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Features February 8, 2020

Barnes & Noble Cancels Release of Diversity Covers Following Backlash

On February 3, American bookstore Barnes & Noble announced that it was teaming up with Penguin Random House to launch a series of classic books with “culturally diverse” covers. The 12 classic novels selected—including Treasure Island, Romeo and Juliet, and Moby Dick—were to feature people of color on their covers. The books were meant to […]

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Features, Lit Scene, News January 24, 2020

Nancy Adimora, Founder & Editor of Afreada, Rejoins HarperCollins in Diversity-Focused Role

Nancy Adimora, founder and editor of the literary magazine AFREADA, is returning to US publishing house HarperCollins in a newly created position that focuses on diversity and inclusion, with the vision to attract authors and reach new or currently under-served audiences. The Bookseller reports that Nancy will start on February 10 as Talent and Audience […]

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Features June 5, 2020

Kwame Dawes’s “Yard Boy”: A Powerful Poem for Our Moment

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Kwame Dawes recently wrote a poem titled “Yard Boy” that speaks to the recent events surrounding the death of George […]

Features June 4, 2020

Teju Cole’s Spotify Playlists Offer Musical Solace for These Times

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Among Teju Cole’s many talents is his ability to curate music that captures a mood or even the feel of […]

Features June 3, 2020

Petina Gappah to Write Play About the Censorship History of Dambudzo Marechera’s Novel Black Sunlight

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Petina Gappah recently announced that she was writing a play that focuses on “the 1982 banning and unbanning” of Dambudzo […]

Features June 3, 2020

Oh, Blessed Bri’Land | Jedah Mayberry | Fiction

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Bri’Land glistened at me, her brilliant display of pink sand shimmering in delight. It would seem that I had finally, […]

Features June 3, 2020

Books That Go with Wine and Books That Don’t

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The beverages most associated with reading are tea and coffee. But many readers love to cozy up in bed with […]

Features June 3, 2020

In This House | Inok Rosemary | Poetry

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In this house, we sift our words, Never letting the walls hear what they shouldn’t. The fear of their […]