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5 of the Best Book to Film Adaptations Led By a Black Cast That We’ll Never Stop Watching

Some of the best book to film adaptations have become Hollywood classics. However, shockingly enough, there has been much controversy surrounding movies based on literary works for quite a while…

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Meet Ashley Te’Arra | A Black Author You Should Know

Ashley Te’Arra is what one could call a Jane of all trades. Not only is she a content creator and creative entrepreneur but she is also a rising star author…

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Ten Black Urban Authors You Should Definitely Check Out

Here’s A List of Ten Black Urban Authors You Cannot Help But Love As a lover of literature and an avid reader, myself, I live for a good piece of…

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Do You Know You Are Black Like Us? On Traveling While Black Across Six Continents

“Do you know you are Black like us?” the eight-year-old boy asked. I was volunteering at a school in Nairobi, Kenya. The children gathered around me almost immediately, whispering. They…

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5 Must Read Books Recommended by BookTok For Summer ‘26

Summer and BookTok have basically become a package deal at this point. The hashtag has crossed 80 million posts as of this year, and every June the same thing happens,…

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7 Lessons We Learned From The Book, ‘Hell Is Other People’

Hell Is Other People: Based on Transcredible Memoirs is a raw, unapologetic journey through the chaotic life of a “mentally unstable malcontent” seeking meaning in the margins of society. Blurring…

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10 Facts About Samir Taleb, Author of ‘Hell Is Other People’

It’s 2026, and most of us have the attention span of a goldfish being served by that tipsy bartender. Between the endless scroll and the TikTok brain rot, sitting down…

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Black Authors Whose Books Became Movies

Taking a book from the written word to the silver screen is something many authors only dream of. From classic American novels to sexy beach reads, there’s a lot of…

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Bolu Babalola’s ‘Honey & Spice’ Book Adaptation Coming To Big Screen

British production company, Working Title, has acquired the film rights to Bolu Babalola’s novel Honey & Spice. The company is behind rom-com classics such as Bridget Jones, Notting Hill, and…

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10 Books by African-American Authors That You Need to Read

Black literary excellence dominates the book publishing industry with powerful voices that provoke, inspire, and instruct readers in every genre. From novels to motivational books, spiritual awakening to business strategies,…

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