Keep me posted on the latest book releases, signings, conferences and conversations.
I spent Thursday evening in the company of splendid women, women of splendor in fact.
My daughter.
Nikki Giovanni.
MSNBC’s Joy Ann Reid
My friends Elon Johnson and Dawn Julian.
And numerous more.
Thank you Nikki Giovanni and The Schomburg Center for bringing us all together in Harlem…
I finished this page turner 11 days ago. Paired the ending of ☛A BEAUTIFUL, TERRIBLE THING: A MEMOIR OF MARRIAGE AND BETRAYL with my favorite Rosè this summer, Los Bermejos’ Listán Rosado.
My Insta Friend @lauri_writes described having a “book hangover” after she finished this gripping memoir.
Listen. Author Jen Waite has disrupted my week with her riveting memoir ☛A BEAUTIFUL TERRIBLE, THING: A MEMOIR OF MARRIAGE AND BETRAYAL [pub: Plume].
Just as Beyoncè’s Lemonade and Jay-Z’s 4:44 caused so many to pause, reflect, project and wax poetic,
I know ☛BEHOLD THE DREAMERS by Imbolo Mbue is Oprah Winfrey’s current book club selection, however it was my book club’s last selection, so… first! Ha! I enjoyed the story, loved the writing and hated the ending. It is a moving novel that had me all in my feelings – from elation and frustration to joy and utter sadness.
#WCW #WCE Love this beautiful Black Woman. Forever. #CorettaScottKing
…Through the grapevine, I had heard rumors that Hoover’s FBI had prepared a suicide letter and a doctored tape to embarrass Martin…But I understand, the question everyone wants to know is this: Do I believe my husband was unfaithful?
My soul needs this…
☛REST IN POWER: THE ENDURING LIFE OF TRAYVON MARTIN. A PARENT’S STORY OF LOVE, INJUSTICE, AND THE BIRTH OF A MOVEMENT [pub: Spiegel & Grau] by Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin is a must read!
It was such an honor to attend Random House’s Big Ideas Night With The Parents of Trayvon Martin.
Man crushing on author Marlon James. His novel ☛A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEVEN KILLINGS [pub: Riverhead Books, was the only monogamous, committed relationship I entered into in all of 2016. Seriously. In order to fully experience and appreciate this 688-page brilliance, I couldn’t and didn’t read anything else while I was involved with it.
New Book Drop! ☛GONE ‘TIL NOVEMBER: A JOURNAL OF RIKERS ISLAND by Lil Wayne [publisher: Plume books] on sale today, Oct. 11th!
Per Penguin Random House:
From rap superstar Lil Wayne comes the long-awaited Gone ’Til November,
Happy Pub Day to actress and author Taraji P. Henson! Her memoir, ☛AROUND THE WAY GIRL written with Denene Miller drops today on Atria Books.
Per Simon & Schuster:
With a sensibility that recalls her beloved screen characters,
New Book Drop! ☛DIAMONDS AND PEARL by K’wan [pub: St. Martins Press] releases today, Oct. 11th! Congrats to the “bestselling crime novelist!” He’s got over 20 novels published! #WriteToEat indeed.
Per St. Martin’s Press:
They say that good girls like bad boys,
