David Elmo Cooper, hailing from Brooklyn, New York, discovered his love of art, specifically comic books and graffiti, at a ...

Discover the power of horror books by Black women and their impact on exposing injustice. Learn about their experiences and ...

The season’s best titles will take you to the bleeding edge of imagination, where glam-rock aliens, wacky alligators, and ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

5 spooky books by black authors. Halloween 2024 is underway ... Liz Rocher is returning to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, for her best friend’s wedding. The town is marred by uncomfortable memories ...

Five Canadian writers have made the shortlist for the 2024 Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. The annual $60,000 ...

Between cultural criticisms, overdue homages to history-makers, and hilarious testaments from the world of gay dating, this season is ripe with books by Black LGBTQ+ writers rising to the occasion ...

Co-authors Jannah Handy and Kiyanna Stewart explore how material culture fosters deeper connections with history and ...

Author Neesha Powell-Ingabire grew up in the small coastal city of Brunswick, Georgia, a town now best known as the place ...

Fans of her club, which foregrounds Black female writers, will likely ... nearly miraculous series of events best enjoyed without spoilers. Edim’s first book, “Well-Read Black Girl: Finding ...

The celebrated novelist on being blacklisted in her homeland, literary snobs and why writing is harder than people think ...