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Early copies of two books we are thrilled to see in print: Morowa Yejide’s second novel, Creatures of Passage, and Mckenzie Cassidy’s Here Lies a Father. Akashic Books

Guess what arrived today? Mckenzie Cassidy’s debut novel, HERE LIES A FATHER! Want a copy of your own? Head to our Instagram (@kayliejonesbooks) to learn how you can enter to win!

Here Lies A Father, Mckenzie Cassidy’s debut novel, publishes in just three months! To celebrate, we thought we’d also congratulate Mckenzie Cassidy on this fantastic review from Publishers Weekly! Stay tuned as we introduce you to Cassidy’s novel leading up to the publication date!

Laurel Brett’s The Schrodinger Girl: A novel will be featured in a month-long discussion on Twitter, starting today. Check out the hashtag #Tweetbookclub or by following @jonaaronsandler to tune in! We’re absolutely thrilled for Laurel and can’t wait to participatewe hope to see you there as well!

Kaylie Jones, Editor-In-Chief, was featured in One Last Lunch: A Final Meal with Those Who Meant So Much to Us. Her essay was written as the malaria-fueled fever dreams of her father, James Jones, who was serving in WWII. To read Kaylie’s full piece, or jump through time with some of the other greats, check out One Last Lunch.

We’re so excited to reveal the cover of Here Lies A Father by Mckenzie Cassidy! Here Lies A Father will publish on January 5, 2021!

We have news dropping later today! Check back soon!

Two stories on Oneida County, NY and how the struggle for justice and equality for the African American community there continues. I'm interviewed (in the second half). The pastor of Utica's Oldest Black church, Rev. Sharon Baugh tells the story of Hope Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church which is celebrating its 172 anniversary. You will also see historian Judith Wellman and Jan Demicis. @Deirdre Sinnott's novel THE THIRD MRS. GALWAY, about the abolitionist movement in Utica NY in 1835, will be published by Kaylie Jones Books in June 2021.

Thank you to The Rumpus, one of our favorite literary venues.

Please join us!

GIVEAWAY ALERT HOW TO ENTER: E-mail ([email protected]), DM, or tag a selfie of you and a copy of Inconvenient Daughter . Include a one to two sentence blurb about what you liked about the book or how you felt!... Enter by midnight tonight for a chance to win an official Inconvenient Daughter make-up bag! See more

Please join Laurel Brett today at 5pm in a discussion of her remarkable book #TheSchrodingerGirl

Don't forget to catch Lauren J. Sharkey live on Zoom tomorrow as she and Sheila Squillante read, chat, and take questions about Inconvenient Daughter. Registration is required (and free!) to receive the Zoom link, so click here: https://bit.ly/WhiteWhaleLJSharks DEETS: Live on Zoom! Tuesday, July 7th... 7:00PM EDT Registration is FREE Signed books are available to purchase Hosted by White Whale Bookstore See more