Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead does extensive background research whenever he works on a book. For his latest novel, Harlem Shuffle, that meant learning how stolen items get "fenced." ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Colson Whitehead’s latest literary honor feels very much at home. The author’s “Crook Manifesto,” a crime story set in 1970s Harlem and centered on a beleaguered furniture store owner, ...

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Colson Whitehead will be in conversation with Albuquerque poet Hakim Bellamy at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 27, at the KiMo Theatre, 423 Central Ave. NW. Bellamy said in a phone interview that he’s ...

For some African-American writers, New York’s uptown neighborhood of Harlem represents both a crucible and a showcase. Writing about Harlem has been known to launch literary careers, for those good ...