Good Self, Bad Self By Judy Smith

Transforming Your Worst Qualities Into Your Biggest Assets

2012-05-23

The Skanner News

The kind of advice everyone wishes to have during a personal crisis Read the complete article

The Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Reader

By Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Edited by Abby Wolf

2012-05-23

The Skanner News

A sparkling retrospective with over three decades of writing on race, literature, culture, history and music Read the complete article

"All Women In Springtime" By Brandon W. Jones

Hawaiian author goes behind North Koreas iron curtain

2012-05-23

The Skanner News

"A spellbinding debut reminiscent of Memoirs of a Geisha" Read the complete article

Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man By Steve Harvey

What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment

2012-05-23

The Skanner News

Book Review: Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment Read the complete article

'Where Wild Things Are' Author Maurice Sendak Dies

83-year-old revolutionized children’s books by touching on ideas of disobedience and fear

2012-05-08

Hillel Italie AP National Writer

NEW YORK (AP) -- Maurice Sendak didn't think of himself as a children's author, but as an author who told the truth about childhood.

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Book Review: ‘The African-American Criminal Justice Guide,’ by John V. Elmore, Esq.

the average African-American is likely to have a potentially-serious brush with the law at some point, even if it’s just a profile stop that never leads to any charges

2012-04-19

Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News

'Many go to jail having been wrongfully convicted of crimes they did not commit. Others will go to jail because of a lack of economic opportunities; and others go to jail simply because they did not have someone to show them a better way.' Read the complete article

See Dan Read: Baboons Can Learn to Spot Real Words

Study shows that reading's early steps are far more instinctive than scientists first thought

2012-04-15

Seth Borenstein AP Science Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Dan the baboon sits in front of a computer screen. The letters BRRU pop up. With a quick and almost dismissive tap, the monkey signals it's not a word. Correct. Next comes, ITCS. Again, not a word. Finally KITE comes up. Read the complete article

Black History: Great New Books for Readers of All Ages

2012-02-23

Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News

Here's a wrap up of book reviews for Black History Month Read the complete article

J.K. Rowling Has Deal for New Novel for Adults

No word on release date or content details, but another Edinburgh author suspects it’ll be in mystery genre

2012-02-23

Hillel Italie AP National Writer

NEW YORK (AP) -- Adult fans of J.K. Rowling can rejoice: She has a new novel coming, for grownups.

Books: 'To the Mountaintop - My Journey Through the Civil Rights Movement'

A poignant, personal reminder of the struggle that laid roots for nation's first Black president

2012-02-15

Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News

In 1961, one of the bloodiest years in the integration movement, she and a classmate, the late Hamilton Holmes, became the first African-Americans admitted to the University of Georgia when the NAACP won a lawsuit filed on their behalf. Read the complete article