Name: In-Store: Jamia Wilson: Make Good Trouble w/ Amber Tamblyn
Start: 2025-03-04T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-04T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Books Are Magic Smith

$In-Store: Jamia Wilson: Make Good Trouble w\/ Amber Tamblyn$

"This book is a field guide for ‘because they did, yes we can!'" —Rev. Jacqueline Lewis, author of Fierce Love
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Read real stories about moments that changed history and find out what you can do to make a difference!
"Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble."
— John Lewis, Twitter 2018
Inspired by civil rights activist and congressman John Lewis’s call to challenge injustice, explore famous moments of global activism throughout history with more than 70 narrative stories—including the Newsboys’ strike of 1899, the Freedom Summer Project of 1964, Greta Thunberg’s first School Strike for Climate, and students against book banning. Each true story shares how activists across a variety of beliefs, ages, and backgrounds called for change, empowering young readers of all ages, abilities, and circumstances to make a difference.

Brimming with illustrations and additional resources, including a timeline and information about how kids can get involved, this is essential reading for budding activists.

Jamia Wilson is an award-winning feminist activist, writer, speaker, and podcaster. She joined Random House as vice president and executive editor in 2021. As the former director of the Feminist Press at the City University of New York and the former VP of programs at the Women’s Media Center, Jamia has been a leading voice on women’s rights issues for over a decade. Her work has appeared in numerous outlets, including the New York Times, the Today Show, CNN, Elle, BBC, Rookie, Refinery 29, Glamour, Teen Vogue, and The Washington Post. She is the author of This Book Is Feminist, Young, Gifted, and Black, Young, Gifted and Black Too, the introduction and oral history in Together We Rise: Behind the Scenes at the Protest Heard Around the World, Step Into Your Power: 23 Lessons on How to Live Your Best Life, Big Ideas for Young Thinkers, ABC's of AOC, and the co-author of Roadmap for Revolutionaries: Resistance, Advocacy, and Activism for All. Jamia is passionate about mission-driven organizations and serves on the Omega Institute, Feminist.com, and Center for Reproductive Rights boards. She is also the co-host of the second season of the Anthem Award-winning podcast, Ordinary Equality.

Amber Tamblyn is an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actress, director, and writer. She is the author of seven critically acclaimed books across genres including the bestselling anthology, Listening in the Dark: Women Reclaiming the Power of Intuition, which features essays by powerhouses such as America Ferrera, Amy Poehler, Jia Tolentino, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, and many more. She is an opinion writer for the New York Times, The Cut, and The New Yorker writing on themes pertaining to gender inequality and women's rage. Her most recent writing can be found at AmberTamblyn.Substack.com.