Amistad, a division of HarperCollins in the HarperOne group, is the oldest imprint devoted to books by and about Black people throughout the diaspora.
The most respected and storied African-American imprint in publishing, Amistad was founded in 1986 to specialize in the works of authors who honor and consecrate the memory of those who fought—and continue to fight—for freedom. Now publishing titles such as Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson; Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey; Open Season by Ben Crump; and Barracoon by Zora Nea
The most respected and storied African-American imprint in publishing, Amistad was founded in 1986 to specialize in the works of authors who honor and consecrate the memory of those who fought—and continue to fight—for freedom. Now publishing titles such as Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson; Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey; Open Season by Ben Crump; and Barracoon by Zora Nea
😎 Zibby Owens names THE LAST SUSPICIOUS HOLDOUT by Ladee Hubbard as one of her favorite short story collections!
https://fal.cn/3nE3A via Katie Couric.com
And why you shouldn't underestimate the power of precise prose.
The Atlantic says YOU DON'T KNOW US NEGROES AND OTHER ESSAYS by Zora Neale Hurston is one of eight recent works to reevaluate American history. https://fal.cn/3nDQG 📖
In these recent works, Black innovations and labor receive the prominence they deserve in popular narratives.
🥳🎉 Congratulations to Ladee Hubbard, author of THE LAST SUSPICIOUS HOLDOUT and THE RIB KING, on being awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for Fiction!
https://fal.cn/3nDEt via John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
📢#AuthorEvent Join Clyde W. Ford, author of OF BLOOD AND SWEAT, on APRIL 12th at 6PM for a reading and discussion with Busboys and Poets about his new book and its commentary on the impact of Black labor on white wealth.
RSVP at https://fal.cn/3nBNi
Join us for a reading and discussion of author Clyde W. Ford’s commentary on the impact of Black labor on white wealth.
Clyde W. Ford's "forceful arguments and writing will compel readers to face the facts of the long history of exploitation and appropriation that have defined so much of America’s struggle with itself to give substance and meaning to its promise of “freedom” for all.” ✊🏾
https://fal.cn/3nBxv via Library Journal
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Kirkus Reviews calls OF BLOOD AND SWEAT by Clyde W. Ford, "a compelling argument for long-overdue reparations—though much more than that alone."
📖: https://fal.cn/3nAli
Humanities scholar Ford looks at the myriad—and uncompensated—contributions African Americans have made to the economies and cultures of the U.S. and beyond.
😍 The essays in YOU DON'T KNOW US NEGROES AND OTHER ESSAYS by Zora Neale Hurston "have a power, depth and courage that still resonate more than 60 years after her death."
https://fal.cn/3nA2o via The Guardian #TheObserver
The pioneering African American writer’s nonfiction pieces have a power, depth and courage that still resonate more than 60 years after her death
THE LAST SUSPICIOUS HOLD by Ladee Hubbard is "a bold, moving, and unforgettable portrait of Black Americans navigating the '90s and early '00s." https://fal.cn/3ny35 via PopSugar 🤩
The best new books of 2022 include a number of much-anticipated releases, like Dolly Parton and James Patterson's Run, Rose Run, and more.
💪🏾💖"...what is clear is that Beauvais is not just a fighter; she is also a woman who loves deeply." Read BET's full interview with Garcelle Beauvais about her new book LOVE ME AS I AM, on sale 4/12.
https://fal.cn/3nxV4 via #BET
The actress, model and co-host of daytime talk show, “The Real” shares how she made it through abandonment, infidelity, divorce, and miscarriages.
🎉🥳Happy Publication Day to OF BLOOD AND SWEAT by Clyde W. Ford, the book Publishers Weekly calls “an essential reckoning with the roots of the racial wealth gap in America.”
📢 #TONIGHT Join author of THE LAST SUSPICIOUS HOLDOUT, Ladee Hubbard in conversation with Busboys and Poets about her new collection of short stories exploring relationships in a Black neighborhood, tonight at 6PM!
RSVP at https://fal.cn/3nvzK
Join us for a conversation with Ladee Hubbard about her new collection of short stories exploring relationships in a Black neighborhood.
Bookforum says "One can never have too much Zora in one’s intellectual diet," and we couldn't agree more! 👏🏿👏🏾👏🏽
Read the full piece on the ferociously independent Zora Neale Hurston and her new collection YOU DON'T KNOW US NEGROES AND OTHER ESSAYS at https://fal.cn/3nvhk
⭐ "A wholly inspiring portrait of an extraordinary immigrant family."
— https://fal.cn/3nswd via Kirkus Reviews (starred) on WHERE THE CHILDREN TAKE US by Zain Asher
Homage to an indomitable woman and her remarkable journey.
🤩 The New Yorker says THE GREAT MRS. ELIAS by Barbara Chase-Riboud "challenges us to confront the ways in which race, class, and gender inform whose lives are deemed worthy of remembering." https://fal.cn/3ns5P
Short reviews of “The Great Mrs. Elias,” “Last Resort,” “Putting the Rabbit in the Hat,” and “Index, a History of the.”
