Cool.Awkward.Black. A Virtual Conversation about Blackness and Geekiness.

Virtual Event: Cool.Awkward.Black Hosted by Malik Books Tue, Jan 24, 2023 - 4:30 PM

COOL. AWKWARD. BLACK. is the first of its kind! Editor Karen Strong and contributing authors will discuss this new energetic YA anthology. A panel of awarding winning and well respected authors who contributed to the New YA anthology called COOL. AWKWARD. BLACK. will discuss and chat about their new book. Moderated by Editor Karen Strong. Contributing Guest on panel: Tracy Deonn, Jordon Ifueko , Kalynn Bayron, and Elise Bryant.COOL. AWKWARD. BLACK.

This life-affirming anthology celebrates and redefines the many facets of Blackness and geekiness. Featuring an all-Black cast, COOL. AWKWARD. BLACK. is the first of its kind! Featuring bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors – Amerie, Kalynn Bayron, Terry J. Benton-Walker, Roseanne A. Brown, Elise Bryant, Tracy Deonn, Desiree S. Evans, Isaac Fitzsimons, Lamar Giles, Jordan Ifueko, Leah Johnson, Amanda Joy, Kwame Mbalia, Tochi Onyebuchi, Shari B. Pennant, K. Arsenault Rivera, Julian Winters, and Ibi Zoboi

There is something here for every reader and the stories holds up mirrors and windows for black teens as they see characters that geek out about falling in love, saving the world, and everyday magic! From contemporary to historical, fantasy to sci-fi, magical to realistic, and with contributions from a powerhouse list of self-proclaimed geeks and bestselling, award-winning authors, this life-affirming anthology celebrates and redefines the many facets of Blackness and geekiness—both in the real world and those imagined.

Virtual event is free. Please purchase Cool.Awkward.Black. from MalikBooks.com. Click Link to book here: Cool.Awkward.Black.

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ABOUT KAREN STRONG:

Born and raised in the rural South, Karen Strong spent most of her childhood wandering the woods, meadows, and gardens on her grandmother’s land. She developed a deep adoration of books from her weekly visits to the public library. Karen Strong is a lifelong technology and science geek and the author of the critically acclaimed middle grade novels Just South of Home and Eden’s Everdark. She has also written short fiction for Star Wars and other award-winning anthologies. A graduate of the University of Georgia, she is an advocate of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). An avid lover of strong coffee, yellow flowers, and night skies, Karen currently lives in Atlanta.