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| Parent company | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
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| Founded | 2023 (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.
History
Auwa Books was announced in March 2023 as a new imprint of American book publishing company Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The name Auwa is taken from a bird-call noise heard in Prince songs "Baby I'm a Star" and "Eye No".
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. Auwa's second book will be Hip-Hop Is History, authored by Questlove and Greenman, to be published in 2024, followed by planned titles by Drew Afualo, Josh Luber, Derrick Palmer, Hanif Abdurraqib, Wesley Morris, and Jacqueline Woodson.
Staff
Publisher and editor-in-chief - Questlove
Senior vice president and editorial director - Alexis Rosenzweig
Executive editors - Malaika Adero and Ben Greenman
References
- ^ Stewart, Sophia (22 March 2023). "Questlove Launches a Publishing Imprint, AUWA". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- Blistein, Jon (2023-03-22). "Sly Stone Had to 'Become Sylvester Stewart Again' to Write New Memoir". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- Williams, Jaelani Turner. "'Hip-Hop is History,' A Book Authored by Questlove, is Coming in Early 2024 - Okayplayer". www.okayplayer.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- Grove, Rashad (2023-03-23). "Questlove Launches His Own Publishing Imprint, AUWA Books". EBONY. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- Fisher, Morgan (2023-05-06). "Questlove's AUWA Books Imprint: Music, Pop Culture, and Social Justice | TUNED UP". Retrieved 2023-11-26.