A'Lelia Bundles
@aleliabundles.bsky.social
Writer | Journalist | Biographer -- Author of On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker and Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance (coming from Scribner June 10, 2025) www.aleliabundles.com
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JOY GODDESS Oct & Nov Book Tour
Three months in and my book tour has taken on a life of its own! Just as I'd hoped, I'm sharing A'Lelia Walker's story while also seeing old friends & making new connections in every city I visit. I hope to see you at one of my stops aleliabundles.com/events/
Three months in and my book tour has taken on a life of its own! Just as I'd hoped, I'm sharing A'Lelia Walker's story while also seeing old friends & making new connections in every city I visit. I hope to see you at one of my stops aleliabundles.com/events/
JOY GODDESS Oct & Nov Book Tour
Three months in and my book tour has taken on a life of its own! Just as I'd hoped, I'm sharing A'Lelia Walker's story while also seeing old friends & making new connections in every city I visit. I hope to see you at one of my stops aleliabundles.com/events/
Three months in and my book tour has taken on a life of its own! Just as I'd hoped, I'm sharing A'Lelia Walker's story while also seeing old friends & making new connections in every city I visit. I hope to see you at one of my stops aleliabundles.com/events/
October 1, 2025 at 2:20 AM
JOY GODDESS Oct & Nov Book Tour
Three months in and my book tour has taken on a life of its own! Just as I'd hoped, I'm sharing A'Lelia Walker's story while also seeing old friends & making new connections in every city I visit. I hope to see you at one of my stops aleliabundles.com/events/
Three months in and my book tour has taken on a life of its own! Just as I'd hoped, I'm sharing A'Lelia Walker's story while also seeing old friends & making new connections in every city I visit. I hope to see you at one of my stops aleliabundles.com/events/
On this day - which will be remembered a century from now as a day of unvarnished, aggressive & blatant racism - I was encouraged and fortified by a generous email from a self-described "WASP from Pittsburgh" who had just finished reading my "Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance."
September 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
On this day - which will be remembered a century from now as a day of unvarnished, aggressive & blatant racism - I was encouraged and fortified by a generous email from a self-described "WASP from Pittsburgh" who had just finished reading my "Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance."
10/7 at 7 pm ET Join @dolenperkinsvaldez.bsky.social & me for a Zoom chat about our latest books: Dolen's "Happy Land" & my "Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance." We'll share research, writing & storytelling strategies that led to our award-winning books
Register at bit.ly/4pMRh4n
Register at bit.ly/4pMRh4n
September 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
10/7 at 7 pm ET Join @dolenperkinsvaldez.bsky.social & me for a Zoom chat about our latest books: Dolen's "Happy Land" & my "Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance." We'll share research, writing & storytelling strategies that led to our award-winning books
Register at bit.ly/4pMRh4n
Register at bit.ly/4pMRh4n
Although this 9/13 Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture embroidery workshop celebrating #MadamWalker is fully booked, I wanted to share a creative way that artists still draw inspiration from Madam Walker's legacy. bit.ly/4m8RZFZ
Honoring Madam C.J. Walker through Stitching
Let’s stitch a tribute to one of the most iconic trailblazers in American history: Madam C.J.
