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 ...

(RNS) — Greg Garrett, a professor at Baylor University, wants to introduce a new generation of readers to the writer of short stories, novels and plays who believed America can do better. (RNS) — Over ...

Years ago, when I published an essay referring to James Baldwin—born a century ago this year—as “the greatest of all African-American writers,” a friend called me on the claim. Was Baldwin really ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Sign up for it here. Most of Baldwin’s letters are kept in New York City’s Schomburg Center for Research in ...