100 Years After the Tulsa Race Massacre, Mary Parrish’s Firsthand Account is Published
100 years ago, on May 31 and June 1, 1921, The Tulsa Race Massacres devastated a community, and the effects are felt to this day. Now, as the entire country marks the 100th anniversary of this terrible event in US history, journalist Mary Parrish’s firsthand account is being published to a wide audience for the first time. The book, The Nation Must Awake: My Witness to the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, was first published in 1922 and included photos and firsthand accounts that Parrish collected. At the time, only a few dozen copies were published. Decades later, one of those copies was handed down to Parrish’s great-granddaughter Anneliese Bruner, who has joined with Trinity Press to publish the book. This new edition of Parrish’s book includes a foreword by renown African American historian John Hope Franklin and an afterword by Bruner with New York Times bestselling author Scott Ellsworth.
Authors to Earn Royalties on Secondhand Books for the First Time
AuthorSHARE, a new royalty fund program, is calling for more retailers to participate. While authors normally do not receive any royalties from secondhand book sales, William Pryor, founder of Somerset-based used bookseller Bookbarn International, came up with AuthorSHARE in partnership with World of Books Group. The program pays authors each time one of their used books is bought directly from the World of Books and Bookbarn International websites. Pryor hopes that soon others in the industry will sign up for AuthorSHARE so that it can expand.
If You’ll Have Me, A Sapphic Rom-Com Graphic Novel, Sells for 6 Figures
After bids from five different publishers, If You’ll Have Me, a YA Sapphic rom-com graphic novel by Eunnie, has just sold at auction for six figures. The graphic novel, which was purchased by Dana Leydig at Viking Press, follows introverted college student Momo Gardner who falls for PG, a girl with a reputation for breaking hearts. The book will be published in the spring of 2023.
6 Audiobooks for Pride Month
It’s June 1st. Happy Pride Month! Let’s ring in this month of queer celebration with audiobooks for Pride month by LGBTQ+ authors.
