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Lorissa Rinehart’s debut biography FIRST TO THE FRONT, about pioneering photojournalist Dickey Chapelle, has received a glowing review in the Wall Street Journal! Check out the review here. “First to the Front tells an extraordinary story with a great sense of drama.”

Legendary author Ishmael Reed will be honored with the North Star Award from the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation in October 2023! This lifetime achievement is a Legacy Award given once yearly by the Hurston/Wright Foundation to an exceptional innovator in supporting and sustaining Black literature. Previous winners include Nikki Giovanni, Ntozake Shange, and Alice…

FIRST TO THE FRONT, the debut nonfiction book by Lorissa Rinehart, is out now from St. Martin’s Press! This riveting biography follows the life of Dickey Chapelle, a pioneering female photojournalist who dodged bullets and jumped out of planes around the world to tell the stories of freedom fighters. Click here to order your copy now! “Jam-packed…

Lowenstein Associates client Lorissa Rinehart was interviewed on the Writers Talking podcast about her biography FIRST TO THE FRONT: The Untold Story of Dickey Chapelle, Trailblazing Female War Correspondent, publishing from St. Martin’s Press on July 11th. Click here to listen to the podcast episode, and click here to order FIRST TO THE FRONT now!

Legendary author Ishmael Reed’s new essay “My Family and the Two Tennessees” is out now in Politico! Click here to read this fascinating article about Reed’s family history and the legacy of racism in Tennessee.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of MUMBO JUMBO, Ishmael Reed sat down with Justin Desmangles for a virtual interview at City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco. Click here to watch the full interview, and click here to order the anniversary edition of MUMBO JUMBO featuring a new introduction from the author!

Carla A. Harris has been named one of the top 50 speakers in the world by Real Leaders Magazine! Carla is listed alongside prominent public figures and authors like Brené Brown, Jay Shetty, and Glennon Doyle. Check out the full list here. Carla’s latest book LEAD TO WIN is out now! Click to order in…

NATURE TRAIL STORIES, the debut short story collection by Lowenstein Associates client Shannon McLeod, is out now from Thirty West! Click here to order your copy today.