My life in 8 words: "spinning gold out of straw"
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Man, I am workin' hard with Christine (Saunders of the publicity department) to figure out how to get the message across for the...
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Kiss the Sky will be released on May 18, 2010 in Trade Paperback
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Kiss the Sky will be released on May 12, 2009 in Hardcover
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Kiss the Sky is now available in Hardcover
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Chapter 1 from Kiss the SkyMay 09, 2009
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If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?Apr 24, 2009
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What 3 personal qualities are most important to you?Apr 24, 2009
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If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?Apr 24, 2009
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If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her?Apr 24, 2009
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Kiss the Sky will be released on May 12, 2009 in Hardcover
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Farai Chideya's Books
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Kiss the SkyDebut novel about a black Harvard grad and TV personality who fulfills her dream to be a rock star, if not her dream to be happily in love and thin.Read More
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Christian Science Monitor, June 30, 2009
...tweets have been ?corroborated using various methods.? In a June 17 column for the Huffington Post, media analyst Farai Chideya argued that, yes, journalists should feel free to utilize Twitter, but only after doing their due diligence. ?I am not...
NPR, January 13, 2009
...independent book stores closing, is self-publishing still a viable alternative? For more on the future of black publishing, Farai Chideya talks with Haki Madhubuti, founder of Third World Press one of the oldest, independent black publishers in the...
NPR, November 28, 2008
...posted an ad on Craigslist. Friedman chronicled his efforts in a recent article and shares his story with Farai Chideya...
Women's Voices For Change, October 15, 2009
...Laura Baudo Sillerman Marguerite Guzman Bouvard Billie Brown Steven Butensky Lily Casura Alice Ray Cathrall Lydia Chaverin McKenzie Farai Chideya Faith Childs Mare Contreras Dr. Susan Thys-Jacobs Eveline Erni Leya Evelyn Dr. Cecilia Ford Fran Robin...
Women's Voices For Change, October 14, 2009
...Holly Andersen Laura Baudo Sillerman Marguerite Guzman Bouvard Billie Brown Steven Butensky Alice Ray Cathrall Lydia Chaverin McKenzie Farai Chideya Faith Childs Mare Contreras Dr. Susan Thys-Jacobs Eveline Erni Leya Evelyn Dr. Cecilia Ford Fran Robin...
Women's Voices For Change, October 13, 2009
...create from, something that surpasses even a Nobel Prize—even one so apparently deserved as this one. Related posts: Farai Chideya: On President Obama’s Nobel Poetry Friday: A Rainy Night With Sharon Olds and Elizabeth Alexander Digg StumbleUpon...
Women's Voices For Change, October 11, 2009
...& Updates Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates! In The News Farai Chideya: On President Obama’s Nobel When I woke up this morning to find out that President Obama...
UPTOWNflavor, June 16, 2009
...that’s right I said five copies of the new novel by former NPR News and Notes host Farai Chideya . Kiss the Sky is Chideya’s first novel and has been already been picked as Essence Magazine’s Book of the Month club selection. Author and host...
UPTOWNflavor, June 16, 2009
...that’s right I said five copies of the new novel by former NPR News and Notes host Farai Chideya . Kiss the Sky is Chideya’s first novel and has been already been picked as Essence Magazine’s Book of the Month club selection. Author and host...
UPTOWNflavor, June 16, 2009
...that’s right I said five copies of the new novel by former NPR News and Notes host Farai Chideya . Kiss the Sky , Chideya’s first novel, has already been been picked as Essence Magazine’s Book of the Month club selection. Author and host...
LeftWord: The Best Liberal Blog Posts, May 17, 2009
...on 17 May 2009 06:08:19 AM. © Across the Pond: A Feminist Blog Ha! I found Farai Chideya. Okay, she wasn’t lost, but since wack-ass NPR cancelled the only show featuring black folks, the former host is doing her thing hither...
Bold As Love, May 15, 2009
...packed!), but a sampling of the great folks in the room to celebrate Farai's release. Additional links : Farai Chideya's Web site Buy Kiss The Sky on Amazon Interview with Farai-- part 1 & part 2...
Isak, May 11, 2009
...Farai Chideya remains one of my favorite NPR voices, and one of my favorite journalists generally, even though her current gig on The Takeaway doesn't suit her nearly as well...
Isak, May 5, 2009
...Farai Chideya remains one of my favorite NPR voices, and one of my favorite journalists generally, even though her current gig on The Takeaway doesn't suit her nearly as well...
Self-Publishing Guide and Resources, January 14, 2009
...option. These days, with book sales dwindling and independent book stores closing, is self-publishing still a viable alternative? Farai Chideya talks with Haki Madhubuti, founder of Third World Press — one of the oldest, independent black publishers in...
afrobella, December 11, 2008
...creators of such prominent black blogs as Jack and Jill Politics , Jasmyne Cannick , and Aunt Jemima’s Revenge . Farai Chideya and the staff at the show really made an effort to learn about and understand new media, and I think it’s a huge loss to...
