Veronica Chambers

Veronica Chambers

6 Series

Veronica Chambers is an acclaimed author known for her diverse range of works. She co-wrote Marcus Samuelsson's memoir, "Yes, Chef," which won a James Beard award and became a New York Times bestseller in 2012. In 2017, she successfully edited a collection of essays on Michelle Obama. Chambers has also authored non-fiction, books for young readers, and her own novels.

In Veronica Chambers' debut novel, "Miss Black America," young Angela navigates her coming-of-age in 1970s Brooklyn. Her life is upended when she returns home one day to discover her mother has vanished. Left to be raised by her father alone, Angela grapples with the profound loss and its impact on her life.

Amigas

Lights, Camera, Quince!

(2010)

Fifteen Candles

(2010)

She's Got Game

(2010)

Playing for Keeps

(2011)

A Formal Affair

(2011)

Point Me to Tomorrow

(2011)

Marisol and Magdalena

Marisol and Magdalena

(1998)

Quinceanera Means Sweet Fifteen

(2001)

Standalone Novels

Mama's Girl

(1996)

When Did You Stop Loving Me

(2004)

Miss Black America

(2005)

Plus

(2009)

The Go-Between

(2017)

Ida

(2024)

Non-Fiction

The Harlem Renaissance

(1995)

Having It All?

(2003)

The Joy of Doing Things Badly

(2006)

Kickboxing Geishas

(2007)

The Meaning of Michelle

(2017)

Resist

(2018)

Queen Bey

(2019)

Finish the Fight!

(2020)

Picture

Amistad Rising

(1998)

Double Dutch

(2002)

Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa

(2005)

Shirley Chisholm is a Verb!

(2020)

Anthologies

Body

(2000)

The Bitch in the House

(2002)

Women Writing Resistance: Essays on Latin America and the Caribbean

(2003)

The Bitch Is Back

(2016)

On Being 40

(2019)

Modern Love: True Stories of Love, Loss, and Redemption

(2019)

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