Award-winning multi-hyphenate Keke Palmer is no stranger to opening up about her life. This week, she announced her new book, Master of Me (Flatiron Books, November 19, 2024), which is now available for pre-order.
“I can’t wait to go on this journey with y’all,” Palmer says via Instagram. “I’m covering so many topics from imposter-syndrome to co-parenting, to life not working out the way you thought it was in your … Read the rest
Happy Easter! SBC is closing International Women’s Month with the second edition of Author Dialogue. Our panelists, which centers romance, include (pictured left to right) veteran and multi-award-winning novelist Deborah Fletcher Mello (The Stallions; The Boudreaux Family); bestselling indie novelist Sheena Binkley (Love, Life, & Happiness); Wattpad stars and awardees Romi Moondi (24 Hours in Paris) Fallon DeMornay (Stiletto Sisterhood); … Read the rest
Happy International Women’s Month! Just finished Jennette McCurdy’s memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died, and, honestly, the hype didn’t even do it justice. There were a lot of poignant things from the book that seemingly missed the viral excerpts and talking points. What a read! I’d definitely be interested in seeing a mini series of her life and one of her mother’s. I’m just so curious to know more … Read the rest
Recently, SBC held its debut group author interview with award-winning novelists Nicole Nwosu (The Bad Boy and the Tomboy series); Matthew Dawkins (Until We Break); and Sondi Warner (Lead Me Astray).
Each author went from writing their stories simply for leisure to getting not only awarded by Wattpad (known as the world’s largest storytelling community) but published them by them as well under the banner … Read the rest
What’s a soul read? A soul read is basically a book that touches one or every fiber of one’s being. It is when you feel a strong connection to the story. For Monica Shepherd, founder and CEO of the New York based organization, Acinom Yoga & Therapy LLC, that book is Bamboozled by Jesus: How God Tricked Me into the Life of My Dreams (Worthy Books/Hachette) by actress … Read the rest
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Happy holidays! Here at SBC, we wish you and yours a lovely, safe, holiday season as well as New Year. In honor of the season (holiday and SBC wise), we have two episodes remaining. Last month, we provided a clip from our conversation with cast-members from the new movie A Christmas Blessing (which is streaming on the likes of Tubi, Amazon Prime, Roku, and YouTube). Now, we finally have … Read the rest
Illustrator and character designer Robert Paul Jr. came up on SBC during our conversation with author and entrepreneur Markette Sheppard in regards to their picture book Ninja Nate, which released this past September. Paul also illustrated I Am My Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams by Tanisia Moore, which came out earlier that September.
Paul, who will release a book of his own, recently chatted with SBC about his career, insights, journey, and … Read the rest
True to his book’s title, corporate social responsibility leader Andrew Beamon wrote From Promises to Progress: A Leadership Guide to Help Organizations Avoid Common Mishaps and Bring Their Racial Equity Aspirations to Life because he wants to help reform standard Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practices.
“I think there’s already a lot of great books out there that prove the case that diversity matters,” Beamon tells So Booking Cool. “Mine is … Read the rest
Author Vanessa Rodriguez wanted to write about something she knew, which was being a latchkey kid. That idea catapulted into the new fantasy series A Key to Home (Priceless Publishing, October 31, 2023), which follows a diverse group of four friends, who are all latchkey kids. When asked if she looks at her characters solely as that or as people, here is what she had to say:
“They’re like my … Read the rest
In SBC’s conversation with author of the forthcoming children’s book A Key to Home: Unlatch the Adventure (Priceless Publishing, October 31, 2023), the first in a series, Vanessa Rodriguez shares how she decided to write about latchkey kids for her debut. Check out the clip below!
Thought piece: When did you first hear about the term “latchkey kid”?… Read the rest
