"They were embodying everything that they were writing about. their lived stories are also things to be revered, because they weren't just writing these revolutionary pieces, essays and shorts and novels and then like going on and living non-revolutionary lives," notes Myles. Myles says there's a lot to be gleaned from the wisdom of these authors, the living and the ancestors. On Instagram, Myles has interviewed Tara Stringfellow ( Memphis), Eve Ewing ( Maya and the Robot), Jasmine Mans ( Black Girl, Call Home) and more. "I'm all about glamorizing Black literature and the writers," Myles notes. It's a mixture of natural talent, preparation and an earnest respect for writers – who she believes deserve the celebrity of singers or actors. Myles has a breezy interview style, connecting with authors personally and asking sharp questions about their works. "You know what, you know what? You need to tell them streets they need to dream a little bigger," Coates chuckles. From her home in Milwaukee, framed by plants and colorfully arranged bookshelves, Myles creates an easy rapport with authors, whether they are established and renowned or just releasing their first works.ĭuring an interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of Between the World and Me and The Water Dancer, Myles half-jests that on "the Bookstagram streets" an interview with him is "the biggest flex of all time." On a mission to glamorize Black writersĪ big component of Myles' work is individual chats and panel discussions with authors on Instagram live. It's also been nominated for a Shorty, which recognizes the best work in social and digital media. Myles' work was recently nominated for a Webby, which honors excellence on the internet. Kim K's marriage, babies in the carriage, being mad at yo' moms after she embarrassed." Like an inch or a flinch, it's ephemeral. "If it's short like a skort, it's ephemeral," raps Myles.
It's set to rapper Saweetie's 2020 song "Tap In." I am not in the diaspora in Europe, and those are all also very Black and very nuanced experiences."Ī post shared by All Ways Black this "word-of-the-week" video about the word "ephemeral" that she gleaned from Brandon Taylor's book Filthy Animals. Because as universal as some Black experiences are, I'm not from the African continent, I'm not from the Caribbean.
"It was that quick, and, for me, it's an aural check to make sure that I'm not just doing Cree's Black. "He was like, 'How about just All Ways Black, like, all the ways,'" she recounts. Myles calls the platform All Ways Black thanks to her husband - who came up with the name about 20 seconds after she was offered the job. The late, heralded, Pulitzer and Nobel-prize winning author was published by Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House.Ī few months later Penguin Random House offered Myles a job curating an Instagram platform centered on Black books. Myles first partnered with Penguin Random House last year, when she organized a read-a-thon called Black Like We Never Left featuring works by Toni Morrison. They should be treated accordingly.Ĭree Myles, curator of Penguin Random House's All Ways Black I'm all about glamorizing Black literature and the writers. Myles says the goal of the account is "to celebrate Black writers and the readers who love them," and Myles is voracious in her ability to come up with fun and innovative ways to do that. Now, Myles curates the Instagram account, on behalf of publishing giant Penguin Random House. "I emerged from the ashes a new person, and I just needed to tell the whole world about it," she says. She read Ta-Nehisi Coates's Between the World and Me. Myles immersed herself in other pioneering works by Black authors: James Baldwin and Audre Lorde, Zora Neale Hurston and Alice Walker. "That was a seminal moment in my life for sure." "I'm reading it and I was like, yes! And yes! And yes! And I was like, I'm not crazy," she remembers. The book affirmed many of her experiences moving through the world as a Black woman. Many years ago, Milwaukee-based book influencer Cree Myles first picked up Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye and found the validation she didn't know she needed. Milwaukee-based book influencer Cree Myles curates Penguin Random House's All Ways Black Instagram account.
0 kommentar(er)
