Decades after his death, James Baldwin’s work still resonates with readers. His books – including pieces such as “Giovanni’s ...

Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor at PEOPLE ... Corral/Photo by David Gahr A new biography of esteemed writer James Baldwin is hitting shelves soon. PEOPLE can exclusively share the cover ...

NPR's Scott Simon and poet Kevin Young remember James Baldwin. The great American author of "Notes of a Native Son" and "Go Tell it on the Mountain" was born 100 years ago this August. August ...

"Every single week, we have recurring orders. Every single week, we are ordering large shipments of James Baldwin books." Baldwin fans visit from all over the world, with a notable number from ...

The first-ever authorized adaptation of the groundbreaking 1956 novel is making its debut not in New York or Paris, but in Mt ...

On Baldwin's would-be 100th birthday, the author of a Shakespeare adaptation ... Marco Calderon; Anthony Barboza/Getty I was 38 when I read James Baldwin for the first time. Even though I was ...

James Baldwin was born 100 years ago ... Her home reflects a lifetime of collecting books, art and friends. Traylor will contribute to a new book about Baldwin due later this year.

His Aunt Gloria, who was for a time her brother’s secretary, is the literary executor of the James Baldwin estate. Harris spent his free time behind bars reading his Uncle Jimmy’s books ...

Baldwin was recognized early on as a gifted boy, and he read voraciously, becoming a devotee of the books of Henry James, whose long, comma-filled sentences left their mark on the young writer’s ...

SIMON: To honor James Baldwin's centennial, there are three new special editions of his work published by Vintage Books. Kevin Young, the esteemed poet and director of the Smithsonian Institution ...