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September 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Although this 9/13 Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture embroidery workshop celebrating #MadamWalker is fully booked, I wanted to share a creative way that artists still draw inspiration from Madam Walker's legacy. bit.ly/4m8RZFZ
9/15 IN PERSON & VIRTUAL at 7 pm ET -- Hope to see you at DC's National Archives for a special evening when I'll talk with PBS NewsHour's Geoff Bennett about my book, "Joy
Goddess." Hope you'll stay for the 8 pm book signing & champagne toast! Register at bit.ly/3JCFsNt
Goddess." Hope you'll stay for the 8 pm book signing & champagne toast! Register at bit.ly/3JCFsNt
Joy Goddess with Author A'Lelia Bundles - National Archives Foundation
Join author, journalist, and historian A’Lelia Bundles as she discusses her latest book, Joy Goddess: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem […]
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September 12, 2025 at 2:44 AM
9/15 IN PERSON & VIRTUAL at 7 pm ET -- Hope to see you at DC's National Archives for a special evening when I'll talk with PBS NewsHour's Geoff Bennett about my book, "Joy
Goddess." Hope you'll stay for the 8 pm book signing & champagne toast! Register at bit.ly/3JCFsNt
Goddess." Hope you'll stay for the 8 pm book signing & champagne toast! Register at bit.ly/3JCFsNt
Love this video promo for my 9/15 Joy Goddess book talk and champagne toast hosted by the National Archives Foundation at 7 p.m. at DC's National Archives at 701 Constitution Avenue, NW. Enjoy! Here's the link to register for the IN PERSON or VIRTUAL program: bit.ly/3JCFsNt
September 12, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Love this video promo for my 9/15 Joy Goddess book talk and champagne toast hosted by the National Archives Foundation at 7 p.m. at DC's National Archives at 701 Constitution Avenue, NW. Enjoy! Here's the link to register for the IN PERSON or VIRTUAL program: bit.ly/3JCFsNt
Joy Goddess Book Tour Stops for September 2025. Hope to see you in Baltimore, NY, DC, Charlotte, Atlanta and on-line.
Details on my website at www.aleliabundles.com
Details on my website at www.aleliabundles.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Joy Goddess Book Tour Stops for September 2025. Hope to see you in Baltimore, NY, DC, Charlotte, Atlanta and on-line.
Details on my website at www.aleliabundles.com
Details on my website at www.aleliabundles.com
TONIGHT 9/9 IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL I hope you'll join me at CUNY's Graduate Center at 6:30 pm ET when I'll be talking about my book "Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance," writing biography & organizing research with Eric K. Washington. Here's the registration link bit.ly/4gjgf7j
A'Lelia Bundles on A'Lelia Walker in conversation with Eric K. Washington
Dubbed the “joy goddess of Harlem’s 1920s” by poet Langston Hughes, A’Lelia Walker, daughter of millionaire entrepreneur Madam C.J.
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September 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
TONIGHT 9/9 IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL I hope you'll join me at CUNY's Graduate Center at 6:30 pm ET when I'll be talking about my book "Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance," writing biography & organizing research with Eric K. Washington. Here's the registration link bit.ly/4gjgf7j
New summer dates for my Joy Goddess book tour! Headed to EssenceFest for a book talk & signing in the Morial Convention Center at 1 pm on 7/5. Hope to see you in DC, Martha's Vineyard, Atlanta, Miami, Indy and Baltimore. More stops to come with details here and on my website www.aleliabundles.com
July 3, 2025 at 11:13 PM
New summer dates for my Joy Goddess book tour! Headed to EssenceFest for a book talk & signing in the Morial Convention Center at 1 pm on 7/5. Hope to see you in DC, Martha's Vineyard, Atlanta, Miami, Indy and Baltimore. More stops to come with details here and on my website www.aleliabundles.com
I'm filled w/ gratitude for all the friends who came to the booksignings in NY, DC, Philly, Cambridge & Indy during these first 3 weeks of my Joy Goddess book tour.
I hope you all enjoy learning more about A'Lelia Walker's Harlem Renaissance life
🙏 @genesislmorales for creating this lively reel!
I hope you all enjoy learning more about A'Lelia Walker's Harlem Renaissance life
🙏 @genesislmorales for creating this lively reel!
July 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I'm filled w/ gratitude for all the friends who came to the booksignings in NY, DC, Philly, Cambridge & Indy during these first 3 weeks of my Joy Goddess book tour.
I hope you all enjoy learning more about A'Lelia Walker's Harlem Renaissance life
🙏 @genesislmorales for creating this lively reel!
I hope you all enjoy learning more about A'Lelia Walker's Harlem Renaissance life
🙏 @genesislmorales for creating this lively reel!
I hope you'll enjoy hearing about A'Lelia Walker's version of "Eat, Pray, Love" as she travels to Paris, London, Monte Carlo, Rome, Nice, Cairo, Palestine, Jerusalem and Addis Ababa in 1921 and 1922. youtu.be/_9m3ztG_9wQ?...
