By Sandra Jackson-Opoku The next delectable mystery featuring quick-witted, unforgettable Savvy Summers, owner of a soul food café in Chicago. Savvy has her work cut out when an old friend hires her to cater a company luncheon at a nearby office building on Chicago’s South Side. Stepping out of her traditional soul food comfort zone,…
PARI DESHPANDE COHENAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Pari Deshpande Cohen is the author of Ashni and the Sari Night, part of an award-winning collection with Scholastic. A member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), she has led a workshop on educational publishing with the group. As an editor with 10+…
By Rande Brown What if the key to healing your deepest wounds lies not just in your past—but in your past lives? In Live, Die, Repeat, psychoanalyst, Buddhist practitioner, and spiritual adventurer Rande Brown shares her astonishing firsthand recall of three previous lifetimes—and how those vivid experiences transformed her understanding of karma, trauma, and emotional…
LUCAS JOHNSONAuthor lucasljohnson.com Photo Download | Bio Download When Lucas Johnson was a junior in college, Maya Angelou stated in a letter she wrote him: “I am convinced that you are going to do something marvelous.” He has not disappointed. Lucas landed a position with The Associated Press right out of college when, as an…
Concrete Dreamland, Patrick Dougher’s searing memoir about growing up in NYC in the ’70s and ’80s, is a winner of the 2025-2026 New York City Book Award, presented by the New York Society Library. This award, which annually honors a small selection of esteemed titles, is given to books “of literary quality or historical importance that…evoke…
MICHELLE MCKINNEY HAMMONDAuthor www.michellehammond.com Photo Download | Bio Download Michelle McKinney Hammond is the author of more than 40 books, with over two million copies sold worldwide. She is an international speaker, vocalist, Emmy Award-winning television co-host, host of Sunday School Made Simple (Urban Ministries Inc.) airing weekly on YouTube, and convener of the Divine Inspiration for Victorious…
JAMAL SIMMONSAuthor killthespider.substack.com Photo Download | Bio Download Jamal Simmons has been at the nexus of politics and media for three decades. He is currently a CNN political commentator, co-host of the Trailblaze podcast on Politicon and author of Kill the Spider on Substack. Before that, Jamal was deputy assistant to the President and communications…
KIMBERLY MONROE, PH.D.Author www.kimberlyfmonroe.com Photo Download | Bio Download Kimberly F. Monroe, Ph.D. is a writer, cultural curator, and associate professor of Africana Studies based in Washington, DC. A native of South Louisiana, her work examines Black radical traditions, historical memory, and global liberation movements. Her recent writing has appeared in A Gathering Together Literary…
SHATAVIA THOMAS, DMFT, LMFTAuthor www.drshayspeaks.org Photo Download | Bio Download “Dr. Shay,” an Atlanta native, is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) and provider of individual, couple, and family therapy, continuing education, and holistic wellness consulting (mindfulness meditation and beginner mat Pilates) through her private practice, Dr. Shay Speaks, LLC. In addition, she has…
by Madison Margolin and Shelby Hartman The definitive user’s guide to the world of psychedelic drugs from the editors of DoubleBlind, the leading psychedelics media platform. Searching for meaning, searching for healing, searching for creativity. Today the community of people who use–or want to use–psychedelics is greater than ever before. And to help newbies and…
