Kibkabe Araya's Blog, page 27
November 17, 2019
Lessons Learned: Writing Career = Harsh Criticism
This past week, young adult author Sarah Dessen tweeted a quote from a college article by a woman who campaigned against her books in a campus reading program years ago. Many authors including Roxane Gay and Siobhan Vivian came to Sarah’s defense—until fans clapped back when the woman was being called derogatory names by top […]
November 13, 2019
Reese Witherspoon set to bring memoir ‘From Scratch’ to Netflix
Actress Tembi Locke shared via Instagram that her best-selling memoir, From Scratch, will come to Netflix as a limited series with help from the queen of bringing books to the screen, Reese Witherspoon, and her production company Hello Sunshine. In an Instagram post in which she shared the Variety article as the exclusive, Tembi also […]
November 12, 2019
Singer Amerie kicks off new book club with ‘The Water Dancer’
Amerie, best known for her 2000s R&B singles Why Don’t We Fall In Love? and 1 Thing, announced on YouTube she will be launching her new social media book club with making The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates this month’s inaugural pick. Over the past few years, Amerie has been reinventing herself as a literary […]
October 27, 2019
Book Review: ‘The Water Dancer’ by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates My rating: 4 of 5 stars “The summoning of a story, the water, and the object that made ...
October 10, 2019
Loni Love wants to inspire the masses with 2nd book
Comedienne and The Real talk show host Loni Love announced Wednesday she has a new comedic memoir coming out soon. I Tried To Change So You Don’t Have To: True Life Lessons will be published under Hachette Books with a release date of May 5, 2020. “I’ve been through a lot in my life, and […]
Loni Love announces 2nd book
Comedienne and The Real talk show host Loni Love announced Wednesday she has a new comedic memoir coming out soon. I Tried To Change ...
October 9, 2019
Mariah Carey talks forthcoming memoir, writing songs with women
Mariah Carey constantly touted her memoir in an in-depth interview with Variety as the entertainment publication honored the songstress in its Power of Women ...
October 8, 2019
Throwback Tuesday: Maya Wilkes’ Book Launch on ‘Girlfriends’
Girlfriends fans rejoiced last month when star Tracee Ellis Ross shared on Instagram a video of her former co-stars Golden Brooks, Jill Marie Jones, ...
Michelle Obama to continue ‘Becoming’ success with journal
A week after top young adult authors announced their intentions to release journals to partner with their books, former First Lady Michelle Obama also ...
October 7, 2019
Best-selling young adult authors to release journals
The authors of The Hate U Give and The Poet X recently have announced they will be releasing journals as extensions of their best-selling ...
