Keep me posted on the latest book releases, signings, conferences and conversations.
But no matter how many say so, my sons, you are not a problem. Mothering you is not a problem. It is a gift. A vast one. A breathtaking one, beautiful. One that makes me pray for an unmercenary spirit about what I am here to do, never considering it a burden or worthy of particular praise.
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.
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.
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.
Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the bestselling memoir ☛EAT, LOVE, PRAY: ONE WOMAN’S SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING ACROSS ITALY, INDIA AND INDONESIA [pub: Riverhead Books] posted her top 10 writing tips on Instagram today. The writer in me is eternally grateful.
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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.
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.
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,
Can we please take a moment to salute author Imani Perry and the beautiful cover of her latest book ☛BREATHE: A LETTER TO MY SONS [pub: Beacon Press]? This must-read drops on September 17th. In the meantime, catch the author of ☛LOOKING FOR LORRAINE: THE RADIANT AND RADICAL LIFE OF LORRAINE HANSBERRY [pub: Beacon Press] in conversation with fellow wordsmith Sarah M.
Rick Ross’ memoir ☛HURRICANES [pub: Hanover Square Press] with Neil Martinez-Belkin arrives in bookstores and e-readers Tuesday, September 3rd. Join the Miami rapper in conversation with hip-hop journalist, Rob Markman Wednesday, September 4th at The Schomburg Center for Black Culture and Research. While general admission is sold out,
