Literature is a powerful way to experience enriching stories and reflections. These books written by Black authors will bring you closer to your 2025 Goodreads reading goal.
Thirteen years ago, Otoniya Juliane Okot Bitek submitted the first draft of her debut novel for publication. Now, the highly anticipated We, the Kindling is finally here.
A prominent anti-slavery educator and publicist, Mary Ann Shadd Cary, wasn’t afraid to critique established institutions, and neither is Kristin Moriah, striving to uplift 19th-century abolitionist thinkers.
After securing her book deal through Kingston WritersFest in 2022, Marianne K. Miller, JD ’80, returned to the festival to share her perspective on Ernest Hemingway and historical fiction.
From an early age, we’re taught the components of a good story: setting, character, plot, conflict, and theme. These five components form the backbone of what we typically consider a “good” book. However, the rise of plotless fiction rejects the most pivotal of these cornerstones: plot.
Catherine Hernandez’s novel, Behind You, shifts the focus of true crime away from the perpetrator, telling a story of resilience that reveals the grave implications of rape culture.
