My literary crush 📚❤️ James McBride releases his seventh book ☛DEACON KING KONG [pub: Riverhead Books] today and I can’t wait to hear the National Book Award-winning author read from his latest novel at Greenlight Bookstore this evening.
Africaville by Jeffrey Colvin
Fans of historical literature are bound to enjoy ☛AFRICAVILLE [pub: Amistad] by Jeffrey Colvin. I did. Though admittedly not always my favorite genre, Colvin’s fictional Black settlement of Africaville in Halifax, Nova Scotia lead me on a pleasure quest to learn more about the actual close-knit Black community of Africville in Canada.
New Cover For Nappily Faithful By Trisha R. Thomas
This past Sunday ☛NAPPILY EVER AFTER author Trisha R. Thomas posted a gorgeous, vibrant new cover for her third novel in the Nappily series ☛NAPPILY FAITHFUL [pub: St. Martin’s Griffin] on Instagram. The original version was published by St.
Netflix Adapting Stephanie Land’s Memoir Maid As A Television Series
Netflix is turning one of President Obama’s summer 2019 reading picks, Stephanie Land’s ☛MAID: HARD WORK, LOW PAY, AND A MOTHER’S WILL TO SURVIVE [pub: Hachette Books], into a television series. Maid‘s been on my TBR list since it originally dropped back in January.
A Song For You: My Life With Whitney Houston By Robyn Crawford
Whitney Houston’s dear friend, Robyn Crawford is appearing on Jada Pinkett Smith’s Red Table Talk airing this Monday, November 18th on Facebook to discuss her recent memoir ☛A SONG FOR YOU: MY LIFE WITH WHITNEY HOUSTON [pub: Dutton]. Looking forward to a respectful and insightful interview.
The Black Book Reissued – Foreword And Preface By Toni Morrison. NYC Memorial November 21st
I am so pleased the book is alive again. I still think there is no other work that tells and visualizes a story of such misery with seriousness, humor, grace and triumph.
—Toni Morrison
Adding the reissue of ☛THE BLACK BOOK with the foreword and preface by Toni Morrison and edited by Middleton A.
