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Free Event: An amazing line-up of authors will be reading from Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon.

Song of Solomon Marathon Reading February 26, 2021 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm ET | February 27, 2021 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm ET | February 28, 2021 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm ET | BOOK TICKETS NOW

Great article on the work of ghostwriter, Michelle Burford. It's a lot more than just regurgitating one's personal story, it's about the authenticity of the story being told. The reader demands it.

“Readers just want the truth, particularly in a memoir and they can really sense when they’re getting it.”

Just Don’t Call Her a Ghostwriter Michelle Burford has carved out a niche helping famous Black women like Cicely Tyson, Alicia Keys and Gabby Douglas write their memoirs. But she can tell many kinds of stories, including her own.

The meme magicians have been hard at work for the past 24-hours. One of my favourite horror authors got pulled into the BERN! 😂 An Atria Books classic!

Virtual Book Launch: Rebecca Carroll’s “Surviving the White Gaze”

On the eve of its release, celebrate WNYC cultural critic and podcast host Rebecca Carroll’s memoir, “Surviving the White Gaze,” which recounts her painful struggle to overcome a completely white childhood in order to forge an identity as a Black woman in America. Carroll is joined in this special conversation by Elie Mystal, justice correspondent at The Nation, to talk about racism and racial identity, struggle and resilience, and the courage to be vulnerable.

Monday, February 1 at 6:30pm est
Register Here: https://bit.ly/38WONLg
FREE EVENT

Another shakeup to the publishing world...

Penguin Random House to Buy Simon & Schuster ViacomCBS agreed to sell the 96-year-old company in a deal that potentially creates a megapublisher.