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Release Date 10/18/2022
Author: April Ryan
Publisher Amistad
🖋 In this long-overdue celebration of Black women’s resilience and unheralded strength, the revered, trailblazing White House correspondent reflects on “The Year That Changed Everything”—2020—and African-American women’s unprecedented role in upholding democracy.
“I am keenly aware that everyone and everything has a story,” April D. Ryan acknowledges. “Also, I have always marveled at Black women and how we work to move mountains and are never really thanked or recognized.” In Black Women Will Save the World, she melds these two truths, creating an inspiring and heart-tugging portrait of one of the momentous years in America, 2020—when America elected its first Black woman Vice President—and celebrates the tenacity, power, and impact of Black women across America.
From the beginning of the nation to today, Black women have transformed their pain into progress and have been at the frontlines of the nation’s political, social, and economic struggles. These “Sheroes” as Ryan calls them, include current political leaders such as Maxine Waters, Valerie Jarrett, and Kamala Harris; Brittany Packnett Cunningham, LaTosha Brown, and other activists; and artists like Regina King. Combining profiles and in-depth interviews with these influential movers and shakers and many more, Ryan explores the challenges Black women endure, and how the lessons they’ve learned can help us shape our own stories. Ryan also chronicles her personal journey from working-class Baltimore to the elite echelons of journalism and speaks out about the hurdles she faced in becoming one of the most well-connected members of the Washington press corps—while raising two daughters as a single mother in the aftermath of a messy divorce.
It is time for everyone to acknowledge Black women’s unrivaled contributions to America. Yet our democracy remains in peril, and their work is far from done. Black Women Will Save the World presents a vital kaleidoscopic look at women of different ages and from diverse backgrounds who devote their lives to making the world a better place—even if that means stepping out of their “place.”
Now available
Author ~ Daniel Bernstorm
Pictures by ~ Jenin Mohammed
Publisher ~ Amistad Books for Young Readers. HarperKids Books
🖋 From Daniel Bernstrom, the acclaimed author of One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree, comes a charming and irresistibly fun picture book about a young blind girl and her grandmother who experience the vibrant everyday music of their busy city.
A young girl, filled with the sounds of her beloved city, shares a song with her grandmother that changes the two forever. After helping Grandma realize that the city makes music as beautiful as the sounds they hear in church on Sunday morning, the two sit down and take in all the sounds of the city…together.
Song in the City bridges the gap between generations of music and family, while centering love, understanding, and joy.
What a blessing!
In memory and recognition of Dick Gregory’s 90th Birthday (October 12th), I am elated to present — The “I” in this instance represents the phenomenal team of incredibly talented professionals who linked arms around this project and brought it into fruition. I’m eternally grateful to each of you.
This project took 5 long years to tell a story of 84 years of service. I love and miss you Pop. You are still dropping jewels and giving gifts even on the days when we celebrate you. Long live Dick Gregory 🙏🏿❤️🖤
Please come out and join us as we celebrate a life well-lived and full of service.
Swipe right 👉🏿 >>>>
Chicago — October 7th and 8th @ The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
NYC — October 11th @ Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library
This book is dedicated to my beautiful mother and the love of my father’s life
Publishers Amistad HarperCollins
Literary agent Serendipity Literary Agency
Cover art Charly Palmer
Back cover photo Mathieu Bitton
Foreword by
Narrator Joe Morton
Narrator
Editor Dr. Christian C. Gregory - Dick Gregory Media
Family griot
Editor/ Biographer Prof. Ed Schmitt
Editor Jennifer Baker
Editor Melissa Fernandez
Cozy up this fall with our latest October book club selections! This month’s collection of must-reads feature highly anticipated new releases, debut authors, and epics that examine race, history, and culture. This month you can also discover shocking psychological thrillers and mind-blowing twists that will surely prepare you for the eerie October season! Head over to the link in our bio to discover all 12 of our book club selections.
