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At a Moment When America Is Burying Black History, Publishers Weekly Gives My Forthcoming Book on the Lynching of Black Children a Starred Review

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Dr Stacey Patton
Aug 14, 2026
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Hey Y’all,

Look at that thing up there!

It was published on Tuesday but I didn’t find out until late last night. I opened the link and was like, “Oh snap! Publishers Weekly reviewed Strung Up.”

That’s a pretty big freakin’ deal because it is one of the strongest prepublication endorsements a book can get.

But then I was like, “Oh snap,” again because i…

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