Major congratulations to legendary mystery author the Valerie Wilson Wesley on the release of her latest book βA GLIMMER OF DEATHΒ [pub: Kensington] today. I’m embarrassed to admit that I did not know that the woman behind the beloved Tamara Hayle series is thankfully still writing books.
Charles M. Blows’ The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto Is Out Today.βπΎβπΎ Happy Book Birthday! π₯³
New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow‘s highly-anticipated book βTHE DEVIL KNOW: A BLACK POWER MANIFESTO [pub: Harper] drops today. Catch the author of the bestselling memoir βFIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES [Houghton Mifflin Harcourt] in virtual conversation with CNN’s Bakari Sellers on Wednesday,
Cicely Tyson’s Memoir Just As I Am Drops Today. Happy Book Birthday! π₯³
Today we celebrate the release of 96-year-old working actress, Cicely Tyson’s memoir βJUST AS I AM [pub: HarperCollins] written with illustrious author Michelle Buford. It’s flooring that my earliest memory of the Emmy winner is watching her brilliant performance in 1974’sΒ Autobiography ofΒ Miss Jane PittmanΒ and that my most recent is last year’sΒ Cherish The Day,
The Rib King By Ladee Hubbard Drops Today! Happy Book Birthday! π₯³
Novelist Ladee Hubbard‘s second book βTHE RIB KING [pub: Amistad] releases today. The New Orleans-based author’s first book βTHE TALENTED RIBKINS [pub: Melville House Publishing] not only won the 2018 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Debut Fiction,
Chlorine Sky By Mahogany L. Browne Drops Today! Happy Book Birthday! π₯³
Celebrated poetΒ Mahogany L. Browne‘s debut novelΒ βCHLORINE SKY [pub:Crown Books for Young Readers] releases today! βChlorine Sky is about an African-American teen dealing with fractured friendships, first romances, and her own empowering coming-of-age.β If you missed the chance to purchase tickets to Well-Read Black Girl’s Friendship Summit celebrating Chlorine Sky‘s launch today,Β
Bevelations: Lessons From A Mutha, Auntie, Bestie By Bevy Smith
Being tethered to a career I had outgrown was like standing for two hours in a pair of six-inch spike heels: it looked good, but my feet were swollen and in agony!
Bevy Smith’s candid, hilarious and heartwarming book βBEVELATIONS: LESSONS FROM A MUTHA,