Time froze in 2013 and only writing for Her made it move. But I wasn’t done grieving. The novel grew with me for almost a decade of growing without Mama.
It’s a celebration now!! Of life, hard work & LOVE! I GOT A BOOK DEAL! This is my mama. I can’t wait to share her with you🖤
This reframing of authenticity that centers the people from whom authenticity is demanded in the workplace is a necessary one, and I’m grateful that @jodiann_b is in this together with @leeerinoglesby and @Flatironbooks!
Jodi-Ann Burey @jodiann_b sees the kinetic power coiled up in professionals of color, particularly Black women, who have been misled by lies about authenticity in the workplace. Her book is going to be a force. ✨ Can’t wait to publish this @Flatironbooks
Mama said we didn’t have much but we have our story.
Initially featured by @rgay, I am pleased to announce that my first published piece, If You Ever Find Yourself has been selected by @alexanderchee for Best American Essays 2022!!! Feeling beyond ecstatic.
We did it, Mama!!
Staying up late to finish this absolute stunner of a novel by @nikkierlick was a highlight in the “reasons I lost sleep” category of pandemic memories. All the more memorable with @liz_stein now in the mix!
This thread is a must read. Thank you @Tiff_Liao for giving shape to the spaces in between from which so many of us in publishing find ourselves navigating within.
I’m a children’s book editor because I believe liberation requires powerful acts of imagination. I spend a lot of time educating white people, packaging my marginalization in a way that's accessible, with the privilege & responsibility of white adjacency.
I want to know their names, who and what they loved, the people they had waiting for them at home, everything they hoped for. I want to know the fabric of their days and the contexts of their lives.
One of my very first books as an agent, @bymariandrew and I connected in the slush pile over a shared love of Maira Kalman. We've learned and built so much together along the way. We're coming Amazon!
@MelissaLaurenE I have to confess I have zero idea how that got posted (what is happening), but taking it as a sign from the universe that we needed to interact on here. Hi!!!