being a Black woman editor is...

ok so i have a tiktok series where i discuss 15 characteristics of white supremacy culture. i’m going to link them in this thread with highlights:

This book is about to be...*chefs kisses* Can't wait for this journey with @blaqueword and here's to Eric Smith for sending me such an amazing project!! A must read already. 🎉✨💖🧡

So thrilled to announce that another Beacon Press title is on an awards shortlist! Congrats to Ricky Tucker for being a Lambda Literary is on Bluesky #lammy finalist, and congrats to his editor Maya Fernandez and the rest of his book team!

Almost every single person I interviewed for Momfluenced had thoughts and *feelings* about minimalism! So excited to share this adapted essay from TIME. Thank you for such wonderful edits, Lori Fradkin! time.com/6270533/moms-i…

I'm got an excerpt from easily my most vulnerable chapter of MOMFLUENCED up The Cut today. Feeling feelings! thecut.com/2023/04/momflu…

I love sara petersen's endlessly insightful book about Mommy influencers. Rolling Stone Beacon Press And hats off to Maya Fernandez for a great acquisition. rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…

once again it is me vs writing this TI and the TI is winning

Am I having body shakes? Yes. Have I gotten any sleep? No? What was the last thing I ate? Who knows. But will I finish these edits by tomorrow EOD so I don't even glance at Outlook during the holiday break? AB👏🏾SO👏🏾LUTE👏🏾LY👏🏾. My body may crash, but my break will be fruitful!!

AH YES THAT PERSONAL NEWS: More revenge of a mortal hand incoming! Thanks to my readers, to Beacon Press, and to the always sage and steady Maya Fernandez for believing in the kid.

Being a Black woman at any level means constantly having your input questioned and met with resistance. It’s exhausting.

Her bobbing her head smirking and shit knowing she just sent half the country into borderline psychosis she’s so 😭😭😭😭😭😭 x.com/aspicylad/stat…

“The greatest lie country music ever told was convincing the world that it is white.” for my ⁦TIME⁩ debut, I wrote about Beyoncé and how the release of Texas Hold ‘Em and 16 Carriages challenges America’s last great white genre. time.com/6694806/beyonc…

Was part of American Fiction shot in Beacon Press offices? Books and decor look mighty familiar…

Love me the way Kendrick can’t stand Drake.

Hell, yeah! It’s your day, @GoldingGirl617! Happy pub day to you and A BLACK GIRL IN THE MIDDLE! 🙌🏽🎊 I can’t tell you how many times your comic chops got me laughing out loud. Maya Fernandez did us solid when she acquired your book. Brava!!

In @goldinggirl617 book, she explains how the need to have the ideal body to match the beauty standards lead her to want to get an BBL. Check out the full interview on YouTube & grab a copy of ‘A Black Girl in the Middle’ today! @iheartradio

I saw this photo of Zora Neale Hurston for the first time today. It’s from 1939, was taken in Cross City, Florida, and was shot by Robert Cook. Ms. Zora was born on this day 134 years ago.

Saturday, join Cheryl Neely to discuss NO HUMAN INVOLVED - a deep dive into how & why Black women are disproportionately more likely to die from homicide in comparison to their white counterpoints - w/ Ian Shapira - 3PM @ Conn Ave - bit.ly/40D23Qb

I wrote my first book about a stuffed animal in 1993 for a niche audience (my mom), and it is now time for my literary follow-up. A million thank yous to agent extraordinaire Fernanda Martinez, editorial guiding light Maya Fernandez, and my new publishing home, Beacon Press.