Why do we celebrate World Book Day on April 23? And is it really a global holiday? Find out the history of this totally lit holiday and where and how it is celebrated in different countries across the globe.

Chester Himes is having a moment. Set to receive a 2024 Artist's Medal from Yaddo, praised by writers like S.A. Crosby, Himes is finally receiving his due in the crime fiction genre. Yes, he died in 1984, but the literary life and times of Chester B. Himes is still a good story.

If you’re looking for a review of the first annual Reed, Write, & Create retreat, here it is! Everything you wanted to know about our writing retreat for BIPOC women writers in the south of Spain is all here. Plus, what comes next for our community of writers.

Do you know the word for ghostwriter in Spain? It may surprise you to learn that the translation in Spanish is actually pretty racist. Find out why and how this literary history came to be.

Langston Hughes was a prolific writer in Spain. At the time of his death, Hughes was the most well-known African-American poet and writer in the Spanish speaking world.