Part 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 MoreFollowing the release of Bands do BK: A Guide to Brooklyn, by Bands, for Everyone, author Sam Sumpter sits down at the Radio Free Brooklyn studio with a selection of featured bands for a series of short and sweet (and frequently funny) interviews covering some of the key themes featured in the book. Featuring Tea Eater, A Very Special Episode, and Mary Shelley.
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 MoreListen to the 'Bands do BK Book Cover Album' curated by Sam Sumpter and Bands do BK. As a guidebook, oral history, and music-fan memoir, Bands do BK is about the artists, bands, and places that define it. Listen to the soundtrack, explore the gallery, and get to know some of the artists and bands on—and in—the BDBK book. Links to Spotify and Instagram for each of the featured artists and bands.
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 MoreArtists and Bands featured in the Bands do BK Book. The bands behind the names, the names behind the bands. For your cross-referencing convenience, here’s a full list of the artists and groups who are quoted and referenced as contributors throughout the book, ‘Bands do BK: A Guide to Brooklyn, by Bands, for Everyone’.
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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