Hey dear people. I sent out this email last week… please buy the book this week if you can! It helps to have a rush of sales… and to get buzz going with e-commerce vendors like Amazon and bookstore owners.

Many thanks.

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On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Farai Chideya wrote:

Hi folks:

Right now it’s gray and drizzly o’clock on a MAGNIFICENT morning… a morning where I get to tell all of you what I’ve been up to for the past few years, besides hosting NPR’s now-ended “News and Notes” and guest-co-hosting on WNYC’s syndicated radio show “The Takeaway.”

I’ve got a novel out– my first! “Kiss the Sky” is Essence Magazine’s Book Club pick of the month, and it’s building a wide fan base of people of different ages, styles, and demographics. (I like to think of my readers as adventurous people who may seem PERFECTLY normal on the outside. Or not.)

Michael Eric Dyson called it “perfect summer reading,” and I’ll talk about Kiss the Sky and my fab writing group The Finish Party, on the contributor’s page of the July “O Magazine.”

“Kiss the Sky” is about the battle of a black rock star to overcome her demons (including self-doubt, religious conundrums, drinking, and bad choices about men) and make a comeback. You’ll met her friends and family from Harvard and Baltimore; the two very different but deeply flawed men she’s torn between; and travel with her and her band from New York to the Midwest and the South; from London to Paris to South Africa’s Joburg and Durban.

You can read an EXCERPT here: http://www.tinyurl.com/ktsexcerpt

The book also has a 90 song playlist of music I reference, everything from “Unloveable” by the Smiths to the “Negro National Anthem.”

So far we’ve had some amazing events, like a staged reading with musicians at Atlanta’s Southwest Arts Center. More soon (including a rock-meets-lit event in Brooklyn.)

How to buy “Kiss the Sky”
It’s just about everywhere, and your store has sold out, just ask and they’ll order it.

You can buy a paper book or a Kindle download here: http://www.tinyurl.com/ktsamazon

You can buy from indie seller Powell’s here: http://www.tinyurl.com/ktspowells

So: help me out.
BUY THIS WEEK.

Want to learn about the conversation about music, writing and creativity I’m creating around this book?
Check out interviews including:
….my wide-ranging and controversial take on the music industry on Michael Eric Dyson’s show: http://dysonshow.org/?p=269
… my audio interview on http://www.BoldAsLove.us, run by Rob Fields. In addition to his interviews with me, you’ll find us working together on some cool events.
…. this Q & A on me, media, and writing, on The Root: http://www.tinyurl.com/ktsroot

Check back for upcoming events…. and here’s a quick sample:
Saturday June 13 I’m at Williamsburg, Brooklyn’s, Northside Festival. You’ve got Black Rock bands plus my book reading… and general fun. More here. On June 30, at 6pm, I’ll speak at Book Passages at the San Francisco Ferry building. Again, this is just a sample of events…. and we have more coming soon.

Hit me up online.
I’m on twitter @faraichideya and also on facebook, Linked In, Plaxo… most of the big ones.
Mainly, I’m here at at www.faraichideya.com

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