Category: Lit
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Harry Belafonte talks Civil Rights, Martin Luther King + being Black in ’60s Hollywood with The Guardian [Video]
The stately Harry Belafonte is a historical force as well as a creative one. Having sung, danced and acted his way into the history book and the hearts and minds of music and movie lovers over the course of a six-decade career, the towering 85-year-old also marched, picketed and debated his way to changing the…
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Nice To Meet You: Jessie J’s official autobiography due in September
In just a short period Jessie Jhas achieved so much and with the latest news it seems that there’s no stopping the ambitious 24-year old. After announcing her 2013 Nice To Meet You arena tour last month, the chart-topping British singer and songwriter has revealed she will be releasing her first official autobiography of the same…
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Natasha Trethewey named 19th U.S. poet laureate | Arts News
The Library of Congress recently named Natasha Tretheway the 19th U.S. poet laureate.
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‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ tops ‘Harry Potter’ to become UK’s fastest-selling paperback of all time | Books News
Two years after initially being posted on the internet, Erika Mitchell‘s erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey is now the UK’s fastest-selling paperback of all time.
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Prodigy says second book will focus on his time in prison
It’s been just over a year since his first book release titled My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy, that opened the flood gates to criticism from his peers after being accused of ‘dry snitching’. Killuminati P recently told XXL that his second book will only talk about his three and a half year stint in jail from…
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T.I. releasing second novel in September | Book News
In his quest to be more than just another rapper, T.I. continues to add to steadily diversifying portfolio with his sophomore novel Trouble & Triumph: A Novel of Power & Beauty, the sequel to last year’s Power & Beauty: A Love Story of Life on the Streets.
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Snapshot: Pharrell’s ‘Places and Spaces I’ve Been’ book cover
He’s been around the world and back, and now über producer Pharrell Williams is sharing some experiences from his globetrotting in a new travel book, “Places and Spaces I’ve Been.” While details about the book are scant — describing the book to GQ, he vaguely said, “It’s just things and people that have moved me…
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Snoop Dogg to release “smokable songbook,” Rolling Words | Music News
Now this is something only Snoop Dogg could have invented. The weed-worshiping rapper is planning to release a “smokable songbook”, charmingly entitled Rolling Words. Not only is the whole thing made out of hemp, but the pages double up as fully usable rolling paper while the book’s spine serves as a surface to light your…
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Recommended Reading: Chibundu Onuzo’s debut novel ‘The Spider King’s Daughter’ | Books
Author Chibundu Onuzo’s first novel, The Spider King’s Daughter, was published by Faber and Faber on March 15, 2012. Prior to the release, I had the pleasure of attending the Black Book Swap event, where Onuzo took part in a Q&A session and reading. Onuzo’s personal story is nothing short of amazing. Having written her…