Wanna see what Kirkus Reviews said about my upcoming biography of Thurgood Marshall?
kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/t…
(It's Book 6 in my Making of America series)
kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/t…
(It's Book 6 in my Making of America series)
After I posted that, my first copies came in the mail.
(Publication date isn't until April)
(Publication date isn't until April)
A book tour is a fancy way of saying "my publisher sends me here, and my publisher sends me there"
For this series, they usually have me speak in high schools.
The only bookstore I know of will be Manhattan in June.
For this series, they usually have me speak in high schools.
The only bookstore I know of will be Manhattan in June.
I'll let you know. I'll be in two bookstores, on a Sat. and Sun.
Also speaking to a high school. I love young people, even when they yank my chain for fun.
True story. I was speaking to an eighth grade about Book #1, Hamilton, when a young man . . . .
Also speaking to a high school. I love young people, even when they yank my chain for fun.
True story. I was speaking to an eighth grade about Book #1, Hamilton, when a young man . . . .
. . . with a glint in his eye, raises his hand and asks, "Are you ever going to write a book about Donald Trump?" (this was in 2017).
Me, without missing a beat: "Everything I write is about Donald Trump."
Entire eighth grade assembly: Silent.
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Me, without missing a beat: "Everything I write is about Donald Trump."
Entire eighth grade assembly: Silent.
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When I had their attention, I said that Trump comes from a deeply entrenched tradition in America, and you can't trace American history without talking about the tradition that gave rise to Trump.
Oh and look what's on the back of my book⤵️
Let's channel our inner Thurgood.
Oh and look what's on the back of my book⤵️
Let's channel our inner Thurgood.