#EpicAuthorEvent 🤩 Join Garcelle Beauvais discussing her new book LOVE ME AS I AM with The Cut editor-in-chief Lindsay Peoples at Strand Book Store on April 13th at 7pm! RSVP at https://fal.cn/3nqvv
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"Loosely based on [author Sheila J Williams'] family history, the tale depicts the determination and strength she and so many other slaves had despite the horrific experiences they endured."
— https://fal.cn/3nqlN via She Reads on THINGS PAST TELLING
Feature Image Credit: @my_book_journey While there are hundreds of historical fiction titles set during World War 2, there are significantly fewer books set during the Civil War and the Reconstruction Era following the war. That time period eerily reflects our current world with significant politica...
👀 Looking for books to add to your reading list this year? NYLON recommends THE LAST SUSPICIOUS HOLDOUT by Ladee Hubbard and THE WOMEN COULD FLY by Megan Giddings!
https://fal.cn/3nmbk
From a boarding school memoir to poetry from a 'Lemonade' creative contributor, there are many books to add to your reading list this year.
😁🥰🙌🏿 We are thrilled to see the love coming in for Tiffany Haddish's new book I Curse You With Joy! Pre-order now! https://fal.cn/3ngqh
🤩👏🏾We are so thrilled that the news is out! Amistad will publish Tiffany Haddish's I CURSE YOU WITH JOY. As Tiffany says, "I want to bring readers on a journey with me that is hahahas and highs and lows, so people know even through the hurt you can spread joy.” Pre-order now! https://fal.cn/3nfKZ
📢#AuthorEvent Join author Ladee Hubbard and Cafe con Libros, Bk TOMORROW for a chat about her new book #TheLastSuspiciousHoldout RSVP: https://bit.ly/354MxCI
The thirteen gripping tales In The Last Suspicious Holdout, the new story collection by award-winning author Ladee Hubbard, deftly chronicle poignant moments in the lives of an African American community located in a “sliver of southern suburbia.” Spanning from 1992 to 2007, the stories represent a period during which the Black middle-class expanded while stories of "welfare Queens," "crack babies," and "super predators" abounded in the media. In “False Cognates,” a formerly incarcerated attorney struggles with raising the tuition to keep his troubled son in an elite private school. In “There He Go,” a young girl whose mother moves constantly clings to a picture of the grandfather she doesn’t know but invents stories of his greatness. Characters spotlighted in one story reappear in another, providing a stunning testament to the enduring resilience of Black people as they navigate the “post-racial” period The Last Suspicious Holdout so vividly portrays.
#Sweepstakes In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth, we're giving three lucky winners a bookstack with books written only by Black women AND a Zora Neale Hurston tote bag! Need we say more...
Enter for a chance to win 👉🏾 https://fal.cn/3n3dG
No purchase necessary. Ends March 31, 2022 at 12:00 PM EST. U.S. residents only ages 18 and up. See the Official Rules here: https://fal.cn/3n3dD
🤩🎉Happy Publication Day to THINGS PAST TELLING by Sheila J Williams, the breathtaking historical epic that Essence calls "...a beautiful reminder of how our forebears continue to live through us."
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Ready for the #bookstack of your dreams! Enter the She Reads
#giveaway to win four amazing Amistad books, all by #blackwomenauthors! 👇🏾🤩
To celebrate all the reading we have planned for this weekend, we partnered up with our friends at Amistad Books for a giveaway!!!🎉
One lucky winner will win a stack of incredible recent releases by Black authors!📗
⬇️Enter by 3/14 at 11:59 PM PST.
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🥳 Happy Publication Week to THE LAST SUSPICIOUS HOLDOUT by critically acclaimed author, Ladee Hubbard!
The stories in THE LAST SUSPICOUS HOLDOUT "capture the absurd, charming, brave, beautiful, and grotesque acts that are the pivot points of specific Black lives. With prose bone spare and elegant, [Ladee Hubbard] reveals the swagger required to keep seeing and to be seen." — Alice Randall, author of Black Bottom Saints
🤔 How did the lessons and legacy of the Reconstruction era lead us too now?
Watch co-editor of MAKE GOOD THE PROMISES and Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture historian Paul Gardullo discuss how they chose to tell the story of Reconstruction, and it's effects on Black Americans, that proceeds from our present moment
🤩A Zora Neale Hurston Book club hosted by #GirlGurlGrrrl author @KenyaNHunt?! Sign us up! https://fable.co/club/zora-neale-hurston-book-club-with-kenya-hunt-462636803235
In her own words, at 96 years old, Cicely Tyson shared her story with the world. We're thrilled to see her recognized by NAACP Image Awards for an Outstanding Literary Work by a Debut Author for #JustAsIAm!
🥳Congratulations to #CicelyTyson, the #TysonTeam, and editor Tracy Sherrod for their outstanding work on #JustAsIAm!
🤩🥳Today at 12pm EST we're launching #AmistadLive! Join our Sr. Editor Jennifer Baker on our Instagram for a chat with Jamise Harper, author and founder of @diversespines & @spinesvines. One lucky viewer will receive the Zora Neale Hurston Boxed Set!
