Scholar John Edgar Wideman’s new book explores the story of Emmett Till’s father, Louis. The U.S. Army convicted the elder Till of rape and murder during World War II and hanged him; leaks about his story derailed attempts to successfully convict his son’s murderers. The book is available today via Scribner.

Beatty won the prestigious British literary prize for his novel “The Sellout,” a satire on race and class relations in a fictional Los Angeles neighborhood.

The New York Times confirmed yesterday that the celebrated author of ”The Women of Brewster Place” died on September 28 at the age of 66.

The three acclaimed writers sat down for a public conversation at New York City’s Ambassador Theatre.