I cannot wait for the release of ☛BOSS BRIDE: THE POWERFUL WOMAN’S PLAYBOOK FOR LOVE AND SUCCESS by Charreah K. Jackson [pub: St. Martin’s Press]! Full disclosure: I’ve known Charreah for over seven years and even sought and received some great dating advice from one of my favorite Harlemites by way of Atlanta.
Black Klansman: A Memoir By Ron Stallworth
Forgive me. I had no idea that Spike Lee and Jordan Peele’s Grand Prix award-winning film Black KkKlansman was based on a memoir by Ron Stallworth. No doubt, the movie trailer even notes that it’s based on a true story, but an actual book? Mind blown!
No Ashes In The Fire by Darnell L. Moore
The powerful memoir ☛NO ASHES IN THE FIRE: COMING OF AGE BLACK & FREE IN AMERICA [pub: Nation Books] by Darnell L. Moore drops next Tuesday, May 29th! Lucky for us the author and activist is going on a nationwide book tour.
Monday’s Not Coming By Tiffany D. Jackson
Happiest of pub days to YA author Tiffany D. Jackson! The Brooklyn native and Howard alum’s second novel ☛MONDAY’S NOT COMING [pub: Katherine Tegen Books] drops today. Catch Jackson at The Strand tonight at 7PM along with Mark Oshirothe,
The Heritage By Howard Bryant
Howard Bryant‘s ☛THE HERITAGE: BLACK ATHLETES, A DIVIDED AMERICA, AND THE POLITICS OF PATRIOTISM drops today on Beacon Press. I loved Bryant’s NPR interview where he traced the branding and political apathy of athletes from O.J Simpson to Michael Jordan:
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A Lucky Man By Jamel Brinkley
Happiest of Pub Days to Jamel Brinkley! His debut collection of short stories, ☛A LUCKY MAN: STORIES is on sale today.
Per Graywolf Press:
In the nine expansive, searching stories of A Lucky Man,