Hosted by members of the Amistad editorial team, tune in to #AmistadLive for bimonthly conversations with Black creators, industry professionals, critics, activists, and book enthusiasts. Each conversation will include a giveaway of one of our titles.
👉🏿Head to our Instagram to enter for a chance to win an advanced reader copy of MISS CHLOE by A.J. Verdelle! https://fal.cn/3mhVf
No purchase necessary. Ends February 28, 2022 at 11:59 PM EST. U.S. residents only ages 18 and up. See the Official Rules here: https://fal.cn/3mhVd
😎❗Mark your calendars! On 2/22 at 12pm ET, we launch #AmistadLive on our Instagram!
Members of the Amistad editorial team will host bimonthly conversations with Black creators, industry professionals, critics, activists, and book enthusiasts. Each conversation will include a giveaway of one of our titles.
This month, we'll be chatting with Jamise Harper Spines & Vines, author and founder of Diverse Spines. And one lucky viewer will receive the Zora Neale Hurston Boxed Set!
⭐THE LAST SUSPICIOUS HOLDOUT by Ladee Hubbard is #highlyrated on Goodreads!
https://fal.cn/3me8U via NBC News
These new novels earned especially high marks from the Goodreads community
🎭THE GREAT MRS.ELIAS by Barbara Chase-Riboud is "gilded in glitz, drama, and suspense." https://fal.cn/3mbKd via BuzzFeed #HistoricalFiction
Winter gloom is no match for a good book.
✨“What shines most from the memoir is how Tyson’s story, while frankly written and supremely eye-opening, isn’t just her own. It’s also the story of Black women in America, of generations past, present and yet to come, whose wills to survive are divinely gifted and ancestrally guided.” — Washington Post
JUST AS I AM by Cicely Tyson is now available in paperback!
🥰 WHERE THE CHILDREN TAKE US by Zain Asher has "inspiration hidden in every corner." https://fal.cn/3m9Q5 via Newsweek
#Forthcoming April 26, 2022
Newsweek has recommendations for enticing new reads coming out in the next few months. Reserve these 22 picks at your library or pre-order now so you'll have a steady supply of great fiction and nonfiction to start 2022 off right.
📺 "Fans of HBO’s “The Gilded Age” will enjoy this tale of a woman whose formative years were spent clawing her way out of the poverty obscured by the grandiosity of that era." — Washington Post on THE GREAT MRS.ELIAS https://fal.cn/3m5FQ
Inspiring nonfiction and fantastical novels are the cure for winter's doldrums.
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✨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
🎧👂🏾✨Listen to Bakari Sellers read his new book MY VANISHING COUNTRY! Part memoir, part historical and cultural analysis, it's an eye-opening journey through the South's past, present, and future. Available in audio at https://fal.cn/38cwM via HarperAudio.
📲Download THE LITTLE BOOK OF BIG LIES by Tina Lifford today from your favorite e-retailer! #OnSale https://fal.cn/389JZ
👂Listen to 50 Cent read HUSTLE HARDER, HUSTLE SMARTER, the unique self-help audio book full of cutting-edge lessons and hard-earned advice on embracing change. https://fal.cn/37Tlp via HarperAudio
For the first time, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson opens up in this unique self-help guide with cutting edge-lessons and hard-earned advice on embracing change and achieving your own comeback. #HustleHarderHustleSmarter Learn more at: https://fal.cn/37Nl3
When we see people on TV 📺 and in the public eye, it's easy to forget that even they have setbacks 😞. Find out why "never give up is the true mantra" 💪🏾for My Vanishing Country author, Bakari Sellers in the video below. #MyVanishingCountry
🤔 What was the most amazing part about the ✍🏾process of making #MyVanishingCountry for Bakari Sellers? Find out!
✨We're so excited to share with you the book trailer for We Want Our Bodies Back, a powerful full-length collection from jessica Care moore, one of the leading poets of our time!
Happy book birthday to Tina Lifford! The Little Book of Big Lies is an inspiring and illuminating guide to true Self-care, and you can get your copy today wherever books are sold!
Tina Lifford shares with you 5 inner fitness mantras to help you on your own journey. 📽️ #SelfCare #InnerFitness #TheLittleBookofBigLies
💆🏾♀️ #SelfCareSunday Learn from Inner Fitness strategist, Tina Lifford, the personal development practices to foster well-being so that you can Be Fully Alive and THRIVE in your life!
📣𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭📣 You may know her as Aunt Vi from the critically acclaimed drama Queen Sugar, but Tina Lifford is also an Inner Fitness strategist committed to helping you live fully and thrive. And she's doing just that in her new book! The Little Book of Big Lies will turn shame into self-acceptance, self-rejection into self-love, blame into freedom and old hurt into personal power so that you can BE FULLY ALIVE! Tina visited our office and she signed an advance reader's edition that can be yours today! Are you ready to take this journey and change your life? Then go visit our Instagram and enter the giveaway!
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