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Longlist for 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction announced
Longlist for 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction announced
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The Culture Show Podcast
The Culture Show Podcast--Historic Pottery in the Novel Good Dirt
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PBS Books Readers Club – ‘Good Dirt’ & ‘Black Cake’ by Charmaine Wilkerson
PBS Books Readers Club – ‘Good Dirt’ & ‘Black Cake’ by Charmaine Wilkerson
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Charmaine Wilkerson on the Books She Can’t Stop Recommending
Charmaine Wilkerson on the Books She Can’t Stop Recommending
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She Reads Interview with Charmaine Wilkerson
She Reads Interview with Charmaine Wilkerson
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A Child’s-Eye View of Grandparents and South Carolina
A Child's-Eye View of Grandparents and South Carolina: New York Times Book Review by Charmaine Wilkerson
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In the New Hulu Series Black Cake, a Mother’s Secrets Send Shock Waves Through a Family
In the New Hulu Series Black Cake, a Mother’s Secrets Send Shock Waves Through a Family
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Trailer Released by Hulu for Black Cake TV Series
Trailer Released by Hulu for Black Cake TV Series
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Short Story DELUGE (Good Intentions Collection) – Amazon Original Stories
Short Story DELUGE (Good Intentions Collection) - Amazon Original Stories
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UK: TV crews spotted in Bridgwater for filming of Black Cake
UK: TV crews spotted in Bridgwater for filming of Black Cake
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‘Black Cake’ is a Finalist in the Book of the Month’s ‘Book of the Year’ Vote
'Black Cake' is a Finalist in the Book of the Month's 'Book of the Year' Vote
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Oprah Daily: 2022 Great Reads So Far
2022 So Far Has Given Us These Great Reads You Don't Want to Miss
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DOLCE NERO: Radio Monte Carlo vi consiglia il libro per l’estate
DOLCE NERO: Radio Monte Carlo vi consiglia il libro per l'estate
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On Her Shelf: ‘Black Cake’ Author Charmaine Wilkerson
Wilkerson talks with Parade magazine about nostalgia in the kitchen and some books she recommends
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Merriam-Webster Word of the Day cites ‘Black Cake’
Merriam-Webster Word of the Day: March 2, 2022 passage from Black Cake
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‘Read With Jenna’ book club discusses ‘Black Cake’ with author
Today Show conversation about family, identity, black lives in literature, and...cake. Watch the video here.
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Black Cake: Indie Book of the Month for February
The UK's Booksellers Association names Black Cake as Fiction Book of the Month for February
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Apple Books: Black Cake is a Best of February Book
"The twists and turns of this story are as rich and tantalizing as the confection for which the book is…
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Black Cake is a #ReadWithJenna Pick
Jenna Bush Hager of the Today Show chooses Black Cake on the day of the novel's US release
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Black Cake Fiction Book of the Month–UK Indie Booksellers
Books Are My Bag and Booksellers Association name Black Cake Fiction Book of the Month
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How a Family Recipe Inspired My Debut Novel
ELLE magazine: Black Cake author Charmaine Wilkerson on the nostalgic power of home cooking
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Black Cake is a Book of the Month Club Pick for January
The first hardcover copies of Black Cake were released exclusively to subscribers
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2022 Book Releases to Get Excited About
If you're nearing the end of your 2021 TBR pile, prepare yourself for 2022's stacked lineup of new releases…
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‘Black Cake’ Drama Series From Marissa Jo Cerar, Oprah Winfrey & Aaron Kaplan Ordered By Hulu
After a heated bidding war, Hulu has landed the drama Black Cake, from Women of the Movement creator Marissa Jo Cerar, Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films and Aaron Kaplan’s…
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Hulu to adapt ‘Black Cake’ with Cerar, Kaplan & Oprah
US-based streamer Hulu has won a bidding war for Black Cake, a drama series based on an upcoming book, with Marissa…
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The Rise Of The Insta It Book
It books are the kind readers feel desperate to press into friends' hands