Sincere and inspiring, soulful and uplifting, ‘Therapy Isn’t Just For White People’ is a brilliant debut memoir chronicling Kiara Imani’s compelling journey to understand the racial trauma experienced by many Black people in America and the underlying effect it has on Black mental health. A journey of understanding, healing, empathy, self-love, and taking control of her personal narrative about what it means to be Black in America in the 21st century.
Read MoreAn amazing audience showed up for a fun and lively book launch event featuring author Sam Sumpter and her book, ‘Bands do BK: A Guide to Brooklyn, by Bands, for Everyone’. The event featured host Rich Weiss and a special music performance by Atlas Engine. An amazing, lively conversation about the Brooklyn music community from the unique perspective of the bands who live and love Brooklyn.
Read MoreEach week special guests and friends joined author Kiara Imani on Instagram LIVE for REAL TALK! A fun, engaging, five-part book discussion series covering wide-ranging topics from Imani’s debut memoir, Therapy Isn’t Just For White People. The series included over a dozen guests and featured lively and insightful topic discussions. Watch the entire REAL TALK! discussion series on Lit Riot Press.
Read MorePart homage to the characters Jordan Calhoun identified with and loved, part celebration of the pop culture—television, movies, music, video games—that influenced his childhood, Piccolo Is Black: A Memoir of Race, Religion, and Pop Culture is an honest, thought-provoking, and often hilarious coming-of-age memoir that celebrates Black identity in America.
Read MoreIn Bands do BK, Sam Sumpter explores Brooklyn from the unique perspective of the bands who live it and love it. Equal parts oral history, guidebook, and music-fan memoir, Sumpter shares behind-the-scenes stories, sound bites, and recommendations on places to visit from hundreds of featured interviewed bands—a hot slice of New York City indie chronicling the people and places that define it.
Read MoreStarting Wednesday, August 31 at 3:00 PM (PT), 6:00 PM (ET) join author Kiara Imani for a fun, engaging, six-part LIVE IG series, REAL TALK! Each week, special guests and friends will join Kiara on IG LIVE to discuss wide-ranging topics from Imani’s debut memoir, Therapy Isn’t Just For White People (Lit Riot Press). From “Black Beauty and the Politics of Hair”, to “Being Black in Corporate America”, and from “The Politics of Respectability” to “The State of Black Healthcare”. Tune in and join Kiara and guests for REAL TALK! Wednesdays starting 8/31 on IG LIVE!
Read MoreAn amazing audience showed up for a fun, engaging, and lively book launch event for ‘Therapy Isn’t Just for White People’ featuring author Kiara Imani at Malik Books, Los Angeles, CA. The event featured Dominique DiPrima from KBLA Talk 1580 covering topics from Kiara’s book with an audience Q&A and book signing. The event was a lot of fun and a resounding success.
Read MoreWe had an amazing time shooting authors Jordan Calhoun (Piccolo is Black) and Omar Holmon (Black Nerd Problems) together in advance of Jordan Calhoun's book launch event at The Strand Book Store in NYC for his forthcoming book, 'Piccolo is Black: A Memoir of Race, Religion, and Pop Culture'.
Read MoreJoin The Strand Book Store on Friday, April 29 at 7:00 PM for an in-person event with Jordan Calhoun for a discussion of his debut memoir, Piccolo Is Black: A Memoir of Race, Religion, and Pop Culture. Joining Jordan in conversation is co-founder of Black Nerd Problems Omar Holmon. This event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store's 3rd floor Rare Book Room at 828 Broadway on 12th Street.
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