Tag: Book Reviews
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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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Podcast Ep#65: Joanna Ho Writes to Change the World
On episode 65 of the podcast, I’m joined by children’s book author, educator, and activist Joanna Ho. Joanna is the New York Times bestselling author of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, a beautiful picture book that tells the story of a little Asian girl who learns to love and appreciate the shape of her…
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Podcast Ep#63: Author Jennifer Steil Talks “Exile Music” and Writing Global Stories
On episode 63 of the podcast, I’m joined by award-winning author, Jennifer Steil, to talk about her brilliant new novel, Exile Music. Exile Music tells the remarkable story of an Austrian Jewish family who has to flee Nazi occupied Vienna during WWII, and then finds themselves living as refugees in La Paz, Bolivia. Jennifer stumbled…
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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 Stories Ep#61: Talking “One Drop,” with Dr. Yaba Blay
On episode 61 of the show, we’re talking about Blackness, Identity Politics and self-publishing as a form of activism with Dr. Yaba Blay, author of the just released book, One Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race. Dr. Blay is a scholar-activist, public speaker, and cultural consultant whose scholarship, work and practice centers on the lived…