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Atlas Obscura Cheryl Strayed Chloe Lukasiak Elin Hilderbrand Joseph Campbell Malala Megan Rapinoe Nicole Laeno
Richard Branson Roxane Gay Stephen Curry Susan Orlean Penguin Random House Macmillan Publishers HarperCollins Simon & Schuster Penguin Press Farrar, Straus and Giroux Clarion Books Avid Reader Press Watkins Publishing Levine Querido Flatiron Books Celadon Books Amistad Harper Books SC30, Inc.
Join us this Sunday, September 11, 2pm at the South Shore Arts Party for a conversation with Michael Twitty on "Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew" (from Amistad).
Presented in Partnership with Chicago Humanities Festival
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From Zora Neale Hurston comes MAGNOLIA FLOWER, a moving adaptation by Ibram X. Kendi - read in audio by Sheryl Lee Ralph 🔊
https://bit.ly/3cWppdw
HarperCollins Amistad HarperKids Books
WALKING IN MY JOY is a collection of electric stories by the one and only, super hilarious Jenifer Lewis For Real!!!
Listen to the , read by Jenifer and featuring original songs 🔊
https://bit.ly/3CM7aSA
Amistad HarperCollins
We are 𝘙𝘜𝘕𝘕𝘐𝘕𝘎 (in our joy) to the bookstore because Jenifer Lewis's newest book, Walking in My Joy, is out today! In this collection of electric stories, Jenifer takes us all around the world with her to demonstrate how she seeks pleasure and finds humor in everyday encounters. Guaranteed to make you laugh out loud and embrace your uniqueness 🌟
Order your copy:
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/walking-in-my-joy-jenifer-lewis?variant=39791868346402 Amistad
"KOSHERSOUL is Michael Twitty's joy- & pain-filled assertion that he & the many others living & cooking at the complicated, vibrant intersection of Black & Jewish are here & always have been." ✨ Read more below. (Amistad)
This book has been a long time coming but in April 2023 it will arrive. No Sweet Without Brine is in great hands with Amistad HarperCollins & editor Jenn Baker. This book has Idris Elba, questions about stars, Black love, and what it means to be alive right now. Big thanks to cover artist Kesha Bruce cause Yes Black Girl Magic Pre-orders are open
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from this week and last! With some faves from Soft Skull Press, Astra House Books, and Ecco Books; new Mohsin Hamid (Riverhead Books), Anthony Marra, Michael W. Twitty (Amistad), and Michelle Tea (Dey Street Books); exciting debuts from Alfred A. Knopf and Viking Books; and GREAT options.
Last week's pic features one of our August café specials: "When Life Gives You Lemons." This week, it's a matcha latté with an off-menu but fully available lavender vanilla syrup—it tastes like cereal milk and it's PERFECT.
You can always find our new releases on this link on our homepage:
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"The healthiest way to determine whether a book is successful is that you’ll learn to ask yourself, 'Where did I push myself? What did I learn?'" Megan Giddings's new novel, The Women Could Fly, is out today from Amistad. Read more about her writing process in today’s : at.pw.org/10Q4Giddings
Release date 8/9
Publisher Amistad
🖊 Reminiscent of the works of Margaret Atwood, Shirley Jackson, and Octavia Butler, a biting social commentary from the acclaimed author of Lakewood that speaks to our times—a piercing dystopian novel about the unbreakable bond between a young woman and her mysterious mother, set in a world in which witches are real and single women are closely monitored.
Josephine Thomas has heard every conceivable theory about her mother's disappearance. That she was kidnapped. Murdered. That she took on a new identity to start a new family. That she was a witch. This is the most worrying charge because in a world where witches are real, peculiar behavior raises suspicions and a woman—especially a Black woman—can find herself on trial for witchcraft.
But fourteen years have passed since her mother’s disappearance, and now Jo is finally ready to let go of the past. Yet her future is in doubt. The State mandates that all women marry by the age of 30—or enroll in a registry that allows them to be monitored, effectively forfeiting their autonomy. At 28, Jo is ambivalent about marriage. With her ability to control her life on the line, she feels as if she has her never understood her mother more. When she’s offered the opportunity to honor one last request from her mother's will, Jo leaves her regular life to feel connected to her one last time.
In this powerful and timely novel, Megan Giddings explores the limits women face—and the powers they have to transgress and transcend them.