I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the CONTROL by Stephanie
Guerilus Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the
giveaway!
Author: Stephanie Guerilus
Pub. Date: October 2, 2018
Publisher: Stephanie Guerilus
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 297
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Control, whose title is lifted from the iconic Janet Jackson song, embodies its name. Theresa Marie Jenkins is a 17-year-old who thinks she knows it all. As the saying goes, a hard head makes for a soft ass and Reesa learns the hard way that she doesn’t really know much about life.
Reesa quickly becomes an It girl after speaking up at a Black
Lives Matter protest but her activism gets in the way of her career. She wants
to be the next pop diva on the charts. For that to happen, Reesa will have to
be packaged; smile and wave as though she’s at a beauty pageant. She’ll have to
give control to advisers who want her to sing on cue, tap dance on command, no
throwing shoes at parties and keeping her mouth shut on the culture. If only
Reesa had just sat there and ate her food.
Control is a novel that addresses the political climate, #MeToo,
identity and what it means when you are a young woman of color who the world doesn’t
automatically think to protect.
Top 5 Favorite Books
The Bible
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Coldest Winter Ever
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
Top 5 Favorite Movies
Coming to America
Lean On Me
When Harry Met Sally
It’s a Wonderful Life
The Lion King
Stephanie Guerilus is a multimedia journalist and social media expert.
She is a native of Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Haitian immigrants. Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Temple University and is the secretary of the New York Association of Black Journalists.
Prior to joining the chapter board, she has volunteered with the National Association of Black Journalists. In this role, she helped in functions related to the annual convention, media and organizing various panels that have featured April Reign and Vann R. Newkirk II.
Stephanie previously worked as a reporter at The Philadelphia Tribune, the oldest African American newspaper in the country. Through this position, she was assigned late breaking news coverage in addition to the community, religion and obituary beats. She interviewed such notable names as Rev. Al Sharpton, actress Victoria Rowell, Sen. Pat Toomey, Olympian Dawn Staley, gospel artist Mary Mary, Democratic Strategist Donna Brazile and TV Personality and Professor Melissa Harris-Perry.
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(3) winners will receive a finished copy of CONTROL - US Only.
Tour Schedule:
Week One:
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10/1/2020 |
Interview |
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10/2/2020 |
Interview |
Week Two:
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10/5/2020 |
Excerpt |
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10/6/2020 |
Guest Post |
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10/7/2020 |
Excerpt |
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10/8/2020 |
Guest Post |
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10/9/2020 |
Review |
Week Three:
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10/12/2020 |
Review |
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10/13/2020 |
Review |
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10/14/2020 |
Review |
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10/15/2020 |
Review |
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10/16/2020 |
Guest Post |
Week Four:
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10/19/2020 |
Guest Post |
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10/20/2020 |
Review |
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10/21/2020 |
Excerpt |
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10/22/2020 |
Excerpt |
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10/23/2020 |
Review |
Week Five:
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10/26/2020 |
Excerpt |
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10/27/2020 |
Instagram Post |
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10/28/2020 |
Excerpt |
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10/29/2020 |
Review |
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10/30/2020 |
Review |
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