Happiest of pub days Angie Cruz! The Washington Heights native’s third novel ☛DOMINICANA [pub: Flatiron Books] hits bookstores and e-readers today. I’m so looking forward to traveling from the Dominican Republic with 15-year-old Ana Cancion to New York City in 1965.
Rick Ross On Good Morning America
Did you catch Rick Ross on Good Morning America this morning? The Miami rapper-turned-author’s memoir ☛HURRICANES drops tomorrow. Check out his Los Angeles book signing this Friday, September 6th at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Pet By Akwaeke Emezi
Akwaeke Emezi ‘s highly-anticipated debut YA novel ☛PET [pub: Make Me A World] drops next Tuesday, September 10th and I’m making it my business to catch their book signing at Books Are Magic in the Cobble Hill section of Brooklyn at 7:30 p.m.
Permanent Record By Mary H.K. Choi
Author Mary H.K. Choi is releasing her second novel ☛PERMANENT RECORD [pub: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers] next Tuesday, September 3rd. Her first book ☛EMERGENCY CONTACT was a New York Times bestseller. Check out my fellow XXL magazine alum that same evening at Books Are Magic in Brooklyn and get your copy signed.
Everything Inside: Stories By Edwidge Danticat
Let’s all rejoice! Literary phenom Edwidge Danticat‘s collection of eight stories ☛EVERYTHING INSIDE [pub: Knopf] is available today. I’ve been longing for some good storytelling that challenges my own writing and honestly, reading abilities while transporting me out of my own world into an elsewhere that leaves me more self aware.
Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika and Maritza Moulite
Raising a yummy cup of coffee to sister authors Maika and Maritza Moulite! Their YA novel ☛DEAR HAITI, LOVE ALAINE [pub: Inkyard Press] drops next Tuesday, September 3rd. Catch the gorgeous duo at Charis Books & More in Decatur, Georgia on Wednesday,
