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09/08/2020

✨Happy #TuesdayTogether! On Tuesday we spotlight something or someone literary, Black, and wonderful! Today we're highlighting the amazing Bookstagrammer Crystal Forte, @melanatedreader!
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✨ Crystal is a high school educator in Alabama and full-time Ph.D student at St. John’s University with a concentration in Literacy and At-Risk Youth. She is an Alumni of Miles College, Alabama State University, Troy University and a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. In her spare time, she loves to read, travel, spend time with her family, and book blog through her platform @melanatedreader. You can find out more info at the website link in her bio.⁣
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✨Tag an amazing Black bookstagrammer in the comments!

08/28/2020

'Black Bottom Saints': A Love Letter To Detroit's History

📻 BLACK BOTTOM SAINTS author Alice Randall sat down with NPR's Ari Shapiro to discuss her new book, "a love letter to Detroit's history." Listen at the link. https://fal.cn/3a0N1

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author Alice Randall about her new novel, Black Bottom Saints.

08/27/2020

Book Review - Black Bottom Saints by Alice Randall

✨📖 BLACK BOTTOM SAINTS by Alice Randall "is an intriguing and beguiling look at the storied city at the height of its pomp."
— BookPage https://fal.cn/39ZkY

Alice Randall’s latest novel is a genre-bending series of profiles of the dazzling residents of Black Bottom, the heart of Detroit’s Black community.

08/26/2020

#BlackLiveMatter #JacobBlake

08/25/2020

✨For today's #TuesdayTogether we'd like to spotlight the work and wonder of author Edward P. Jones!⁣⁣
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✨ To say that New York Times bestselling author Edward P. Jones has an extensive list of accolades might be an understatement. He has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, the National Book Critics Circle award, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and the Lannan Literary Award for THE KNOWN WORLD. He also received a MacArthur Fellowship. His first collection of stories, LOST IN THE CITY, won the PEN/Hemingway Award and was short listed for the National Book Award. His second collection, ALL AUNT HAGAR’S CHILDREN, was a finalist for the Pen/Faulkner Award. When we said extensive, we meant it!⁣
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Edward currently lives in Washington, D.C. and has been an instructor of fiction writing at a range of universities, including Princeton. (He's also the namesake of the Amistad team puppy, a super cute Goldendoodle named Jonesy!)⁣⁣
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✨Tag an amazing classic by a Black author in the comments!⁣⁣
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#edwardpjones #classicblackbooks #theknownworld #lostinthecity #allaunthagarschildren

08/25/2020

Black Bottom Saints

🤔😲Did you miss the BLACK BOTTOM SAINTS virtual launch party at Fisk University? You can watch the entire recording below.

Author Alice Randall was interviewed about her book by Caroline Randall Williams; took guests on a tour of a virtual art gallery hung with 53 collage portraits by artist Jimmy James Greene each of which translates a chapter of her novel into an image; debuted the Black Bottom Saints theme song performed by Louis York; read a short passage from her work; AND took questions from the audience via the chat!

08/21/2020

✨#FridaySweepstakes | BLACK BOTTOM SAINTS by @msalicerandall “is a gorgeous swirl of fiction, history and motor oil” said @npr. And we’re giving 1 lucky winner a copy of this enthralling literary tour-de-force that pays tribute to Detroit's legendary Black Bottom neighborhood.⁣
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✨Here's how to enter for a chance to win: ⁣⁣Comment using the hashtag #SweepstakesEntry.⁣
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NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Enter for a chance to win 1 copy of BLACK BOTTOM SAINTS by Alice Randall. This sweepstakes ends Sunday, August 23 at 11:59pm EST. U.S. residents only ages 18 and up. See the Official Rules here: https://bit.ly/2QdmOwH⁣
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#blackbottomsaints #alicerandall #detroit #npr #blackhistory #amistadsweepstakes

08/21/2020

19 new books to add to your summer reading list—hurry!

⏱️🏝️It's your last chance to sneak in a summer read! Literary Hub named BLACK BOTTOM SAINTS by Alice Randall as one of the 19 new books to add to your summer reading list. https://fal.cn/39Sgk

Ah, the days of summer are winding down. The days are getting shorter. The leaves are starting to brown. The air feels a little crisper. (Unless you’re in Death Valley. Global warming is real…

08/20/2020

Book giveaway for Girl Gurl Grrrl: On Womanhood and Belonging in the Age of Black Girl Magic by Kenya Hunt Aug 13-Aug 25, 2020

😱📚Enter to win one of 20 advance reader's editions of GIRL GURL GRRRL by Kenya Hunt! https://fal.cn/39RbH

This provocative, humorous, and, at times, heartbreaking collection of essays dives into what it means to be black, a woman, a mother, and a global citizen in today's ever-changing world.

