Celebrating Black History, Black Excellence, and Black Joy Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. It commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the freedom of the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in Texas. The newly freed Black Americans observed Juneteenth as a celebration of freedom and its fulfillment. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Jubilee Day, is marked by celebrations, family gatherings, picnics, and readings of the Emancipation Proclamation as a measure of progress against freedom. As Juneteenth is an occasion for…
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///////////////Take Your Book Club Beyond Fiction
Take your book club beyond fiction—a whole other world full of remarkable and entertaining stories awaits on the nonfiction shelves. Click for Even More Nonfiction…
Books for Every Kind of Mom
Celebrate Mother’s Day with the perfect books for Mom! From fiction about trashy book clubs and inspiring memoirs to an illustrated tribute to birds and…
Fairy Tale Retellings
Do you ever wonder what would happen if Cinderella’s glass slipper didn’t fit? If Aurora wasn’t waiting for Prince Charming’s kiss at all? Or what…
Historical Fiction by Black Authors
Join us as we #AmplifyBlackStories all year long by increasing visibility for Black authors of excellence in all genres. Check out this list of must-read…
Must-Read Fiction for Book Clubs
What’s next for your book club? From epic historical fiction to haunting psychological suspense, these fiction must-reads—along with their book club kits and reading guide…