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Parent company | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
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Founded | 2023 |
Founder | Questlove |
Country of origin | United States |
Publication types | books |
Official website |
auwabooks |
Auwa Books is a publishing imprint founded by Questlove in 2023.
Auwa Books was announced in March 2023 as a new imprint of American book publishing company Farrar, Straus and Giroux. [1] The name Auwa is taken from a bird-call noise heard in Prince songs " Baby I'm a Star" and "Eye No". [1]
The imprint's first publication was Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin), an autobiography by Sly Stone written with Ben Greenman published 17 October 2023. [2] Auwa's second book will be Hip-Hop Is History, authored by Questlove and Greenman, to be published in 2024, [3] followed by planned titles by Drew Afualo, Josh Luber, Derrick Palmer, [4] Hanif Abdurraqib, Wesley Morris, and Jacqueline Woodson. [5]
Publisher and editor-in-chief - Questlove
Senior vice president and editorial director - Alexis Rosenzweig
Executive editors - Malaika Adero and Ben Greenman [1]
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Parent company | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
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Founded | 2023 |
Founder | Questlove |
Country of origin | United States |
Publication types | books |
Official website |
auwabooks |
Auwa Books is a publishing imprint founded by Questlove in 2023.
Auwa Books was announced in March 2023 as a new imprint of American book publishing company Farrar, Straus and Giroux. [1] The name Auwa is taken from a bird-call noise heard in Prince songs " Baby I'm a Star" and "Eye No". [1]
The imprint's first publication was Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin), an autobiography by Sly Stone written with Ben Greenman published 17 October 2023. [2] Auwa's second book will be Hip-Hop Is History, authored by Questlove and Greenman, to be published in 2024, [3] followed by planned titles by Drew Afualo, Josh Luber, Derrick Palmer, [4] Hanif Abdurraqib, Wesley Morris, and Jacqueline Woodson. [5]
Publisher and editor-in-chief - Questlove
Senior vice president and editorial director - Alexis Rosenzweig
Executive editors - Malaika Adero and Ben Greenman [1]