The Many Travels of A’Lelia Walker
YouTube video by History in Five
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June 26, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I hope you'll enjoy hearing about A'Lelia Walker's version of "Eat, Pray, Love" as she travels to Paris, London, Monte Carlo, Rome, Nice, Cairo, Palestine, Jerusalem and Addis Ababa in 1921 and 1922. youtu.be/_9m3ztG_9wQ?...
From LitHub: I now know that my Walker biographies place me in a long tradition of Black women who've written about their female forbears. Our elders insinuate themselves & insist that they not be forgotten...I’m more committed than ever to write books that help young people know their history.
@aleliabundles.bsky.social on telling Black women’s stories and writing about her great-grandmother A’Lelia Walker, Harlem’s “Black Cinderella.”
To Tell The Honest Truth: Why Black Women’s Stories Remain Essential
Poet Langston Hughes crowned my great-grandmother A’Lelia Walker “the joy goddess of Harlem” because of her fabulous parties and friendships with Harlem Renaissance writers, artis…
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June 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
From LitHub: I now know that my Walker biographies place me in a long tradition of Black women who've written about their female forbears. Our elders insinuate themselves & insist that they not be forgotten...I’m more committed than ever to write books that help young people know their history.
"Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance” launches June 9 at the Schomburg just steps away from the site of the 136th Street Harlem townhouse where A’Lelia Walker hosted 1920s parties at her Dark Tower. (Registration links for each stop are in the thread below.)
May 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance” launches June 9 at the Schomburg just steps away from the site of the 136th Street Harlem townhouse where A’Lelia Walker hosted 1920s parties at her Dark Tower. (Registration links for each stop are in the thread below.)
JUNE 11 in WASHINGTON, DC! I'd love to see you at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library at 901 G Street, NW from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for my first Washington, DC "Joy Goddess" book event. The event is free but the library requires registration. Here's the link dclibrary.libnet.info/event/13634502
Joy Goddess: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance
Join us at the MLK Library for an Author talk with A'Lelia Bundles for the release of her new book Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance.
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May 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
JUNE 11 in WASHINGTON, DC! I'd love to see you at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library at 901 G Street, NW from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for my first Washington, DC "Joy Goddess" book event. The event is free but the library requires registration. Here's the link dclibrary.libnet.info/event/13634502
I hope you enjoy this @wgbh.org "Under the Radar with Callie Crossley" intvu about my new book, Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance (coming 6/10 from Scribner). Callie, an interviewer par excellence, asked all the right questions to get to the heart of the story. bit.ly/4ky6aUX
New book spotlights Madam C.J. Walker’s daughter A’Lelia, who forged her own path
The daughter of America's first Black millionaire became the “joy goddess” of Harlem in the 1920s.
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May 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I hope you enjoy this @wgbh.org "Under the Radar with Callie Crossley" intvu about my new book, Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance (coming 6/10 from Scribner). Callie, an interviewer par excellence, asked all the right questions to get to the heart of the story. bit.ly/4ky6aUX
What a joy to speak w/ @publisherswkly.bsky.social
about why I wrote "Joy Goddess" about my great-grandmother and how I draw parallels between the Harlem Renaissance creatives and the irrepressible urge to create now despite the backlash to our gifts and our words. My answers in the thread below.
about why I wrote "Joy Goddess" about my great-grandmother and how I draw parallels between the Harlem Renaissance creatives and the irrepressible urge to create now despite the backlash to our gifts and our words. My answers in the thread below.
April 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
What a joy to speak w/ @publisherswkly.bsky.social
about why I wrote "Joy Goddess" about my great-grandmother and how I draw parallels between the Harlem Renaissance creatives and the irrepressible urge to create now despite the backlash to our gifts and our words. My answers in the thread below.
about why I wrote "Joy Goddess" about my great-grandmother and how I draw parallels between the Harlem Renaissance creatives and the irrepressible urge to create now despite the backlash to our gifts and our words. My answers in the thread below.
