Hi Meltingpot Readers,
You know there's nothing I like more than a good hair story. When I sat down to write my master's thesis in graduate school, almost 15 years ago, I was so excited to delve into the history and drama behind the relationship Black people had with their hair. Clearly my excitement was shared by many others, including my co-author Ayana Byrd and the thousands of people who have read our book and begged us for more information.
Well, it's been ten years since Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America debuted and even we think it's time for an update. Think of everything that's happened in the world of Black hair in the last decade. Willow Smith and her whipped hair. Don Imus and his nappy naughtiness, the entire world of online Black hair bloggers. Hello afrobella! And let's not forget the Sesame Street muppet who loves her hair.
We've written a proposal, we've done the research, we've planned the party even, but there's one little problem. Our publisher, St. Martin's Press hasn't quite gotten the message that there's a public waiting for Hair Story 2.0. Without going too much into publishing babble, the truth is, since the book came out so long ago, all of the publicists and editors originally attached to Hair Story no longer work with the company. So our little book that could is kind of an orphan over there. But just like that little red-headed orphan who charmed her very own Daddy Warbucks, we know we can prove to the head honchos at St. Martin's that this book needs an update (and a digital version too!). Because after all, the sun will come out....
And that's where you come in, dear readers. If you take a gander to the right of this post and scroll down a bit, I've added a facebook like button where you can 'like' our Hair Story 2.0 page. We're trying to get 10,000 likes by the end of November to show St. Martin's just how many folks are interested in the project. So, all you have to do is tap that little button and ask your friends to tap it too. And check out the page on the regular for updates on the campaign to get St. Martin's attention and for regular news bits, stories and fun facts about the world of Black hair. Here's the link for the page.
Thanks people, I appreciate it so very much.
Peace and Hair Grease!
3 comments:
All good pieces of advice on making black hair grow is basically the same? For instance, experts say that if you eat healthy and get regular hair trims you will stimulate your hair to grow better. This is quite true, but there are tons of homemade hair products that can be of use to your black mane.
its a shame i tried to publish a book on black beauty dealing with oppression and image sadly the proposal was rejected, by a publisher who said it would not sell. nevermind good hair came out the same month. Sometmes you have to byob, publish your own b/c mainstream publishers are still clinging to mainstream mindsets. God luck with part two
I just came across your blog today and I love it. Your book Hair Story was our book of the month for February and it has roll on over into March. We are learning so much from your book and we are so grateful for it. -Tnisha
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