Category: Books in Color
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5 Must Read Memoirs for Writing Inspiration
Memoirs have been on my mind lately. I just finished teaching my first multicultural memoir workshop (It was awesome by the way!). I’m collaborating with two public figures, helping them write their memoirs. And for reasons both business and personal, the last three books I’ve read have been memoir. Suffice it to say, memoir is…
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5 Multicultural Summer “Beach Reads” I Can’t Wait to Read
Even though I read good books all year long, there’s something special about summer book releases. I’m not a fan of the traditional “beach reads,” when beach reads are defined as chick-lit with little substance and lots of stereotypes, but I generally look forward to what the publishing industry releases during the warm months of…
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MAMP Book Review for Pride Month: Third Girl from the Left
Today is officially the last day of Pride month, but that doesn’t mean we should stop reading books that feature LGBTQ characters and storylines on July 1st. I mean, we don’t only read books about Black people in February, do we? But I do want to grab your attention while rainbow flags are still being…
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MAMP Book Review: Will by Will Smith
It just so happened that when #TheSlap of 2022, aka, that time when Will Smith smacked Chris Rock at the Oscars for disrespecting his wife, I was in the middle of reading his riveting, self-titled memoir, Will. (No subtitle, just Will.) While I was already enjoying the book, pre-Slap, I was more motivated to get…
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MAMP Podcast Ep# 62: Life, Death and Writing Memoir with Tembi Locke
On episode 62 of the podcast we’re rewinding to listen to debut author and actress,Tembi Locke, talk about writing her brilliant memoir about love and loss, From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily and Finding Home. In our conversation, Tembi and I talk about the reasons she decided to write this searing love story about…
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MAMP Podcast Ep # 45: All Hail the Queens of the Resistance
On episode 45 of the podcast, I’m talking about a brand new book series called The Queens of the Resistance. A perfect collection for any wanna-be Revolutionary Reader, The Queens of the Resistance series is a group of four biographies saluting four of the most beloved boss ladies in Congress: Maxine Waters, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Nancy…
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MAMP Podcast Ep. #22: Alzheimer’s Doesn’t Discriminate
On episode 22 of My American Meltingpot, we talk about the sixth leading cause of death in America, Alzheimer’s. After all, November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and Alzheimer’s doesn’t discriminate. And yes, we talk about statistics and studies, but because this is the Meltingpot, what we’re really focused on is the impact Alzheimer’s has…
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MAMP Podcast Ep # 14: Food, Family and Finding Home with Tembi Locke
On episode # 14 of the MAMP podcast, I get to chat with debut author and actress, Tembi Locke about her beautiful new book, From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily and Finding Home. From Scratch is the first selection for the My American Meltingpot Book Club. In our conversation, Tembi and I talk about…
