Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey, author of “Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir,” discusses how she came to grips with writing her latest book, a compelling,
A New Yorker writer’s intimate, revealing account of Tupac Shakur’s life and legacy, timed to the fiftieth anniversary of his birth and twenty-fifth anniversary of
An essential and revelatory coming-of-age narrative from a thrilling new voice, Rainbow Milk follows nineteen-year-old Jesse McCarthy as he grapples with his racial and sexual
R. Eric Thomas didn’t know he was different until the world told him so. Everywhere he went–whether it was his rich, mostly white, suburban high
James Baldwin’s groundbreaking novel about love and the fear of love is set among the bohemian bars and nightclubs of 1950s Paris. In the 1950s
Buried in the archive for almost ninety years, Claude McKay’s Romance in Marseille traces the adventures of a rowdy troupe of dockworkers, prostitutes, and political
Maya Jackson has worked for Laura Whitcomb Inc., a renowned New York City bridal gown brand for years and dreams of becoming head designer. She
The Aura has been forced out of hiding…. The surviving members of Aura Society are struggling with the transition to the human world. Zarovia Monoceros
A Nigerian goddess, who has been beaten down and unappreciated by her gregarious lover, longs to be truly seen. A young businesswoman attempts a great
Talking about racism with children is hard. For many teachers, parents and mentors, finding a good way to tell a child of color that the
In the opening to her groundbreaking essay collection, Thick: And Other Essays, Tressie McMillan Cottom writes, “I was pregnant at thirty. Divorced at thirty-one. Lost at thirty-two.”
In this episode of the Sunday Read, Abesi Manyando reads excerpts from her children’s book Jarvais Po and the Secret Adventures of a Potato.
Brian Thompson is a teacher, journalist and prolific writer in the literary genres of urban fantasy and science fiction. He has written several novels including
Dr. Artika R. Tyner, also known as “Miss Freedom Fighter, Esquire,” is a passionate educator, an award-winning author, civil rights attorney, sought-after speaker, and an
To commemorate this year’s Black History Month, rolling out and Penguin Random House have launched #AmplifyBlackStories: a historic content partnership between publishing giant Penguin Random
Some scribes write novels. Some write memoirs. Others write graphic novels or comics. Ta-Nehisi Coates, however, writes all of the above. Author of the bestselling
Publicist Christal Jordan sat down with rolling out to talk about her latest book, How to Win When S— Happens and the importance of mental
Kevin Powell, one of America’s most acclaimed cultural, literary, and hip-hop voices today. Powell took a seat at the table to talk about the art
Life comes at young people fast and often before they are ready to receive it. This fact is doubly true for young, Black women, who
Rolling out contributor Stone Erickson and children’s educator Derrick Shaw interviewed critically acclaimed author Ty Allan Jackson about his acclaimed series The Supa Dupa Kid
