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This is a list of books written by black authors that have appeared on The New York Times Best Sellers list in any ranking or category. The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list, in the Combined Print & E-Book Fiction category. [1]
The Bluford Series is a widely read collection of contemporary American young adult novels set in the fictional inner-city high school of Bluford High in Southern California. Bluford is named for Guion "Guy" Bluford, the first African-American astronaut. [1] The series was created and published by Townsend Press [2] and was co-distributed by ...
Jess Mowry (born March 27, 1960, near Starkville, Mississippi) is an American author of books and stories for children and young adults. [1] He has written eighteen books and many short stories for and about black children and teens in a variety of genres, ranging from inner-city settings to the forests of Haiti.
The annual Goodreads Choice Awards are the only major book awards chosen by readers for readers, and this year over 6.2 million votes were cast by book lovers for their favorite page-turners of ...
The list was criticized as biased towards English-language books, particularly those published by American authors. [3] Nigerian academic Ainehi Edoro criticized the lack of literature by African authors and the predominance of American literature on the list and called the list "an act of cultural erasure". [4]
Upon awarding Keene the National Book Award for Poetry, the judges stated that "John Keene’s poems in Punks: New & Selected Poems invoke the notion of flow—which speaks beautifully to the idea of fluidity and movement in form—a flow that is constantly being interrupted by philosophical musings and deep longings, thick with queer desire ...
Here are the books we're most excited about, including "Onyx Storm" by Rebecca Yarros and nonfiction from John Green. 15 books we can't wait to read: Most anticipated releases of 2025 Skip to main ...
[1] Teen Vogue called it "[l]yrical, insightful, and searing," [5] and Buffalo News called it " a stunning debut." [6] Booklist wrote, "This debut is a testament to the beauty of Black girls, their circumstances, bodies, and cultures. A title to savor slowly, this is a captivating read, with even more depth imbued in the formatting and play ...