Tiny Reparations Books
Founded by comedian, actress, author, and producer Phoebe Robinson in 2020, Tiny Reparations Books is a highly curated imprint dedicated to publishing both fiction and nonfiction that highlight and amplify unique and diverse voices.
"Instead of just complaining about the lack of diversity in publishing, comedian and actress Phoebe Robinson, one half of 2 Dope Queens, partnered with Plume to launch an imprint."—Essence
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Prize Attention
Magical/Realism by Vanessa Angélica Villarreal was longlisted for the 2024 National Book Awards in Nonfiction, and Holler, Child by LaToya Watkins was longlisted for the 2023 National Book Awards in Fiction. What the Fireflies Knew by Kai Harris was nominated for an NAACP Image Award and was on the 2022 longlist for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. Instant New York Times bestseller Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li was nominated for an Edgar Award and also made the 2022 longlist for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize.
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Read an excerpt of Black-Owned by Char Adams
"My research and interest in Black bookstores took me to many places and introduced me to more people than I can count. Whether they were serving as meeting places for Black Power groups and peddling socialist and Marxist literature in the 1960s or holding discussions about the Rodney King beating in the 1990s, and providing gathering places for people protesting George Floyd’s murder in 2020, Black bookstores have always been at the center of Black resistance in one way or another."
About the Founder
Phoebe Robinson is a multitalented stand-up comedian, a New York Times bestselling writer, and an actress. She is best known as the co-creator and costar of the hit podcast-turned-TV-show 2 Dope Queens, which aired eight hour-long specials on HBO in February 2018 and 2019. On her second WNYC Studios podcast, the critically acclaimed talk show Sooo Many White Guys, Phoebe interviews today’s biggest stars and groundbreakers such as Tom Hanks, Issa Rae, Abbi Jacobson, and many more. Phoebe is also making her presence known in publishing as the author of You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain, a collection of essays about race, gender, and pop culture. Phoebe made her feature film debut as one of the stars of the Netflix comedy Ibiza and followed that up by acting alongside Taraji P. Henson in the Paramount film What Men Want. She was also a staff writer on MTV’s hit talking-head show Girl Code and IFC’s Portlandia, and was a consultant on season three of Broad City.
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