Legacy Lit Books

Legacy Lit Books An imprint celebrating social justice, underserved and overlooked voices.

💖JOY PRESCRIPTIONS by Tiffany Moon, MD "feels like sitting down with a wise friend." Swipe to see some of the early prai...
03/01/2025

💖JOY PRESCRIPTIONS by Tiffany Moon, MD "feels like sitting down with a wise friend."

Swipe to see some of the early praise for JOY PRESCRIPTIONS from Barbara Corcoran, Your Rich BFF and Dr. Nicole Martin!

Learn more and order now at https://bit.ly/4ikTLCp.

02/27/2025

In response to the Trump administrations' DEI rollbacks, activists have responded by rightfully pushing corporate leaders to honor their commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion, but it has come at an exhausting price. Instead of making demands of others who have shown us empty promises, how....

What does friendship mean to you? 👯‍♂️🤝🏾National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author Imani Perry cal...
02/27/2025

What does friendship mean to you? 👯‍♂️🤝🏾

National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author Imani Perry calls Priya Vulchi's GOOD FRIENDS "a beautifully composed lesson in virtue and a thoughtful journey through tender intimacies. At the crossroads of memoir and philosophy, Good Friends will leave you with a deeper appreciation for friendship and immense gratitude for good friends."

Order GOOD FRIENDS by Priya Vulchi now at https://bit.ly/4kc4pNL.

Read Black Women Authors. 📚💁🏽‍♀️Every month is Black History Month in our neighborhood of publishing but as winds d...
02/26/2025

Read Black Women Authors. 📚💁🏽‍♀️

Every month is Black History Month in our neighborhood of publishing but as winds down and we head into Women's History Month, we wanted to take a moment to spotlight some of our fantastic Black women authors!

Head to our Instagram to enter for a chance to win the EPIC book stack pictured.

Contest ends 3/19/25 at 11:59 EST. 1 prize available. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY; US residents only, 18+, official rules apply; link in IG bio.

As June Jordan once said "we are the ones we have been waiting for.” Through inspiring and impassioned prose, Priya Vu...
01/30/2025

As June Jordan once said "we are the ones we have been waiting for.” Through inspiring and impassioned prose, Priya Vulchi's GOOD FRIENDS entirely reimagines our platonic ties, revealing that friendship, in the right hands, is a brilliant act of love and resistance.

Weaving through Western classical thinkers like Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero, and the internal lives of good friends like James Baldwin, Yuri Kochiyama, Toni Morrison, and June Jordan — Friendship, GOOD FRIENDS shows, has ripple effects beyond just any two friends; it awakens solidarity and changes in the world.

::SWIPE:: to see what Eddie Glaude, Rebecca Traister, and Ruha Benjamin had to say! Order now at https://bit.ly/3Cug6y8 On Sale April 8, 2025.

🏁🚥 Ready...set...go! We're publishing the definitive biography of the greatest Formula One driver of all time, SIR LEWIS...
01/21/2025

🏁🚥 Ready...set...go! We're publishing the definitive biography of the greatest Formula One driver of all time, SIR LEWIS by Michael E. Sawyer.

Chronicling Lewis Hamilton's path from his early days karting on local tracks to the glitz and pressure of the Formula One circuit, we witness Hamilton’s enthralling single-minded determination to reach the top, even as he challenged racial barriers and opposition at every turn. A thoroughly researched look at his lasting legacy, SIR LEWIS is "engrossing...timeless, illuminating, and necessary," says Mirin Fader, author of New York Times bestseller Giannis and Dream.

Order now at https://bit.ly/4fZQLdf 🔗 On Sale March 4, 2025.

📚✨ at her first tour stop last night for A MORE PERFECT PARTY ! Swipe to see where she’ll be next!
01/17/2025

📚✨ at her first tour stop last night for A MORE PERFECT PARTY ! Swipe to see where she’ll be next!

🥳🎉Happy Publication Day to A MORE PERFECT PARTY by Juanita Tolliver!This riveting account of the legendary party hosted ...
01/14/2025

🥳🎉Happy Publication Day to A MORE PERFECT PARTY by Juanita Tolliver!

This riveting account of the legendary party hosted by Diahann Carroll for Shirley Chisholm’s 1972 presidential campaign, is a "beautifully written political-social page turner, full of hope, glamour, the triumphs and failures of race and gender allyship," says Joy-Ann Reid.

Learn more and order now at https://bit.ly/3XwPpPI 📖🔗

2024 was one for the books 😉📚We published some of the best, most anticipated, and exciting books of the year — everythin...
12/23/2024

2024 was one for the books 😉📚

We published some of the best, most anticipated, and exciting books of the year — everything from powerful, transformative non-fiction, and investigative historical deep-dives, to yummy cookbooks, joyful AF self-help, and 1 of 1 memoirs! We had New York Times, USA Today, Amazon AND Indie bestsellers. We had book club favorites, ’s and award winners. Whew! 💅🏽

Just wait until you see what’s in-store for 2025 😎 and from Legacy Lit!

