Discover the story of young James Baldwin in this ode to the legendary writer and the power of the written word--with exquisite prose from acclaimed poet Quartez Harris, and breathtaking illustrations ...

On Baldwin's would-be 100th birthday, the author of a Shakespeare adaptation series reflects on how the Black icon impacted her reading of the Bard Marco Calderon; Anthony Barboza/Getty I was 38 when ...

A new biography of esteemed writer James Baldwin is hitting shelves soon. PEOPLE can exclusively share the cover of Baldwin: A Love Story, forthcoming this summer from Farrar, Straus and Giroux, an ...

Had he not died in 1987, James Baldwin would be 100 on Aug. 2. This represents a marketing opportunity for publishers holding rights to Baldwin's material. On June 18, Vintage Books published deluxe ...

*Barry Jenkins has chosen his follow up to “Moonlight.” The director is set to direct an adaptation of the James Baldwin novel “If Beale Street Could Talk” for Annapurna Pictures, reports Variety.

"Baldwin: A Love Story" surpasses previous biographies of the author known for works including "Go Tell It on the Mountain." (Anthony Barboza / Getty Images) In Nicholas Boggs’ lively and vigorously ...

August marks a hundred years since the birth of one of America's greatest writers - James Baldwin, grandson of a slave, citizen of Harlem, Paris and the world. He wrote bold novels - "Go Tell It On ...

On what would have been his one-hundredth birthday, the words of James Baldwin stand stronger than ever. The New York City-born writer and civil rights activist held a powerful presence throughout the ...

Few American writers have evoked as much adulation and vituperation as James Baldwin. Had he written only his second novel, Giovanni's Room (1956), his place in the gay literary canon would be assured ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeVar Burton has found another way to share his love of reading. The actor has launched the LeVar Burton Book Club in partnership with Fable, described on its app and website as a ...

James Baldwin, the world famous Black author and activist, once picked up "an ordinary water mug half full of water" off a table in a New Jersey diner and hurled it with all his strength at the ...

In 1965, in the packed Cambridge Union Society in London, James Baldwin, a voice of the civil rights movement, debated the commentator William F. Buckley, who was skeptical of the cause. The motion: ...