This Black History Month, we’re exploring the power of Black storytelling and its impact on culture and identity. Discover the trailblazing books that found Black authors taking control of their narratives to reshape, reinvigorate, and remake literature – and the world beyond.
The ultimate Black History Month reading list
Thirty-five of the best books by Black authors, from Angela Davis to Ibram X. Kendi, James Baldwin to Bernardine Evaristo.
Marlon James on Toni Morrison: She gave us the legitimacy to write in our own tongues
In his introduction to a new edition of Song of Solomon, the author of Moon Witch, Spider King reflects on Morrison's astounding legacy.
‘It was the original viral moment’: the complete story of Keisha the Sket
In 2005, a 13-year-old with no internet wrote a series of stories about life in London’s ends that ended up going viral – then, she disappeared. Twenty years later, those involved tell the story of Keisha the Sket turned into a literary phenomenon.
