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[underthetweed]

An Interview with Denene Millner — The Horn Book

“We work exclusively with African American authors and illustrators. I do that because the numbers don’t lie. The numbers have us at around 3500 children’s books in 2017, and only a hundred or so were written or illustrated by black people [according to the Cooperative Children’s Book Center’s annual statistics]. That’s ridiculous. If no one else is going to open the door, I’ll make a point of opening my door, my windows, my garage, everything, to black authors and illustrators.”

[willpollock]

'Bless you, my child': Valerie Jean Boyd (1963-2022) is dancing with rainbows

‘Bless you, my child’: Valerie Jean Boyd (1963-2022) is dancing with rainbows

https://twitter.com/bywillpollock/status/1495918086695837702?s=20&t=bkusu6nzFXmlmlStB12cpw It was a typical, sweltering summer in Atlanta, 2008. Fifteen wide-eyed would-be authors gathered at Valerie Boyd’s “Book Proposal Boot Camp” to try and break off a bit of her brilliance and shine it into gold. Those who know Valerie won’t be surprised to learn our group quickly became family. One after…

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[free-air-for-fish]

"But that is the thing with racism. It is taught. Carefully taught, just like the Rodgers and Hammerstein song says. It's passed down from generation to generation--like a precious family heirloom."

-- The Color of Love, Marta B. Gad

[kellysthoughtsonthings]

He Never Came Home - Stories on Life without Dad

He Never Came Home – Stories on Life without Dad

    Life without a dad isn’t easy on anyone. Whether he’s taken from our lives, can’t be part of our lives, or he chooses not to, it’s not an easy road to walk alone. With this new book, you won’t feel so alone.

He Never Came Home 

    In this new book edited by Regina R. Robertson, you will read various stories, interviews, and essays. All of which have been penned by daughters regarding life…

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Agate Publishing Newest Release And Greatest Books To Read

Agate Publishing Newest Release And Greatest Books To Read

Early Sunday Morning 

“Early Sunday Morning follows a little girl through her weekend routine, which she shares with Mommy, Daddy, and brother Troy as she prepares for a special performance leading the children’s choir at church on Sunday morning. As she collects advice on how to be less nervous about her big solo, she visits the barbershop with Mommy and Troy, gets her hair done by Mommy,…

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[kalishaonline]

Billy Strayhorn: An Illustrated Life

Billy Strayhorn: An Illustrated Life

At the height of African American men’s enlistment in Vietnam and in the year Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. lost was assassinated, pianist and composer Billy Strayhorn received a posthumous 1968 Grammy award with Duke Ellington for their thirty-year collaboration producing some of America’s greatest songs. Their firm positioning as…

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Grandbaby Cakes and Cinnamon Roll Poundcake

Grandbaby Cakes and Cinnamon Roll Poundcake @AgatePublishing @grandbabycake

I am now deeply regretting that I was not familiar with Jocelyn Delk Adams’ blog, Grandbaby Cakes.  It’s an incredibly indulgent cake about the recipes handed down from her grandmother.  While my grandmother is from Western North Carolina rather than Asheville, it’s definitely reminiscent of the cake recipes which have been passed down from my great-grandmother.  Jocelyn’s gift is that she…

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WISH LIST: Hot Doug's, The Book

Attention Hot Doug's fans: Doug Sohn's genius is now available in book form. 

Note that this is not a cookbook—expect photos and anecdotes along with contributions from local celebs such as Graham Elliot, Mindy Segal, and Dan Sinker. In any case, the book is sure to make you crave the only hot dogs worth waiting in line for. And don't forget those duck fat fries! As Anthony Bourdain says, they're "the Rolls-Royce of Fries."