In one of Electric Lit’s most-read essays of the year, “Black Women Are Being Erased From Book Publishing,” Jennifer Baker examines the publishing industry in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020. She holds the publishing industry accountable for appointing high-profile Black... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2023-12-21 12:15:00 UTC ]
A new volume of the Black feminist’s previously unpublished writing is read in audiobook form by a full cast of Black women. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-12-15 10:00:20 UTC ]
Obsessively scratching her scalp, while simultaneously chiding herself not to, Kendra Rae Phillips sits on a MetroNorth train anxious and jittery. She’s worried about being found, after being found out. Every lingering eye incites more sweat, and more scratching. Relief only comes when her train... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2023-06-19 11:07:00 UTC ]
Journalist and super fan Danyel Smith champions the role of Black women in pop music in “Shine Bright,” which combines memoir with music history. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2022-07-18 19:10:00 UTC ]
PW, in partnership with Amazon Publishing, presents this panel— scheduled for May 25, 1:30–2:30 p.m. ET, and moderated by Regina Brooks, the founder and president of Serendipity Literary Agency—in which Cin Fabré, Bria Adimora Godley, Danielle Prescod, and Aomawa Shields discuss their... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
In this Washington Post Live conversation from May 4, author Danyel Smith explains why she wanted to give Black women their due in “Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-05-10 10:00:00 UTC ]
"Today" show book club pick "Memphis" traces the lives of three generations of Black women. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-04-12 14:16:05 UTC ]
bell hooks was a legend. She was also human, and we should celebrate her complexity. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-12-16 17:44:05 UTC ]
Independent publisher Pinter & Martin has snapped up Kimberly Seals Allers' "positive, empowering" birthing guide for Black mothers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-24 08:31:58 UTC ]
A National Book Award nominee's new children's books for Easter 2022, Matthew Paul Turner adds more kids' titles, podcaster Faitth Brooks has "a love letter to Black Women' in the works, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
Deesha Philyaw talks about the long gestation of her collection 'The Secret Lives of Church Ladies,' a Times Book Prize finalist for first fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2021-04-06 16:30:19 UTC ]
Dialogue Books has aquired A Word from the Margins: The Intersections of Race, Gender, Class and Ambition by Lennina Ofori. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-03-14 04:33:22 UTC ]
These beautifully narrated audiobook short story collections tell precise, polished tales about Black women, the fantastical, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-01-19 11:30:00 UTC ]
Convergent lands bestselling author Philip Yancey’s life story, including his upbringing in the South; Broadleaf takes a guide to the ancient Enneagram typing system geared toward Black women, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
The founder of IFundWomen of Color lays out the hard-won lessons that helped her get investments and cofounder-level equity. Growing up with an entrepreneur mom meant my weekends looked different. We’d drive from event to event, in churches, convention centers, and community centers, where I... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2020-12-02 05:00:17 UTC ]
To highlight the publication of the new edition of 'The Cancer Journals' by Penguin Classics, Penguin Random House is partnering with the Black Women’s Health Imperative to connect the real-world impact of Audre Lorde’s work with the community that influenced it. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
As Crown Publishing predicted, readers eagerly anticipated Michelle Obama’s Becoming. Autobiography and memoir are best selling categories because virtually everyone enjoys learning about the private life of public figures. In this case, many were curious about the woman who seemed to rise above... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2020-08-12 11:00:00 UTC ]
Two Black women are taking top positions at Simon & Schuster and Knopf. They talk to Rebecca Carroll about language, action, the power of books and the pace of change. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-07-30 14:00:29 UTC ]
HQ has signed a "fresh and original" business manifesto for black women by marketing consultant Sophie Williams. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-18 13:05:24 UTC ]
20 of the best audiobooks narrated by black women, including fiction, classics, science fiction and fantasy, memoir, essays, and poetry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-02-14 11:38:06 UTC ]