Enter to win one of 20 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Aug 13-Aug 25, 2020. Enter to win one of 20 advance reader's editions of Girl Gurl Grrl...

08/20/2020

The Books Everyone Will Be Talking About This Week

✨BLACK BOTTOM SAINTS by Alice Randall is one of Bustle's Best New Books of the Week! https://fal.cn/39QV6 via

Romance and coming-of-age stories take center-stage among the best new books out the week of August 17.

08/19/2020

📝✨Take this quiz to find out which BLACK BOTTOM SAINT you need! https://fal.cn/39PvD

Inspired by the Catholic Saints Day Books, BLACK BOTTOM SAINTS by Alice Randall honors Detroit's Black Bottom neighborhood and 52 of its most notable and locally famous residents.

08/18/2020

✨It's time for #TuesdayTogether. Today we're highlighting the work of Glory Edim (@guidetoglo) and @wellreadblackgirl!⁣⁣
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✨You may have already heard of Well-Read Black Girl (If not, head to their IG ASAP!). Since being launched in 2015 by Glory Edim, Well-Read Black Girl has steadily grown into a thriving online community of nearly 400k instagram followers, with a goal to showcase the universality of Black women through literature. Each month, Glory hosts book club meetings discussing and amplifying Black women writers. In fall 2017, she organized the first-ever WRBG Fest featuring award-winning writers, including Jacqueline Woodson, Tayari Jones, and Renée Watson. Whether gathering in-person or connecting online, WRBG is a one-of-a-kind affirming space for Black women to engage in discourse with one another. Be sure to keep an eye 👀 out on their page for details on WRBG Fest 2020!⁣⁣
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✨Tag you favorite Black book club in the comments!⁣
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#WRBG #WellReadBlackGirl #AmistadBooks #tuesdaytogether

08/18/2020

🎊📖Happy Publication Day to BLACK BOTTOM SAINTS by Alice Randall!

This tribute to Detroit's legendary Black Bottom neighborhood is told through the eyes of Joseph “Ziggy” Johnson, the pulse of the district from the Great Depression through the post-World War II years. https://fal.cn/39O25

08/14/2020

✨#FridaySweepstakes | Black Bottom is a state of mind, said BLACK BOTTOM SAINTS author @msalicerandall. “Black Bottom is proud and loud, work-hard-play-harder swagger. It insists on respect for the worth of every Black person.”⁣
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Detroit’s Black Bottom, a black Midwestern neighborhood that rivaled New York City’s Harlem and Chicago’s Bronzeville was the inspiration for BLACK BOTTOM SAINTS, honoring 52 of its most notable and locally famous residents.⁣
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✨We’re giving 1 lucky winner a copy of this novel. Here's how to enter for a chance to win: ⁣⁣Comment using the hashtag #SweepstakesEntry.⁣
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NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Enter for a chance to win 1 copy of BLACK BOTTOM SAINTS by Alice Randall. This sweepstakes ends Sunday, August 16 at 11:59pm EST. U.S. residents only ages 18 and up. See the Official Rules here: https://bit.ly/31R9dAP ⁣
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#blackbottomsaints #alicerandall #detroit #blackbooksmatter #blackhistory #amistadsweepstakes #amistadbooksweepstakes

08/11/2020

⭐ For today's #TuesdayTogether we'd like to 🔦 spotlight the marvelous Janet Webster Jones and @sourcebooksellers!⁣
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⭐ Janet is a retired educator from the Detroit Public Schools, where she spent a 40-year career! She has been in the bookselling business since 1989, starting out as an events vendor. Janet opened her first brick and mortar store, Source Booksellers, inside the Spiral Collective, a shared space with three other women-owned, African American businesses in Detroit's Midtown area in 2002. The bookstore moved in 2013, right across the street to its current home where it has developed a unique niche of non-fiction, offering both books and unusual sideline items that enhance your life and your lifestyle— everything from world maps, oils and incense, to raw snacks.⁣
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⭐ Tag one of your favorite black-owned bookstores in the comments!

