From literary icons to fresh, buzzworthy talent, here are 25 great books by African American authors you should add to your reading list today.

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Five-year-old Logan Brinson opened Logan's Little Library—the first library in his village—on his front lawn last year. He plans to open a second location in May.
Think of your top 10 favorite books. How many were written by women? According to one survey by Ranker, men named one book by a female author in their top 10. Women chose two.
Shortened versions of Matilda, the BFG, and Willy Wonka are a few of the stories now being handed out in the Happy Meal Readers program.
Amazon's recent series starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen isn't the first time Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s 'Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch' has been adapted. Or attempted.
Yes, one of the Wizarding World's most evil characters is all real.
According to George R.R. Martin's original outline, the two men's "passion" for Arya would ultimately "lead to a deadly rivalry between Tyrion and Jon Snow."
Even handwriting scholars can't read all scripts.
First-edition Harry Potter books are extremely valuable—even more so if their pages contain a handwritten note from JK Rowling herself.
Her reason? "Sheer spite."
For decades, linguists have been able to use the quirks of written texts to pinpoint the author. The process, called stylometric analysis or stylometry, has dozens of legal and academic applications.
You can quote 'The Raven.' But how well do you know Edgar Allan Poe's quirky sense of humor and code-cracking abilities?
Writers often turn to a thesaurus to diversify their vocabulary and add nuance to their prose. But looking up synonyms and antonyms in a thesaurus can help anyone—writer or not—find the most vivid, incisive words to communicate thoughts and ideas.
Saving a person's life carries some serious weight. Even in the Wizarding World.
Winnie is a bear. So why do we call him a Pooh?
And he helped local writers at the same time.
More than 20 years after the first book published, Wizarding World fans are still finding new things to discover.
There are various interpretations of the relationship at the center of the Shel Silverstein classic—not all of them positive.
It's gross, but does it reflect the reality of the 18th century? We investigate.