husband Launch New Book Publishing Company
New York Times bestselling author and Academy Award-winning actor Viola Davis is getting into the book publishing industry! Davis and her husband, Julius Tennon, are joining forces with author and publisher Lavaille Lavette to launch JVL Media, a new publishing house seeking to champion under-represented voices in the book world. “This endeavor embodies our collective […]
RuPaul’s Rainbow Book Bus Hits The Road to Deliver Banned Books
Beep beep! The Rainbow Book Bus is coming your way! At a time when administrations across the country are seeking to ban books and limit access to educational and diverse texts in schools and libraries, RuPaul and his Rainbow Book Bus will be traveling from the West Coast to the South to distribute the very […]
Michelle Obama Will Narrate New Edition of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’
Forever First Lady Michelle Obama is set to narrate a new digital audio edition of Maurice Sendak’s beloved children’s book, “Where the Wild Things Are.” This release, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the book’s original publication on October 31, will be available for download, reports the Associated Press. “Maurice Sendak would have been absolutely delighted […]
Amanda Gorman Opens Up About New Children’s Book ‘Something, Someday’ Being Inspired by ‘Hope’
Amanda Gorman wants to inspire the next generation one book at a time. Ahead of the release of her new children’s book, “Something Someday,” Gorman stopped by “Today” to share some details about the new title. The 25-year-old poet and activist said the book seeks to give people hope and show “how even the smallest […]
Black-Owned ColorPop Books Curates Book Bundles for Kids Written and Illustrated by Diverse Creators
Representation matters in schools, TV, and even when it comes to books. The online bookshop ColorPop Books understands this truth. So they’ve curated book bundles for kids written and illustrated by diverse creators. The online bookstore allows parents to introduce their children to characters and stories about people of color. According to the Cooperative Children’s […]
‘The Other Black Girl’ Creator Zakiya Dalila Harris Opens Up About Show’s Exciting Debut on Hulu
The TV adaptation of Zakiya Dalila Harris’ New York Times best-selling novel, The Other Black Girl, is here. And the author is opening up about bringing the book to life through the Hulu series. The horror series follows Nella Rogers (Sinclair Daniel), a Black book publishing editorial assistant who is gunning for a promotion in […]