Forty years ago in 1983, Alice Walker was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, for her novel The Color Purple. This was a historic moment because Walker was the first Black “woman to win a ...

Oprah Winfrey wore a $63 pair of lilac pointy-toed pumps from Charles & Keith during her press tour for "The Color Purple." Even billionaires can appreciate a budget-friendly footwear find.

The Tony-winning musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s masterpiece "The Color Purple" will be performed in her hometown for the first time, as part of an exciting new series at The Plaza Arts Center.

Steven Spielberg, a Broadway show and now a movie musical all have tried to capture the queer love story in Alice Walker's novel. Here's how they did it — and why some argue they've all failed.

An American novel classic has made its way its hometown stage. For the first time since the book was released in 1982 and its film adaptation in 1985, “The Color Purple” premiered as a musical ...

When Alice Walker’s The Color Purple hit bookshelves in 1982, it blew away critics, became a nationwide bestseller, and endeared itself to readers who found pain and inspiration in its pages.

Visitors can gain more insights into Alice Walker and “The Color Purple" from an Atlanta exhibit at Emory University. “At the Crossroads with Benny Andrews, Flannery O’Connor and Alice ...

Alice Walker’s 1982 novel “The Color Purple” has proved tricky to adapt in a manner that retains the book’s power. Part of the problem is it’s an epistolary novel, a genre that’s ...

Gardeners discuss the oft-overlooked symbolism of nature that underlies the Pulitzer-prize winning novel Briana A. Thomas - Reporter Alice Walker’s fictional coming-of-age narrative The Color ...

The Tony-winning musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s masterpiece "The Color Purple" will be performed in her hometown for the first time, as part of an exciting new series at The Plaza Arts Center.