by Sharon Morgan | Jul 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
We arrived at the Phillis Wheatley Book Awards program at the Schomburg Center right on time for the 7PM program. After jumping into a “black taxi” at 116th Street for the short ride up Malcolm X Boulevard, we wondered aloud if we had missed something...
by Thomas Norman DeWolf | Jul 8, 2013 | Awards, Books
From almost 100 books that were considered, Gather at the Table is among the five nominated for the Phillis Wheatley Book Award for Nonfiction (biography and memoir). Winners will be announced July 19 at the 2013 Harlem Book Fair. Sharon Leslie Morgan will attend the...
by Thomas Norman DeWolf | Mar 11, 2013 | Genealogy
A big part of what drew Sharon and me together for our Gather at the Table journey was, and is, genealogy. Sharon has done a lot more such research than I have. She runs the Our Black Ancestry website, “dedicated to providing information and services that help...
by Thomas Norman DeWolf | Jan 13, 2013 | Reviews
“I had to close this book frequently due to an eerie unease and a desire to deny. I stomped into the kitchen to make a cup of coffee and later stomped back for tea. But the book is just as intriguing and captivating as it is unsettling, so I headed back into the...
by Thomas Norman DeWolf | Nov 14, 2012 | Awards, Books
The eBook of Gather at the Table has been selected as a Barnes & Noble ( BN.com) “Favorite Current Affairs” Bookseller Pick for November! After appearing on the Amazon Movers & Shakers list, and being named by Random House among the four books it...
by Thomas Norman DeWolf | Oct 31, 2012 | Books
I returned home over the weekend, feeling very lucky that Lindi’s and my flight from New York departed 2 days in advance of Hurricane Sandy’s arrival. My mind has been occupied by thoughts and concern for friends and family who have been impacted by the...
by Thomas Norman DeWolf | Oct 21, 2012 | Books, Publicity
Let’s cut right to the chase… Sharon and Tom were interviewed at 30 Rock on Sunday, October 21, 2012 by Melissa Harris-Perry on her MSNBC show. The first segment (view it here) was with just Tom & Sharon). The second segment (view it here) included...
by Thomas Norman DeWolf | Oct 19, 2012 | Books, Publicity
Tune into the Melissa Harris-Perry show this Sunday morning (10am – Noon, EDT; 7-9am PDT) for Tom & Sharon’s first national television interview! We’re scheduled to be on during the final half-hour segment (around 11:30am, EDT) to discuss Gather...
by Thomas Norman DeWolf | Oct 16, 2012 | Books
We were thrilled to receive the following email this morning from Beacon Press: I wanted to let you know that Gather at the Table is selling quite nicely on our website, beacon.org. Much of the traffic is most likely due to our partnership with Coming to the Table and...
by Thomas Norman DeWolf | Oct 9, 2012 | Books, Eastern Mennonite University
Publication Day success! We learned this evening that there were enough copies ordered on Amazon today to make Gather at the Table #5 in the categories of “Race Relations” as well as “Discrimination and Racism.” The only authors with books...
