Jada Pinkett Smith Announces New Memoir "Worthy"

July 6th, 2023 l Shelf, Page, Book, this is the Read More Newsletter. The email that tells you what to read and what's going on in the book world!

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Kyle Colley
July 07, 2023

Happy Thursday!

With all the hysteria on Twitter, threads, and Meta, we are glad to cut through the noise and bring you some wholesome book stories. Let's get into it!

Today's Table of Content:

  • 📚16 Books on American History

  • 📙 Jada Pinkett Smith's New Book

  • 📖 Spotlight: Read More Appreciation Month

Shelf:

"Four score and seven years ago" (247 years ago for our 'no public math' readers), America celebrated its first Independence Day, and this Tuesday, we celebrated it again (I'm sure your dogs loved the fireworks 😆).

For people interested in American History books, this week we are sharing a list of 16 books across eras such as Pre-European America, Revolutionary War, Civil War, The West, The Great Depression, etc.

If you are looking to brush up on your history and discover new stories, these books are sure to educate!

List by Celadon Books:

16 Books That Help You Understand America's History | Celadon Books

These excellent books detailing the most important chapters of U.S. history are as engrossing as they are informative.

celadonbooks.com/best-american-history-books

Page:

[Insert Will Smith Slap Joke] Jada Pinkett Smith is releasing her new memoir "Worthy" this October.

In an exclusive interview with People, Jada discusses why she wrote the book, which she started before the 2022 Oscars, people's assumptions, and revealing more about herself than her "‘Red Table Talks’ did.

We will pin the full People interview below, but let us know: Are you excited for this one?

Jada Pinkett Smith Reveals Title of Book: 'People Have Made a Lot of Assumptions' (Exclusive)

Jada Pinkett Smith tells PEOPLE all about her revealing new memoir, out in October, saying, 'I have to be very accountable for misunderstandings that are floating'

people.com/jada-pinkett-smith-reveals-title-cover-new-memoir-exclusive-7555057

Book:

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Santa step aside!) because it's Read More Appreciation Month!

This year, we are giving away not 1, not 2, but 4 books to our followers!

I will attach a photo here of the book dates:

We do most of our giveaways on Instagram, but comment back on this newsletter with "What ABOUT us??" and we may do one last book giveaway exclusive to our newsletter! Fair?!

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Footnotes (Aka other articles we are reading):

TikTok Sells a Lot of Books. Now, Its Owner Wants to Publish Them, Too - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/01/books/tiktok-book-publishing-bytedance.html