08/11/2020

These Are the Best Books to Pick Up Before Summer Ends

👀📚Looking for a great read to finish out your summer? O, The Oprah Magazine calls BLACK BOTTOM SAINTS by Alice Randall "an alluring cocktail of a novel" and one of the books to pick up before summer ends! https://fal.cn/39FIN

Spend the dog days of summer with these 22 reads.

08/07/2020

✨#FridaySweepstakes | Looking for a great read to finish out your ☀️summer? @oprahmagazine calls BLACK BOTTOM SAINTS by @msalicerandall “an alluring cocktail of a novel” and one of the books to pick up before summer ends! And did we mention it has cocktail recipes too!🍸😋⁣
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✨We’re giving 1 lucky winner a copy of this novel. Here's how to enter for a chance to win: ⁣⁣Just tag a friend and use the hashtag #SweepstakesEntry.⁣
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NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Enter for a chance to win 1 copy of BLACK BOTTOM SAINTS by Alice Randall. This sweepstakes ends Sunday, August 9 at 11:59pm EST. U.S. residents only ages 18 and up. See the Official Rules here: https://bit.ly/2DJd76p⁣
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#blackbottomsaints #alicerandall #detroit #blackbooksmatter #blackhistory

08/07/2020

With ‘Say It Louder,’ Tiffany D. Cross Wants Voters to Take Their Power Back

🤔What does SAY IT LOUDER! author Tiffany D. Cross want readers to take from her new book? Read her Q&A with Shondaland and find out. https://fal.cn/39Bw0

Cross talks to Shondaland about her new book, “Say It Louder!: Black Voters, White Narratives, and Saving Our Democracy.”

08/05/2020

Tiffany Cross Weighs in on Joe Biden’s Campaign and Shares About Book “Say It Louder” | The View

📺✨Did you miss SAY IT LOUDER! author Tiffany D. Cross on The View? Re-watch her discuss her book and more at https://fal.cn/39yYn

The author of “Say It Louder” reacts to President Trump’s claim that “more white people” die at the hands of law enforcement. Subscribe to our YouTube channe...

08/04/2020

✨It's Tuesday, and you know what that means? 😌 #TuesdayTogether! Time for us to spotlight🔦 another fantastic Black person working in the #bookworld! This week it's @inkandfable, a beautiful blog and bookstagram run by Patience Randle.⁣
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✨Patience created her blog Ink & Fable in 2016 to share her love for reading📚. Over time, it has transformed into much more than that — becoming a lifestyle blog for the modern bibliophile💁🏽‍♀️! Ink & Fable features a mix of everything that Patience loves: style, travel, and of course all things bookish! Patience believes that in today’s world, it’s important to form authentic relationships in order to truly engage. It’s about more than just posting a photo and a hashtag, it’s about telling your story. (We couldn't agree more!)⁣
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✨Tag you favorite bookish blog in the comments!

08/03/2020

✨"This is an exuberant celebration of the arts, including the arts of living well and caring for others."— Booklist on BLACK BOTTOM SAINTS by Alice Randall. https://fal.cn/39vX2

07/28/2020

🚨AUTHOR EVENT ALERT🚨Join THE SECRET WOMEN author Sheila J Williams tomorrow for a virtual event on FB Live with Joseph-Beth Booksellers! https://fal.cn/39p6L

07/27/2020

What Jessica Care Moore Reads - She Reads

🤔📚What does one of the leading poets of our time jessica Care moore have on her bookshelf? Head to She Reads to find out. https://fal.cn/39nTU

Activist and artist Jessica Care Moore has performed her works of poetry across the world, including excerpts from her works, The Words Don’t Fit in My Mouth, The Alphabet Verses The Ghetto, and God is Not an American. Her latest work, We Want Our Bodies Back, is available now. The CEO of Moore Bl...

07/24/2020

Here Are The 50 Most Impactful Black Books Of The Last 50 Years

✨👏🏿BARRACOON by #ZoraNealeHurston is one of the "50 Most Impactful Black Books of The Last 50 Years" via Essence at https://fal.cn/39lFM

In honor of our triumphant story, celebrating 50 years as a magazine, we’ve chosen 50 remarkable books from the last 50 years.

