Set in Lorain, Ohio — where Morrison herself was born — the book tells the story of Pecola Breedlove, an eleven-year-old African American girl who is convinced that she is ugly, and yearns to ...

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Considered the late bloomer of the four fashion capitals, New York’s fashion industry is the subject of a trio of books, each ...

Shirley Chisolm, the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress, told us, “If they don’t give you a seat at the ...

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By Lauren Christensen In his biography of a city bureaucrat, Robert Caro created a lasting portrait of American corruption ... Check out new books by Sally Rooney, Rachel Kushner and Richard ...

Girls are more often targeted in cyberbullying attacks that focus on their sexuality. I spent the past 2½ years researching my new book American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teen ...

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Most scientists believe the pain is caused by a reduction in blood supply to the diaphragm, causing it to cramp. The stitch is caused by fluids which the body finds hard to digest. This causes the gut ...

Already longlisted for the Booker Prize, Rachel Kushner’s “Creation Lake” — set in rural France — stars a ruthless American secret agent. In more than a dozen books and several hundred ...