CELEBRATING MUSIC LEGENDS – NONFICTION

DEBORAH PAREDEZ’s American Diva: Extraordinary, Unruly, Fabulous explores the impact divas have had on her life and on American culture. Tina Turner’s spellbinding performances, Celia Cruz’s command of the male-dominated salsa world, and the excellence of Venus and Serena Williams not only shaped her life, Paredez argues, they’ve challenged American ideas about feminism and freedom. In My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music’s Black Past, Present, and Future, ALICE RANDALL chronicles her search for the first family of Black country music, through which she found inspiration in a community of people who rose through hard times to create beauty and joy through music.

Buy American Diva: Extraordinary, Unruly, Fabulous – Paredez

Buy My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music’s Black Past, Present, and Future – Randall