The LuvvLetter

Hey Reader, So… we need to talk about this RAGGEDY narrative that women need to be humble, because I’m tired of it. Actually, it’s not just a narrative, but an obsession that people have to ensure that girls and women are “humble” as if the day we were born, that was the assignment. When it never was. When Vice President MY PRESIDENT, Kamala Harris, went on the Call Her Daddy podcast and said “there are a whole lot of women not aspiring to be humble” I felt that in my SOUL. Because YES,...

Hey Reader! Yesterday was Juneteenth, and we took the day off as a company to honor the holiday. May Black people continue to get free, rising like phoenixes out of the fire they try to throw us in. ✊🏾 There's something powerful about taking a beat to acknowledge where we've been and where we're going. Yesterday wasn't just about celebrating emancipation. It was about honoring the continuous work of liberation that happens every single day. Let’s get into what's been on my mind this week. 👇🏾...

Hey Reader! We're getting a week's worth of news in a single day right now and it's A LOT. 😩 Every time I check my phone, there's another headline that makes me wanna wall slide. And we may or may not be seeing the start of World War III with Iran and Israel. DIS TEW MUCH! And it’s Friday the 13th?!? Uh uh. The vibes are VERY OFF. But let's talk about what's been on my mind this week. 👇🏾 RANT Miss me with the "how did we not see this coming" narrative. I’m seeing way too many people on Blue...

Hey Reader! Y'all... this week has been A WEEK. 😩 I'm still processing everything that's unfolded. Between watching Cybertruck and Mango Mussolini have their little public meltdown (all this white on white crime 😏), celebrating new beginnings in my business, and dropping what turned out to be my FINAL podcast episode... whew. My brain is FULL. Honestly, I had to check in on my Sims because their world is way less chaotic than this one. 💀 But you know what? That's exactly why we gather here...

Hey Reader! Mentally, I’m already on summer break. Sometimes the summer slowdown gives us space to actually SEE what's been happening around us all year. And this week, I've been noticing some things that have me shook. Specifically, what's happening with reading and literacy, as kids are heading out of school. Let's dive in. 👇🏾 RANT The kids can't read. And that's wild as hell. I've been seeing these posts and stories about what's happening in our schools, and I am SHOOK. Teachers are...

Hey Reader, Beyoncé was in Chicago last weekend. We cut UP in that Honey Pit and A TIME WAS HADDDDD!!! 🥰🥰🥰 And I loved sharing it with some of my fave people including 2 of my nieces who got to go to their first ever concert 😭. I fear that I have ruined all other concerts for them because... how do you follow BEYONCÉ? Now I gotta go book another massage. My knees still hurt 😅 But yeah, let's talk about what's been pissing me off this week. 👇🏾 RANT Leave Angel Reese ALONE. I am sick and tired...

Hey Reader,Since Little Troublemaker came out a couple weeks ago, one of my FAVORITE things have been people receiving the limited edition gift boxes we sent folks in my network. How I curate my book boxes is that I want the folks who receive them to feel seen for real. Like… I want it to surprise and delight them. I want them to open it and feel like someone thought about making them smile. For the box for this book, it was important for it to honor the people receiving them. And since this...

Hey Reader, Earlier this week, I had the honor of moderating the Chicago stop of Kennedy Ryan's book tour for her latest novel Can't Get Enough. Being in my hometown, surrounded by readers, celebrating a Black woman's stunning work? Pure joy. 😍 Click through to hear me giving Kennedy ALL THE FLOWERS 💐 In a week where I've been wrestling with metrics and validation (more on that below), Kennedy's novel reminded me what matters: creating work that moves people. Stories that help us escape. Art...

Hey Reader, Fam… launch week is LAUNCH WEEKING. 😩 My fifth book, "Little Troublemaker Defends Her Name", officially dropped on Tuesday. And y’all… the love? THE LOVE?? I’ve been blown away. 🫶🏾 From SiriusXM with Zerlina Maxwell, to NBC News, to a feature in People Magazine, to linking up with Tina Shoulders at LinkedIn, to seeing so many adorable kids at school visits… I’ve been out here. I wrote this book for any kid who has ever felt othered because of their name. But let’s be for real: the...

Hey Reader,Y’all… It’s launch day! My FIFTH book is officially out in the world. 🙌🏾🥹 Little Troublemaker Defends Her Name is here! And I’m feeling ALL the feelings. Joy. Pride. Nerves. Gratitude. Because this one? This one is very special to me. 🥰 This is the story of a little girl who has to defend her name on the first day of school. It’s a love letter to every kid who’s ever felt “othered.” A celebration of culture, courage, and the power of our names. And would you believe… it’s launching...

Hey Reader,The thing about my books is that they have really been significant in healing my “ASK WOUND.” ❤️🩹 What’s that? It’s what I call that thing we all have, where we hate to ask for help because we don’t wanna bother people or be a burden. But when my first book I’M JUDGING YOU was dropping, I knew that one of its purposes was not just to do well for me, but to use its success to open doors for more authors who were not white men. And that mission felt bigger than me. So I ASKED FOR...