07/24/2020

Most Anticipated: The Great Second-Half 2020 Book Preview - The Millions

🎉The Millions named BLACK BOTTOM SAINTS by Alice Randall as one of the most anticipated books for the second-half of 2020!
Check out the full list at: https://fal.cn/39l3V

Wash your hands, wear your mask, keep a safe distance from others, and pick out a book. There are so many here to keep you company.

07/23/2020

7 new books to read in July

✨📖Fortune magazine lists SAY IT LOUDER! by Tiffany D. Cross as one of the 7 New Books to Read this month. https://fal.cn/39k0m

Including in-depth examination of the role of Black voters in the American electorate and the subsequent suppression of voting rights, and an exploration of long-term friendships from the hosts of the hit podcast 'Call Your Girlfriend.'

07/22/2020

Black Bottom Saints, a novel by Alice Randall

📝Take this quiz to find out 'Who's Your Saint?' from the book BLACK BOTTOM SAINTS by Alice Randall!
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Black Bottom Saints, a novel hailed as an "instant American classic." Enter Ziggy Johnson's world to discover the Black Bottom truth: Black joy is radical!

07/10/2020

HarperAudio

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Breakout political analyst Tiffany D. Cross delivers a sweeping snapshot of Democracy and the role African Americans have played in its shaping in SAY IT LOUDER! from HarperCollins and Amistad - Get the audio, read by Tiffany and Leon Nixon, here: https://bit.ly/2W1TZXD

06/25/2020

Say It Louder! Black Voters, White Narratives, and Saving Our Democracy

🗣️SAY IT LOUDER! author Tiffany D. Cross "writes with entertaining and personable prose, almost as if readers are listening to her speak," said Library Journal.

Read the full review of this sweeping snapshot of American Democracy by the breakout media and political analyst. https://fal.cn/38OHP

06/23/2020

Books-A-Million

HITTING A STRAIGHT LICK WITH A CROOKED STICK is an outstanding collection of stories about love and migration, gender and class, racism and sexism that proudly reflect African American folk culture. Find a copy in-store or online: https://bit.ly/3ddCSrn

06/20/2020

Black-Owned Bookstore Sees Surging Sales

See #Blackpublishingpower at work!

Business sees boom as people educate themselves about race

06/19/2020

3 Questions With Amistad

✨Introducing '3 Questions of Amistad' featuring our first guest the phenomenal Jenifer Lewis For Real and our Editorial Director, Tracy Sherrod!

Tell us your favorite takeaway in the comments! And check out the link for a giveaway of Jenifer's book, THE MOTHER OF BLACK HOLLYWOOD! https://linktr.ee/amistadbooks

06/18/2020

Library Love Fest

Library Love Fest

We were LIVE with a very special episode of DOOR TO DOOR featuring Alice Randall, author of BLACK BOTTOM SAINTS, in conversation with her Amistad editor Patrik Bass.

Pre-order your copy of BLACK BOTTOM SAINTS (on sale 8/18): https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062968623/black-bottom-saints/

Check out this sample of the BLACK BOTTOM SAINTS Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5rIxnCNgvweRmdrR427reV?si=aS8tMXSqRVKm_5sr-UOiQA

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06/16/2020

✨Our goal is to amplify black voices, with that in mind, we are introducing #TuesdaysTogether! Every Tuesday we will be spotlighting one of our favorite Black authors, bookstores, bookstagrammers, and more as a way to promote, educate, and build community.

First up is MahoganyBooks✨This amazing Black-owned independent bookstore in Washington, D.C. was started online as the manifestation of husband and wife duo Derrick and Ramunda's love for culture, community, and literature. Their mission is to meet the literary needs of readers in search of books written for, by, or about people of the African Diaspora. https://fal.cn/38F5o

Tag your favorite black-owned bookstore in the comments!

06/15/2020

25 New Books by Black Authors to Buy Now

👀📖Looking to #SupportBlackAuthors? Vogue included HITTING A STRAIGHT LICK WITH A CROOKED STICK by Zora Neale Hurston, LAKEWOOD by Megan Giddings & WE WANT OUR BODIES BACK by jessica Care moore as 'New Books by Black Authors to Buy Now!'

*Be sure to check out the great list of Black-owned bookstores to purchase from at the end! 💁🏾‍♀️

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With book tours and events cancelled, it's a harder time than ever to release a book. A list of new and forthcoming books to support black authors.