Michelle Obama’s book, ‘Belonging’, has sold over 1.4 million copies in the first week.  Donald Trump’s 1987 book ‘Trump: The Art of the Deal’, has only sold 1.1 million copies since its release. Follow The Beat On Twitter:  Sign Up For Our Newsletter!  The Latest:

Some prisons in New Jersey have banned inmates from reading The New Jim Crow.

Immediately after his release from prison last year, Gucci Mane wasted no time hitting the studio collaborating with the best in the game to put him back at the top of the rap scene. While he was putting together the music that would eventually dominate the charts, he was also writing a book about his […]

  NEW YORK, April 10, 2017 – Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, will publish STAND BY YOUR TRUTH: And Then Run for Your Life by comedian, radio personality, and television star Rickey Smiley, it was announced today by Jennifer Bergstrom, Publisher. Sign Up For Our Newsletter!   STAND BY YOUR TRUTH is part memoir, part testimonial, […]

Find out the details of her new book and see behind the scenes from the cover shoot.

It's pretty hard to get over a first love – especially when you have to see her face everywhere you turn.

Toya Wright has often denied any chance of rekindling her romance with Lil Wayne, but fans have always wished the opposite.

Wes Moore, a veteran, youth advocate, social entrepreneur, and best selling author joined Jeff Johnson and Rickey Smiley on the air to talk about hit new book, “The Work.” Wes runs a startup in Baltimore that help kids graduate from college. His book deals with creating a life where your work, not your day job […]

The actress is ready to get her joy back by opening up about some of the darkest times in her life.

Dwyane Wade's ex-wife published an emotional autobiography last month, recounting everything from Dwyane's cheating, alleged domestic violence, and more.

Gary is back again with his tea and it’s all about what’s happening in entertainment. Russell Wilson speaks out about how he enjoys taking care of Baby Future. Wilson can’t wait to have kids with Ciara soon. In other news Beyonce writes a tribute to the fallen officers from Dallas and wants more love and less […]

Bobby Brown is dropping more than a few bombs in his new memoir, Every Little Step, including a claim that his late wife and singing legend Whitney Houston had an affair with hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur. “[Brown] contends that [Houston] did her ‘share of cheating’ with ‘quite a few of the producers and artists’ she worked with, […]