Sports has always been her passion. But now Rich has added writing and filmmaking to her resume.
The main takeaway for writers of color: Self-publishing will allow you to tell your story on your terms.
The new publishing imprint from Simon & Schuster is seeking new voices and trends to grace your bookshelves.
These books deal with love, basketball, black funerals, and everything in between. (Questlove has a new memoir coming!) Check out this list of great upcoming reads.
“Representing the race” remains a prickly issue in black literature By Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond In the 40-plus years since Robert “Iceberg Slim” Beck released Pimp, the audience for so-called “street literature” has remained faithful to the genre, making bestsellers of Beck’s contemporaries and successors like Donald Goines, Omar Tyree, Teri Woods, and more recently Sister […]
From fiction to cultural analysis these presses are committed to telling our story.
(Alton Telegraph) — If optimism equates to wealth, James Hickman already is a rich man. As it is, the Alton native does pretty well for himself. He has his hands in so many businesses that it makes the head swirl. Now, he’s in the process of making a documentary about a person he knows quite […]
(Wall Street Journal) — Buying a new book isn’t as easy as it used to be. Spiegel & Grau, an imprint of Bertelsmann AG’s Random House Inc., last month put Jay-Z’s memoir and lyric guide, “Decoded,” on sale as a $35 hardcover. It also made a digital edition available at the same price, although Amazon.com Inc. […]
Not to be left behind black publishers are quickly adopting print alternatives.
(AP) — President Barack Obama’s latest book may not outsell “The Audacity of Hope,” but it’s off to a good start. Random House Children’s Books announced Tuesday that “Of Thee I Sing,” a picture book Obama wrote before he was president, sold 50,000 copies in its first five days. The publisher called it the fastest […]
(Businessweek) — Here’s a book with a Common touch. Atria Books announced Wednesday that Common, the 38-year-old actor and hip-hop star, is working on a memoir scheduled to come out in June. “One Day It’ll Make Sense” will be co-written by Adam Bradley. It will tell of Common’s childhood in the South Side of Chicago […]
Popularity of digital titles is forcing publishers to rethink the industry.