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  • Naked Acts, The FilmFilm Other Writing As the Books Editor for Bold As Love Magazine (boldaslove.us), here are some of my most recent posts: Review of Losing Ground, premiere of Kathleen Collins’ film, February 12, 2015 Review of Finding Fela, the documentary, August 2, 2014 Qu0026#038;A with poet/archivist Harmony Holiday, July 11, 2014 My Writing Process: Blog Tour, June 11, 2014 Qu0026#038;A with novelist/humanitarian Chris Abani, April 2, 2014 Write From the Start: My mother, Fannie Mae Robinson, Mother’s Day 2013 To Sir, With Love: Chinua Achebe, March 24, 2013 Qu0026#038;A with author Emily Raboteau, Feb. 10, 2013 Adventures in Cynicism, Jan. 12, 2013 ** A Year In Reading, The Millions, Dec. 13, 2016 America’s Summer of White Supremacy: A postmortem, Salon, Sept. 27, 2014 5 Lessons I Learned In The Decade It Took To Publish A Second Novel, Writers Digest, September 2014 Everything You Need To Know About Quitting Relaxing, O, The Oprah Magazine, September 2013
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  • Parade Includes TWATFD In Its 10 Memoirs We Should All Be Reading

    Find the full list here.

    March 17, 2019
  • Davis Featured On Portland’s Radio Show Black Book Talk

    Davis spoke with KBOO’s Black Book Talk about TWATFD and growing up unable to speak about her mother’s work. Black Book Talk is hosted by Patricia Welch, Emma Jackson Ford, and O.B. Hill.

    Listen here.

    March 17, 2019
  • Nashville Scene Reviews TWATFD, Calling It A Loving Memoir

    Erica Ciccarone for the Nashville Scene writes “Davis’ account of her mother’s life and business is first and foremost a loving memoir.”

    Read full review here.

    March 17, 2019
  • The Grio Includes TWATFD In Its Round-Up Of 2019 Must-Have Books By Black Women

    The Grio’s Dawn Baskerville calls TWATFD “a straight, no chaser view into the life of a Detroit numbers runner, as told in loving tribute by her devoted daughter.”

    Read full list here.

    March 17, 2019
  • CUNY Celebrates Davis’ Scholarship In TWATFD

    SUM, the CUNY online publication celebrating research, scholarship and creative work by CUNY professors, features Prof. Davis in its Feb. 28th issue.

    Read the full article here.

    March 4, 2019
  • Davis Talks With Wbgh’s Callie Crossley For Under The Radar

    Davis talks with WBGH’s Under The Radar’s Callie Crossley about TWATFD. The memoir is the March pick for Under The Radar’s book club, Bookmarked.

    Listen to the full segment here.

    March 4, 2019
  • Essence Selects TWATFD As Its “Hot Pick” For Women’s History Month!

    March 2, 2019
  • Davis Writes About The Harlem Numbers Game For The New York Times’ Past Tense

    In her essay, “The Daily Lottery Was Originally a Harlem Game. Then Albany Wanted In”, Davis explores the history and rise of lotteries in Black communities – and how New York state usurped the game.

    Read full article here.

    March 2, 2019
  • TWATFD On Top-10 List Of Bestselling Titles For Michigan Independent Booksellers

    Check out the full list on The Oakland Press here!

    March 2, 2019
  • Davis Talks With Detroit Today’s Stephen Henderson

    Listen to the full episode here.

    March 2, 2019
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