Stupid Black Girl

Galleys: • Print Galleys distributed to reviewers. • Digital Galleys available on Edelweiss. National TV and radio campaign: • “Morning Edition,” “Fresh Air,” “All Things Considered,” “Weekend Edition,” BET Radio, Black Talk Radio, “Here and Now,” “On Point,” WAMC’s “The Book Show,” WNYC “All of It with Allison Stewart”, “The Takeaway with Tanzina Vega”, NPR Books, etc. • “The Daily Show, with Trevor Noah”, and local New York television: News 12 Brooklyn, News 12 The Bronx, Spectrum News NY1, Today in New York – WNBC-TV, WABC-TV, Weekend Today in New York – WNBC-TV, WNBC-TV, WNYW-TV, WXTV-TV, and Good Day New York. National print campaign: • Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Bookpage, Library Journal, The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, Ebony, The Root, Essence, Black Enterprise, Colorlines, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Vibe, Upscale, The Source, Glamour, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Bitch, Elle, Bust, USA Today, People, Los Angeles Times, New Yorker, San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, etc. Online/social media campaign: • Affinity Magazine, Another Round, Autostraddle, BET online, Broadly, Bullett, Bust, Bustle, Buzzfeed, Colorlines, Comics Beat, Cosmo, The Cut, Dazed, Elle Online, Feministing, Grovel, Hairpin, Huffington Post, I-D, Into the Gloss, Jezebel, LadyGunn, Lenny Letter, Marie Claire, Mashable, Medium, Mic, Mitu, Ms., MTV News, New Yorker, Nylon, O, Paper People.com, Reductress, Refinery29, Revolt, Rewire, Rolling Stone, Rookie, Salon, Slate, Seventeen, She Knows, Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, Teen Vogue, Think Progress, Time Online, Vice News, Vivala, Vox, Wonderland, xoJane, Vulture, Rookie, Teen Vogue, Shelf Awareness and more. General tour info: • Regional New York Tri-State area tour. Promotion through the author’s Instagram account: • @stupidblackgirl Bookseller/Library promotions: • Attendance and panel participation at Brooklyn Book Festival and the Bronx Book Festival • Giveaways at the ALA annual, Brooklyn Book Festival and the Bronx Book Festival

"An American African woman’s essays about her spirituality, sexuality, traumas, and journey to healing herself. An important and eye-opening contribution to conversations about global identity politics." —Kirkus ReviewsOne of the Best Books for Young Adults of 2020, as chosen by Kirkus Reviews A provocative collection of narrative essays with a unique point of view. In this book a first generation American New Yorker uses her bold voice to share life experiences through the lens of race, culture, and spirituality. Exploring topics ranging from night terrors, to schizophrenia, to gentrification, to the author’s personal September 11th story. Illustrated with stunning artwork created in response to the essays, this book is a unique collection.