Letters to a Young Sister
DeFINE Your Destiny
by Hill Harper
Foreword by Gabrielle Union
ISBN: 9781592403516 
$22.50 Hardcover 
Gotham Books

In the follow-up to the award-winning national bestseller Letters to a Young Brother, the actor and star of CSI: New York shares his powerful wisdom for young women everywhere, drawing on the courageous advice of the female role models who transformed his life.

Letters to a Young Sister unfolds as a series of communications written by older brother Hill Harper to a universal Young Sistah. She’s up against the same challenges as every young woman, from relating to her parents to dealing with peer pressure. In his straight-talking style, Hill helps his young sister build self-confidence, self-reliance, and self-respect, and encourages her on her journeys towards becoming a strong and successful woman. The book includes contributions from such admirable women as Angela Basset, Ciara, Michelle Obama, Tatyana Ali, and Nikki Giovanni.

Street Smart Date: June 19
All About the Beat
Why Hip-Hop Can't Save Black America
by John McWhorter
ISBN: 9781592403745 
$20.00 Hardcover 
Gotham Books

In All About the Beat, bestselling author John McWhorter argues that the vast majority of hip-hop music--despite claims to the contrary--has nothing real or significant to offer black America in terms of political activism that can make a meaningful difference.

In this impassioned work, McWhorter maintains that hip-hop, while infectious and finely crafted music, is overly inflated with a sense of social and political importance. All About the Beat is not about putting hip-hop down for the violence and misogyny it extols. Instead, McWhorter calls for a new politics for black America, one not based on the false hope that a form of music--no matter how good or inspiring--can lead blacks to advancement.