Keep me posted on the latest book releases, signings, conferences and conversations.
Happiest of Pub Days to Jasmine Guillory! Her debut novel ☛THE WEDDING DATE drops today. Check her out tonight at East Bay Booksellers in Oakland, California.
Per Penguin Randomhouse:
A groomsman and his last-minute guest are about to discover if a fake date can go the distance in this fun and flirty debut novel.
Happiest of Pub Days to Marley Dias! The #1000BlackGirlBooks creator’s debut ☛MARLEY DIAS GETS IT DONE: AND SO CAN YOU! [pub: Scholastic Press] arrives in book stores and on e-readers today! Interested in meeting this young activist in person? Click here for book tour deets.
Junot Díaz wrote a children’s book y’all! The Pulitzer prize-winning author’s first children’s book ☛ISLANDBORN [pub: Dial Books for Young Readers] drops March 13, 2018. with beautiful illustrations by Leo Espinosa.
Per The New York Times:
“Islandborn” features a young girl named Lola who lives in Washington Heights and was born in the Dominican Republic.
New Book Alert! ☛THIS WILL BE MY UNDOING: LIVING AT THE INTERSECTION OF BLACK, FEMALE, AND FEMINIST IN (WHITE) AMERICA by Morgan Jerkins drops in a couple of weeks on January 30, 2018. The author’s book tour starts that same day.
Per HarperCollins:
☛WHEN THEY CALL YOU A TERRORIST: A BLACK LIVES MATTER MEMOIR by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and asha bandele [pub: St. Martin’s Press] drops next Tuesday, January 16, 2017. These powerful sistas are also headed on a nationwide book tour. First stop: The Schomburg next Tuesday at 6:30pm.
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