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 literary 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, has partnered with Plume to launch an imprint."—Essence
"[Tiny Reparations Books will] be worth watching for what comes next." —Associated Press
Francine's Spectacular
Crash & Burn
On sale April 15, 2025
A Product of Genetics (and Day Drinking)
Available now
How to Live Free in a Dangerous World
Available now
Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes
Available now
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.
Dive In
Read an excerpt of A Product of Genetics (And Day Drinking) by Jess H. Gutierrez.
"Disclaimer: If I were a normal girl, writing a normal book, there wouldn’t be a whole chapter entirely focused on fictional film characters of the late 1990s. But, as you’ve come to learn, there’s no direction in which this story is afraid to wander."
About the Founder
Phoebe Robinson
She is the co-creator and co-star of the hit podcast turned HBO series 2 Dope Queens and other critically acclaimed podcasts including Sooo Many White Guys and Black Frasier. She’s also the New York Times bestselling author of You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain and Everything’s Trash, But It’s Okay which premiered on Freeform in July 2022. Additionally, Phoebe starred in the films Ibiza and What Men Want, and was a moderator for Michelle Obama’s Becoming book tour where she interviewed the former first lady. In 2019, Phoebe launched Tiny Reparations, a production company under ABC Signature, whose first series Doing the Most with Phoebe Robinson, premiered April 2021 on Comedy Central. In 2021, Phoebe published her third book of essays Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes, which quickly became a national bestseller. Her debut hour comedy special, Sorry, Harriet Tubman, premiered Oct 2021 on HBO Max.
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