How to Become a Black Writer: Creating and Honoring Black Stories That Matter (the Power of Black Stories, Inspiration for Black Storytellers) Self-Help Illustrated throughout with more than

Illustrated throughout with more than 180 two-color drawings that are so sinuous they move on the page

Illustrated by Gilang Bogy

when a lonely woman and a four-year-old girl bond over some unexpected fairytale magic

and beyond the subjects of Salazar’s photos—with humor

who knows that all any of us really want is a place to rest our head

How to Become a Black Writer: Creating and Honoring Black Stories That Matter (the Power of Black Stories, Inspiration for Black Storytellers) Self-Help Illustrated throughout with more thanBy Marita Golden, Foreword by Kwame Alexander How Black Stories Shaped My Own Award winning author Marita Golden explores her writing career and how the igniting power of storytelling is still inspiring generations of Black authors today. A lifetime of stories to tell. Growing up, Marita would listen to bedtime stories of Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, and many other champions of Black history. Now a champion herself in the literary world, she