ICYMI, yesterday handsome HBO Insecure star and now author, Jay Ellis posted the cover of his memoir ☛DID EVERYONE HAVE AN IMAGINARY FRIEND (OR JUST ME)? ADVENTURES IN BOYHOOD [pub: One World] on Instagram. I’m intrigued. Like how does his childhood made-up friend “morph into adult consciousness?”
BLK MKT Vintage by Jannah and Kiyanna Handy Available for Pre-Order
Super excited about the release of ☛BLK MKT VINTAGE: RECLAIMING OBJECTS AND CURIOSITIES THAT TELL BLACK STORIES [Black Dog & Leventhal of Hachette Book Group] by Jannah and Kiyanna Handy on sale October 15, 2024. Proud Brooklynite and Oscar-winning filmmaker Spike Lee penned the forward of their highly-anticipated hardcover.
Karen Good Marable Writes A Children’s Book: Yaya And The Sea
On the first day of spring, when the city is quiet and still, little Yaya takes the A train down to New York City’s southern shores with her mama and aunties to greet Mama Ocean and celebrate the arrival of a new season through a ritual of letting go of the past and embracing the new.
Book Event: Nadirah Simmons’ First Things First Launch At BLK MKT Vintage In Brooklyn, NY
I’m reading it…, there was a loving intention there for women and for women in hip-hop.
—April Walker on February 1, 2024
Ladies Of Hip-Hop Journalism
The Better Half By Alli Frank & Asha Youmans Is Your Summer Must-Read!
And are we going to have to play twenty questions and end up late for our facials, or are you going to give it up easily to me this morning just like you did last night…? …I wanna know just how high that vanilla cone stacked up after a lifetime of chocolate.
Wildflower: A Memoir By Aurora James Is Out Today! Happy Book Birthday! 🥳
Celebrated fashion designer Aurora James just dropped her memoir ☛WILDFLOWER [pub: Crown Publishing] today. I caught the founder of the luxury brand Brother Vellies discussing her book with Robin Roberts on Good Morning America earlier today.