The New Leaders Council community is made up of creative storytellers. Our alumni, Advisory Council members, and National Board of Directors members collaborate within the NLC network to workshop ideas and storylines and use their stories to inspire others. Many of these books, including Demetri Makes a Memory Quilt and Worms Are a Yummy Snack – were written as NLC Fellows’ Capstone projects, drawing on their cohort’s collective ideas, skills, and perspectives to write, publish, and promote their books.
As Literacy Day approaches on November 1, we invite you to check out one of the many books written by NLC alumni and members of our National Board of Directors and National Advisory Council.
With the hustle and bustle of Election Day and the holidays, it’s important for leaders to invest in self-care, including reading a good book or sharing stories with our loved ones. Our stories are powerful and healing. Our stories have ripple effects in our homes, neighborhoods and communities, setting off a chain reaction that makes progress possible.
Worms are a Yummy Snack – Dorsey Spencer Jr. (NLC Tallahassee ‘20)
NONFICTION BOOKS
Backable – Suneel Gupta (NLC Advisory Council)
Beauty and Her Chef – Chad Cherry and Karen Pandy-Cherry (NLC Broward ‘16)
Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally – Emily Ladau (NLC New York City ‘21)
Don’t Ask Permission to Fly – Anna Gouker (NLC Wisconsin ’18)
Forgetting to be Afraid – Wendy Davis (NLC National Board of Directors)
Forging Your Inner Diamond – Tevin Ali (NLC Palm Beach ‘21)
HBCUnomics – Jamerus Payton (NLC North Carolina ‘19)
I’m Judging You – Luuvie-Ajayi-Jones (NLC CHicago ’10)
Of All The Lives I’ve Lived: This Is My Favorite – Lotus Hale HIll (NLC Chicago ‘18)
Political Dreams – Raul Alvillar (NLC Advisory Council)
Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual – Luvvie Ajayi Jones (NLC Chicago ‘10)
Resilient: How to Overcome Anything and Build a Million Dollar Business With or Without Capital – Sevetri Wilson (NLC Louisiana ‘19)
The Case for Cancel Culture – Ernest Owens (NLC Philadelphia ‘19)
COMING SOON: Twice As Good – Errin Haines (NLC Advisory Council)
You Are the Prize – Monica Simmonds (NLC Tampa Bay ‘18)
You Got This – Lelia Gowland (NLC Louisiana ‘15)
Your Amazing Itty Bitty Be The Boss Now Book: 15 Key Steps to Start, Run, and Grow Your Own Business – Gregory Allan Datu Cendana (NLC Washinton DC ‘11)
Weekend Reflections – Eric Brown (NLC Nashville ‘15)
