Featured Book of Color

CITY KID: A Writer’s Memoir of Ghetto Life and Post-Soul Success (Viking) is my Memoir Pick of the Day. It will go on sale on April 2nd. Written by Black American author, Nelson George, this memoir gives the reader a glimpse into the life of George’s family: a barely-there father, a strong-willed mother and an even stronger-willed sister. The story was the inspiration for the Golden Globe-winning HBO film, Life Support starring Queen Latifah.

Although this is George’s 15th book, including 6 novels, CITY KID is by far his most personal work. Grammy Award nominee, two-time ASCAP-Deems Taylor award winner and National Book Critics Circle Award nominee, Nelson George has made it his mission to tell the Black American experience through the written word.

Jeff Rivera is the author of Forever My Lady and founder of www.GumboWriters.com

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