Diane Richards, executive director of the Harlem Writers Guild, was celebrated with a cover feature in Publishers Weekly in honor of her new book Ella. The book, a novel based on the life of Ella Fitzgerald, also received a Publishers Weekly starred review and was chosen for the “Sarah Selects” book club by Amazon Books Editorial Director Sarah Gelman.
The New Brownies’ Book: A Love Letter to Black Families, compiled by Dr. Karida L. Brown and Charly Palmer, is the 2024 NAACP Image Award winner in the “Outstanding Literary Work: Non-Fiction” category. Inspired by W. E. B. DuBois’ Brownies’ Book magazine from the 1920s, this collection of art and writing by more than 50 contributors is a reminder to readers of all ages that Black is brilliant, beautiful, and bold. Find your copy online or at your local bookstore.
Former president Barack Obama, A.K.A. “Skinny Santa”, surprised children at a Chicago school with a live holiday reading of Santa’s Gotta Go, a hilarious new picture book written by Serendipity Lit author Derrick Barnes and illustrated by Courtney Lovett! The event was covered by CBS, NBC, and MSNBC. Look for your own copy of Santa’s Gotta Go online or at a bookstore near you.