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Darryl Pickney

Darryl Pinckney is an American novelist and playwright. He has written the books Black Deutschland and High Cotton, as well as the plays The Forest and Orlando. Pinckney also regularly contributes work to The New York Review of Books, Granta, and Slate. He lives with his partner, James Fenton, in New York City and Oxfordshire, England.

Books for Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month this February, we are highlighting essential fiction and nonfiction for students, teachers, and parents to share and discuss this month and beyond. Join Penguin Random House Education in celebrating the contributions of Black authors and illustrators by exploring the titles here: BLACK HISTORY – MIDDLE SCHOOL BLACK HISTORY –

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