Speaker Books Releasing in 2021 For Your Author-focused Events!
/Here at Outspoken we love the top of the year. It brings zeal to finish new resolutions, the excitement for new opportunities, and the anticipation of new book titles to add to our bookshelves. Are you, too, compiling a list of new books to read throughout the year? Did you make a New Year’s resolution to read ten, fifteen, twenty new books? Well, be sure to add the book titles below to your list. You won’t be sorry! In addition to keeping up with your resolution, you’ll learn something new about civics and tech, business strategy and financial empowerment, gender and inclusion, and anti-racism for our youth. Check it out:
Michael Slaby
In For ALL the People: Redeeming the Broken Promises of Modern Media and Reclaiming Our Civic Life, top digital strategist for Barack Obama’s two presidential campaigns, Michael Slaby, experienced the beginning of a new kind of national division. He presents the four core areas which can be reclaimed to work better for all of us: platforms, government institutions, corporations, and even the users themselves. Breaking down how we got here, Michael shares how we can work toward a better democracy through tech. This book was recently released on February 23, 2021.
Rachel Rodgers
In We Should All Be Millionaires: A Woman’s Guide to Earning More, Building Wealth, and Gaining Economic Power, founder & CEO of Hello Seven and social justice advocate, Rachel Rodgers, fights back against systemic racism and sexism by offering financial empowerment to women entrepreneurs. She outlines the systemic barriers faced by women entrepreneurs, offers strategies on how to increase income, and offers tips on making seven-figure-income decisions. This book will be available on May 4, 2021.
Paula Stone Williams
In As a Woman: What I Learned about Power, Sex, and the Patriarchy after I Transitioned, gender equity advocate and transgender woman minister, Paula Stone Williams, tells the story of her transition journey and sheds light on her struggles of reconciling with her new identity. Having navigated this world as a man and a woman, she offers a unique perspective on the complex, ever-changing gendered landscape of today. This book will be available on June 1, 2021.
Crystal Fleming
From critically-acclaimed author of How to Be Less Stupid about Race: On Racism, White Supremacy and the Racial Divide, Crystal Fleming, comes a young adult resource for understanding racial injustice, Rise Up!: How You Can Join the Fight Against White Supremacy. This urgent book chronicles the longstanding history of racism in America and its ongoing legacy and offers young people some actionable ways they can help build a more just, equitable, anti-racist world. This book will be available on October 5, 2021.
Our authored speakers—which extends beyond this list—are available for speaking engagements centered around the themes and ideas within their original works. If you’d like to host a speaker for a Common Read, Town Hall, workshop, community read, or other literary-focused speaking event, please reach out to us to discuss the possibilities—whether virtual or in person in the future!