Books & Reading

A good book can inspire, empower, and transport you. We’re sharing the best reads—from classics to new releases—that speak to our experiences and keep us turning the pages.

6 African Authors You Should Definitely Get to Know

Some, like best-selling scribes Yaa Gyasi and Luvvie Ajayi Jones, are already book club favorites. Others are voices you’ll be happy you discovered. Trust us.

8 Historical Reads Guaranteed to Keep You Turning Pages

During Black History Month, choose from electrifying mysteries, edifying biographies, enthralling love stories and other works by celebrated scribes.

Family Spirit: A Spellbinding Tale of Family, Intuition, and Legacy

Diane McKinney-Whetstone is back with a novel about a clan of clairvoyants reckoning with the return of the relative who went rogue.

Date: August 8, 2025

Crazy Rich Africans: Here's the Beach Read You Need

A Ghanaian heiress. A cheating groom. A sexy workplace rival. A stolen kiss. Nana Malone's novel Gold Coast Dilemma has it all. We talk with the author.

Date: April 4, 2025

Passing For White—and Normal—in a Southern Book Thriller

Sisters contributor Del Sandeen talks with us about her enthralling debut gothic horror novel.

Date: September 25, 2024

Bedtime Stories, Hollywood Style

What’s even better than reading to niece, nephew or grandchild? Reading them stories authored by TV and film's brightest stars.

Date: September 18, 2024

New Fiction Giveaway: Mystery With a Message is a ‘Fun Beach Read’

Crime Writer Kellye Garrett’s ‘Missing White Woman’ puts Black women front and center with a plot twist you won’t soon forget. Enter for a chance to win a copy.

Date: April 25, 2024

Meet the Early 1900s Version of ‘The Real Housewives of The Potomac’

Booze, scandal, sordid affairs, Black bourgeoisie and White (House) privilege. We’re giving away American Daughters, a new historical novel about marvelous, messy women by Piper Huguley.

Date: March 21, 2024

Book Club Darling Kennedy Ryan Has Another Drop

The wait is over for fans of 'Before I Let Go' and the 'Hoops' series. Enter for a chance to win a copy of 'This Could Be Us.'

Date: February 29, 2024

We’re Giving Away the Perfect Awards-Season Read

Enter for a chance to win a copy of superstar author ReShonda Tate’s latest: The Queen of Sugar Hill: a Novel of Hattie McDaniel.

Date: February 8, 2024

Does Happiness Always Seem Inches From Reach?

Past trauma may be at play. A psychologist and holistic healer shows the way from hurt to wholeness. Enter for a chance to win Dr. Mariel Buqué’s book, Break the Cycle.

Date: December 20, 2023

A Spiritual Homeland

Enter for a chance to win a copy of The Unsettled by Ayana Mathis, the bestselling author acclaimed as ‘the next Toni Morrison.’

Date: November 10, 2023

Holiday Book Buffet

Reads to enhance your enjoyment of every moment of the season—from mouthwatering food and drink to heartwarming stories and cherished traditions.

Date: November 3, 2023

The Good Kind of Scary

Spine-tingling new reads include a short story anthology from Jordan Peele and frightfully clever works by Tananarive Due, Briana Cole and Vanessa Riley!

Date: October 27, 2023

These Reads Will Put You on Island Time

Beautiful works with Caribbean roots offer us a literary escape and a window into rich cultures.

Date: October 20, 2023

Why Are Black Authors Being Banned?

At some time, somewhere, it’s likely that a work that touched your life by an author you respect was made off-limits to readers.

Date: September 29, 2023

We’re Giving Away One of Fall’s Hottest Books

Hilarious author, comedian and social media sensation Sarah Cooper pens her debut memoir, ‘Foolish: Tales of Assimilation, Determination and Humiliation.'

Date: September 29, 2023

Roots, Reckoning, Resilience, Rejoicing

We’re giving away copies of ‘Coleman Hill,’ a spellbinding family saga from debut novelist Kim Coleman Foote.

Date: September 22, 2023