Keep me posted on the latest book releases, signings, conferences and conversations.
Happy Book Birthday to De’Shawn Charles Winslow! His debut novel ☛IN WEST MILLS arrives in bookstores today.
Catch the East Harlem resident—by way of Elizabeth City, North Carolina—at Decatur, Georgia’s Charis Books on Thursday, June 13th at 7:30 p.m.
Literature darling Nicole Dennis-Benn returns with her highly-anticipated, sophomore novel ☛PATSY [pub: Liveright Publishing]. I’m so intrigued by stories about mothers who leave their children in pursuit of happiness, salvation or preservation. One of my favorite Nicole Kidman performances is her Oscar-winning portrayal of Laura Brown in The Hours—based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Michael Cunningham.
Glory Edim’s anthology ☛WELL-READ BLACK GIRL: FINDING OUR STORIES, DISCOVERING OURSELVES [pub: Ballatine Books] is finally here! Avid readers around the globe pre-ordered this collection of original essays by the likes of Jesmyn Ward, Jacqueline Woodson, Tayari Jones and more.
Happiest of pub days to Imani Perry! ☛LOOKING FOR LORRAINE: THE RADIANT AND RADICAL LIFE OF LORRAINE HANSBERRY [pub: Beacon Press] is the Princeton University professor’s third book published in 2018 alone! Featured above is the trailer for PBS’ Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart which aired in January of this year.
Don’t you just love a great anthology? I cannot wait to dive into Jennifer N. Baker‘s ☛EVERYDAY PEOPLE: THE COLOR OF LIFE — A SHORT STORY ANTHOLOGY [pub: Atria Books]. New Yorkers can check her out at Astoria Bookshop on September 10th and Greenlight Bookstore October 1st.
I met Ntozake Shange in 2010 at the annual National Book Club Conference in Atlanta. I felt like the luckiest debut novelist. Not only had Curtis Bunn, the founder of NBCC, asked me to sit on a panel, but he’d invited me to sign and sell my first novel ☛THE CHEATING CURVE [pub: Dafina Books],
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