12/19/2024

"We are not defined by our origin stories. We choose who we become." OF MY OWN MAKING by Daria Burke hits a book shelf near you this spring 🌸🌱

Part memoir, part methodology, OF MY OWN MAKING it is a fearless rallying cry inspiring us to excavate and examine the stories that define our lives. After being forced to confront the parts of her childhood she had avoided, Burke dives headfirst into an exploration of her trauma, grappling with the enduring grip of the past on the present and the mind's influence over the body.

A soulful and scientific exploration of the power to shape one's destiny, she reminds us that every moment demands a choice, and that we owe it to ourselves to reparent our inner child and reclaim the lives we deserve.

On sale April 22 | Pre-Order at the link https://bit.ly/4fukk6u 🔗🫶🏽

📖😎 Starting the weekend with Juanita Tolliver's A MORE PERFECT PARTY, hanging with Shirley Chisholm, Diahann Carroll, an...
12/13/2024

📖😎 Starting the weekend with Juanita Tolliver's A MORE PERFECT PARTY, hanging with Shirley Chisholm, Diahann Carroll, and the guests at their EPIC 1972 Hollywood fundraiser for Chisholm's history presidential campaign. RIVETING.

And don't just take my word for it ::SWIPE:: to see some of the amazing praise from Joy-Ann Reid, Congresswoman Barbara Lee and more!

A MORE PERFECT PARTY is on sale January 12, 2025! https://bit.ly/3OUFZd5

Happy Publication Day to BLUES IN STEREO by Langston Hughes, curated by Danez Smith! This stunning collection of early w...
11/19/2024

Happy Publication Day to BLUES IN STEREO by Langston Hughes, curated by Danez Smith!

This stunning collection of early works by Hughes (all written before the age of 25 🤯) with added insights from Smith has been praised by Jericho Brown, Hanif Abdurraqib AND Clint Smith as a gift to any readers bookshelf 📖✨

AL ROKER'S RECIPES TO LIVE BY by Al Roker and Courtney Roker-Laga is a USA Today Bestseller! 🎉👨🏾‍🍳👩🏽‍🍳
11/15/2024

AL ROKER'S RECIPES TO LIVE BY by Al Roker and Courtney Roker-Laga is a USA Today Bestseller! 🎉👨🏾‍🍳👩🏽‍🍳

🥳 MADNESS by Antonia Hylton is a Goodreads Choice Awards nominee for History & Biography! Vote at https://bit.ly/3CldMck
11/13/2024

🥳 MADNESS by Antonia Hylton is a Goodreads Choice Awards nominee for History & Biography! Vote at https://bit.ly/3CldMck

ICYMI announced her new book, JOY PRESCRIPTIONS in ! On sale 5.9.25 and available for pre-order now ✨Read the full arti...
11/11/2024

ICYMI announced her new book, JOY PRESCRIPTIONS in ! On sale 5.9.25 and available for pre-order now ✨

Read the full article and order now at the link in bio 🔗

We had such a beautiful evening last night celebrating AL ROKER'S RECIPES TO LIVE BY with Al Roker and Courtney Roker-La...
11/08/2024

We had such a beautiful evening last night celebrating AL ROKER'S RECIPES TO LIVE BY with Al Roker and Courtney Roker-Laga at the GORGEOUS Delish Kitchen Studios chatting about all things food and family with BEM books & more co-owners! 🥳👩🏽‍🍳👨🏾‍🍳

Special thanks to Breville, Tormek, and Victoria Cookware for providing our epic raffle prizes!

Anyone who pre-orders a copy of BLUES IN STEREO by Langston Hughes (curated by Danez Smith!) and completes this form h...
10/28/2024

Anyone who pre-orders a copy of BLUES IN STEREO by Langston Hughes (curated by Danez Smith!) and completes this form https://bit.ly/3YDiP0q gets a limited edition broadside print of “Our Land” by Langston Hughes - perfect for framing or gifting as a keepsake! 🖼🎁

::SWIPE:: to see our BLUES IN STEREO pre-order gift! Anyone who pre-orders a copy of BLUES IN STEREO and completes the f...
10/22/2024

::SWIPE:: to see our BLUES IN STEREO pre-order gift!
 
Anyone who pre-orders a copy of BLUES IN STEREO and completes the form at the link in our bio gets a limited edition broadside print of “Our Land” by Langston Hughes - perfect for framing or gifting as a keepsake! 🖼🎁
 
BLUES IN STEREO by Langston Hughes, Curated by is available for pre-order now! On sale November 19th

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