Willow Smith Instagram – Thank you @willowsmith for making time to share space with us here in DC at MahoganyBooks last night. The conversation between you and @alex_elle was heartwarming, funny, compassionate, and inspiring . So many of us are thrilled to step into the pages of your debut historical fiction novel, Black Shield Maiden, congratulations, let’s go! “I put my soul on the page, whatever you are doing with your life… I put my soul in that song, I put my soul in the plate of food I made. Whatever it is…. That’s it. That’s the place we are all searching for.” -Willow Smith Oh, and also loved hearing one of your favorite Black books is by #OctaviaButler. See last slide for exact title y’all :) Shoutout to @dcpubliclibrary @lovedclibrary for saying yes to partnering with us and to our forever DJ @roots_tonic for getting it lit at the library for us. Community. Conversations. Connections. Always. 🖤 #MahoganyBooks #blackbooksmatter #willowsmith #alexelle #BlackShieldMaiden