I’m afraid I’ve had to cancel this Friday’s author event at Brave + Kind Bookshop due to health concerns.

✨BUT✨ this event will be rescheduled for later in the summer! Stay tuned for an updated date and time!

Thank you for this stunning review!

I am thrilled and honored to announce that I've been selected as a keynote speaker for the IrishSportive Bookstock Festival! Come spend the day connecting with 60+ local Memphis authors!

To learn more, check out this link: memphislibrary.org/bookstock/

Y'all, ALL WE WERE PROMISED launches in just *12 days* and then ... book tour time! So excited to get out there and connect with readers 🥰

I'll be in PA, RI, and NJ - if you're local to any of the stops, come and see me!

So looking forward to this event!

It’s such an honor to be selected! Thank you!

Thank you DePaul University and DePaul News !

This was such an incredible experience!

✨BOOK TOUR✨

THE MAYOR OF MAXWELL STREET is hitting the road!

Here's a list of the author events I'll be attending now through April.

This will be updated as we go but in the meantime, come down to one of these incredible bookstores/universities, and let's talk about books!

That’s my debut!!! Thank you Kwame Alexander for this incredible endorsement, and thank you to The Today Show for the feature!

✨BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB PICK✨

I am absolutely over the moon! My debut novel was selected as a Book of the Month Club February pick!

Thank you Book of the Month for this incredible honor!

Thank you Chicago Review of Books for this wonderful review!

✨OUT TODAY!✨

Today’s the day! My debut novel THE MAYOR OF MAXWELL STREET is officially out in the world!

Happy Birthday, Maxwell Street! It’s going to be an amazing year.

✨IT’S TIME✨

My debut novel comes out TOMORROW (Jan 30)!

Check out all these ways you can experience and enjoy THE MAYOR OF MAXWELL STREET.

I LOVE this book club kit! 😍😍😍 it’s absolutely perfect. And if your book club does me the honor of selecting The Mayor of Maxwell Street, I’d love to join you for your discussion! Feel free to DM me!

✨1 WEEK TO GO✨

My debut novel about the Black elite in 1920s Chicago launches on January 30!

I’m can’t wait to share this story with the world…and neither can Grizzly-Bear 😊❤️

Be sure to preorder your copy!

Absolutely honored to be featured on the cover of this week’s Memphis Flyer!

Thank you Andrea Fenise for taking such stunning photos.

Check out the link in my bio to read the full article!

Well, it happened. After a lifetime of dreaming, today my first novel flies into the world. I'm officially a published author 😭🖤

Guess what, Little Me? We did it.

✨EXCLUSIVE SIGNED PRE-ORDER✨

I’m so excited to be partnering with novel.! If you order your copy of my debut from Novel prior to release (1.30), it’ll be signed and personalized. Visit the link in my bio for more info!