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By DON STEWART For the Valley Advocate The dynamic images of photographic illustrator Walter Wick can be viewed through Oct.
Derrick Barnes felt there wasn't wide enough representation of Black people in the books he read as a kid. The Kansas City native's new picture book, “I Got You,” is ...
KeKe Palmer and Kandi Burruss share laughs, wisdom, and unfiltered truths during a live podcast taping at the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture.
An exhibition at the National Gallery of Art explores the work of 16th- and 17th-century artists who captured nature’s ...
Dear Son is based on Thomas Mayo’s recent book of the same name in which he invited 12 contributors ... while another states sardonically, “Yeah, I wonder how that feels.” In a poignant and brave ...
Cherry Hill will also add a dessert cafe specializing in taiyaki, the traditional fish-shaped Japanese waffles, later this ...
This fall, the U.S. Mint will strike the first medals with images of DC comic book heroes, including Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.
Mark Gatiss dives further into detective territory as he portrays Gabriel Book in Bookish. And he admits he stole a plot ...
From a nine-month trek to a 20,000-mile motorcycle odyssey, these books will transport you across continents and encourage ...