Ayesha Pande Literary

CONGRATULATIONS to Hafizah Geter on being named a finalist for the PEN America Open Book Award, for her book UN-AMERICAN (Wesleyan University Press)!

The praise is rolling in for CECE RIOS AND THE DESERT OF SOULS, by Kaela Rivera! Starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and Booklist. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection.... Preorder this #ownvoices MG fantasy (out 4/13, from HarperCollins) at http://ow.ly/Mi4c50DvLfn.

"Do you have any cola? Kirkland, if you have it." As Kristen Arnett writes in The Cut, "I Think About Ellie Kemper’s Best Line From The Office a Lot": ow.ly/80LM50DuOMg

ICYMI: Looking for reading recommendations? Thrillist includes Ladee Hubbard's THE RIB KING (Amistad) and Kristen_Arnett's WITH TEETH (Riverhead Books) in its lineup of "30 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2021"! Check out the full list at ow.ly/jB1B50Dsyag.

Congratulations to NAACP Image Award nominees Hafizah Geter, Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds (http://ow.ly/7v3d50DpBMQ)! UN-AMERICAN (Wesleyan University Press) for Outstanding Literary Work Poetry STAMPED: RACISM, ANTIRACISM, AND YOU (Hachette Book Group) for Outstanding Literary Work Youth/Teens

Congratulations to Brando Starkey for his book deal with Doubleday! This book will be brilliant.

Thrilled about this latest deal. Mihret Sibhat is a genius and this book is a tour de force. Can't wait for everyone else to feel the extreme joy I felt the first time I read it.

PARENTS magazine announced #AntiracistBaby as its first ever book club pick. The Raising the Future Book Club will be reading #AntiracistBaby in August. I will ...also be reading from the book and answering questions on Parents Instagram Live on Friday, August 7, at 3 pm EST. https://bookshop.org//antiracist-baby-board-/9780593110508 https://www.parents.com/kids/education/reading/bookclub/

NOW HIRING! The University of North Carolina Press (@uncpressblog) has an opening for an Acquisitions Assistant position (entry-level, full-time, salaried). For more information, just follow this link: http://ow.ly/8rxu50Atmj0

Scenes from our morning walk.

Happy Book Birthday to ANTIRACIST BABY by @DrIbram and illustrated by @ashlukadraws! And thank you to everyone who participated in our book giveaway! Thanks to you guys, we were able to raise a total of $1,326 for grassroots orgs and bail funds in support of #blacklivesmatter

Ibram X. Kendi is touring for his new book, ANTIRACIST BABY.

1 DAY LEFT to win #AntiracistBaby, written by Ibram X. Kendi and illustrated by Ashley Lukashevksy! Kokila Books' latest board book reminds us that it's never too early to take our first steps towards a just society. Stand a chance to win a copy on #AntiracistBaby's publication day by donating to #BLM - see our Instagram page at ow.ly/jdnd50A2Vyz for full giveaway details! Open to US residents.

3 DAYS LEFT to enter our giveaway for ANTIRACIST BABY by Ibram X. Kendi, illustrated by Ashley Lukashevksy! Win a copy of @KokilaBooks #AntiracistBaby by donating to #BLM (we'll match your donations!). See our Instagram for full details (open to US residents). http://ow.ly/jdnd50A2Vyz

5 days left to enter our book giveaway! Donate to #BLM and win a copy of Kokila Books' ANTIRACIST BABY by Ibram X. Kendi, illustrated by Ashley Lukashevksy. Head to our Instagram page to enter (open to US residents): http://ow.ly/jdnd50A2Vyz

"Alaric the Goth is not a polemic. It never invokes modern times explicitly. But the linguistic anachronisms are inescapable Intended perhaps to be slyly allusive, they come across as winks." A wonderful review of Doug Boin's ALARIC THE GOTH via The Atlantic: http://ow.ly/TbeK50A48t8

WIN A COPY OF ANTIRACIST BABY! Antiracist Baby is bred, not born. Antiracist Baby is raised to make society transform. ANTIRACIST BABY by Ibram X. Kendi and illustrated by Ashley Lukashevksy reminds us that activism takes baby steps, and it’s never too early to work towards an equitable world. In the week leading up to the 6/16 release of ANTIRACIST BABY by Kokila Books, Ayesha Pande Literary will be hosting a book giveaway in support of Black Lives Matter.... To Enter, head to our instagram http://ow.ly/UUXT50A31Af) and: Like this post make a donation of any amount to a bail fund (like The Bail Project), a grassroots org (like The BlackOUT Collective), or any nonprofit that fosters diversity in books (like We Need Diverse Books) DM us a screenshot of the receipt. APL will match the first $1,000 donated. Giveaway closes 11:59 pm EST and winners, along with the total amount raised will be announced on 6/16!