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This book considers the influence on Elvis Presley of Black musicians, especially the gospel and R. & B. pioneers of the ...

Frederick Douglass – runaway slave, radical activist, brilliant orator and writer, tireless advocate for his race, political office-holder – lays claim to being the most influential African-American ...

With a ban looming, publishers are hoping to pivot to new platforms, but readers fear their community of book lovers will never be the same. By Alexandra Alter In a vibrant collection of ...

A Florida children’s book author and her husband were each sentenced to more than a decade in prison after pleading guilty to abusing their three adopted children. Jennifer Wolfthal ...

Guidebooks can be wonderful resources for helping travelers navigate destinations. But the best travel books can also inspire journeys. Fiction or nonfiction, there’s no shortage of books with a ...

The author of “The Second Coming” and “City on Fire” selects recommendations from the great American writer’s sprawling body ...

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