Major congratulations to author Vanessa Walters on GMA selecting her debut novel ☛THE NIGERWIFE [pub: Atria/Simon & Schuster] as their May book club pick. Oh, and while we’re raising our champagne flutes, keep ’em up high as we toast to this London native securing an HBO deal back in August for the story’s adaptation into a drama series before the first copy even landed on bookshelves.
🚨 New Book Alert: Lil Kim’s Memoir The Queen Bee With Kathy Iandoli
I’m excited to finally get to tell my story after all this time. Many people have thought they knew the story of Lil’ Kim, but they have no idea.
—Lil’ Kim in People magazine
ICYMI: Yesterday, People magazine announced that Kimberly ‘Lil’Kim’’ Jones is releasing her memoir ☛THE QUEEN BEE [pub: Hachette] with Kathy Iandoli on November 2,
🚨 New Book Alert: Raekwon’s From Staircase to Stage with Anthony Bozza This Fall
ICYMI: Rapper Raekwon the Chef announced the release of his fall memoir yesterday ☛FROM STAIRCASE TO STAGE: THE STORY OF RAEKWON AND THE WU-TANG CLAN [pub: Gallery Books], written with Anthony Bozza, on his Instagram yesterday. I’m hoping it’s as insightful as the Showtime docu-series Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men,
🚨 New Book Alert: You Got Anything Stronger? By Gabrielle Union This Fall
You Got Anything Stronger? is me at my most vulnerable. I have recently found true strength in that vulnerability, and I want to share that power with you here, through this book.
—Gabrielle Union in You Got Anything Stronger?
She’s baaack!
Cole Brown’s Greyboy: Finding Blackness In A White World Lands An ABC TV Series Development Deal
What a dream come true this is! It still astounds me to think that what began as a college essay a few years ago has made it all the way to ABC. No duo I’d rather work with to bring Greyboy to life than @yarashahidi & @chocolatemommyluv Let’s get to work!
Rest In Peace And Power Cicely Tyson Dead At 96 🕊 Celebs Pay Tribute
Trailblazing actress Cicely Tyson died yesterday at the age of 96. The new author just released her memoir ☛JUST AS I AM [pub: HarperCollins] three days ago along with a virtual book tour including a conversation scheduled with Whoopi Goldberg yesterday and Tyler Perry on Monday,