"Family Lore" by @acevedowrites is our #GMABookClub pick for August!
The novel explores hardships, heartbreaks and triumphs of the women in a family over generations and between the U.S. and Dominican Republic.
Read an excerpt: https://t.co/8i0y8OFprj
✨COVER REVEAL✨ Be warned, dear reader: The Black girls survive in this one. Thanks @tordotcom for sharing the cover of THE BLACK GIRL SURVIVES IN THIS ONE. Anthology drops 4/2/24 @Flatironbooks! Our amazing cover was illustrated/designed by Monet Alyssa
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From Akwaeke Emezi (@azemezi)’s debut romance novel, to Danyel Smith (@danamo)’s illustrious deep-dive into Black women in pop, these are the books by Black authors that R29Unbothered thinks you should be adding to your bookshelf this year: https://t.co/dcKf8WcSZD #R29Unbothered
Black authors are carrying us into bird sanctuaries, catholic mass pews, sweeping tropical graveyards, locker room huddles, ship bows, and the hollows of suburbia this season. #ESSENCE https://t.co/oiPIsnv2Lq
.@kokilabooks’ BORN ON THE WATER is a lyrical picture book in verse that allows for readers of all ages to reflect on the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance, by @nhannahjones, Newbery honor-winning author @reneewauthor, & illustrated by @4NIKKOLAS.
Our hearts are heavy over yet another shooting of a Black man, Daunte Wright, at the hands of police. It’s important to conduct a full and transparent investigation, but this is also a reminder of just how badly we need to reimagine policing and public safety in this country.