On 4/17 from 1:50 pm-2:20 pm ET, I'll be talking abt "Joy Goddess" on a panel w/ authors Molly Beer & Jane Harrington for @libraryjournal.bsky.social's Day of Dialog featuring "the biggest forthcoming books for summer/fall 2025." Registration is free. Here's the link bit.ly/4jtZBly
April 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
On 4/17 from 1:50 pm-2:20 pm ET, I'll be talking abt "Joy Goddess" on a panel w/ authors Molly Beer & Jane Harrington for @libraryjournal.bsky.social's Day of Dialog featuring "the biggest forthcoming books for summer/fall 2025." Registration is free. Here's the link bit.ly/4jtZBly
NEW YORK FRIENDS: For an enjoyable afternoon, I hope you'll check out Duke Ellington birthday celebration on April 26 at 2 pm at The Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. It's a beautiful, tree-filled setting and a convenient subway ride from Manhattan on the IRT#4 train. www.woodlawn.org/conservancy/...
April 16, 2025 at 2:15 AM
NEW YORK FRIENDS: For an enjoyable afternoon, I hope you'll check out Duke Ellington birthday celebration on April 26 at 2 pm at The Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. It's a beautiful, tree-filled setting and a convenient subway ride from Manhattan on the IRT#4 train. www.woodlawn.org/conservancy/...
At last month's @biographersintl.bsky.social
BIO"Telling the Stories of Black Lives though Biography" conference, I was honored to share my thoughts on biography, history and this urgent moment when our stories are being erased & declared illegal. Here's a link to my keynote.https://bit.ly/4j7W0tv
BIO"Telling the Stories of Black Lives though Biography" conference, I was honored to share my thoughts on biography, history and this urgent moment when our stories are being erased & declared illegal. Here's a link to my keynote.https://bit.ly/4j7W0tv
April 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
At last month's @biographersintl.bsky.social
BIO"Telling the Stories of Black Lives though Biography" conference, I was honored to share my thoughts on biography, history and this urgent moment when our stories are being erased & declared illegal. Here's a link to my keynote.https://bit.ly/4j7W0tv
BIO"Telling the Stories of Black Lives though Biography" conference, I was honored to share my thoughts on biography, history and this urgent moment when our stories are being erased & declared illegal. Here's a link to my keynote.https://bit.ly/4j7W0tv
We're two months away from launching Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance. Hope to see you at one of my book tour stops.
I'll be posting more dates here & on my website www.aleliabundles.com
You can pre-order on Bookshop.org, simonandschuster.com & wherever books are sold online.
I'll be posting more dates here & on my website www.aleliabundles.com
You can pre-order on Bookshop.org, simonandschuster.com & wherever books are sold online.
April 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
We're two months away from launching Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance. Hope to see you at one of my book tour stops.
I'll be posting more dates here & on my website www.aleliabundles.com
You can pre-order on Bookshop.org, simonandschuster.com & wherever books are sold online.
I'll be posting more dates here & on my website www.aleliabundles.com
You can pre-order on Bookshop.org, simonandschuster.com & wherever books are sold online.
Black Biography Conference in Montgomery, AL 3/21-22. If ever there were a time to tell our stories, it is now! Featuring authors Eric K. Washington, Tamara Payne @soulistaphd.bsky.social @davidgreenberg.bsky.social @rachelswarns.bsky.social & @alexispauline.bsky.social
Register at bit.ly/4gT64Fq
Register at bit.ly/4gT64Fq
March 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Black Biography Conference in Montgomery, AL 3/21-22. If ever there were a time to tell our stories, it is now! Featuring authors Eric K. Washington, Tamara Payne @soulistaphd.bsky.social @davidgreenberg.bsky.social @rachelswarns.bsky.social & @alexispauline.bsky.social
Register at bit.ly/4gT64Fq
Register at bit.ly/4gT64Fq
Thanks @sevangelistany.bsky.social Love seeing Madam Walker in such good company!
@aleliabundles.bsky.social check out Madam CJ Walker Barbie (hanging out with Jane Goodall) at NY’s Museum of Arts and Design
March 3, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Thanks @sevangelistany.bsky.social Love seeing Madam Walker in such good company!
Hope you enjoy this as much as I do. It's the inspiration I needed to start my day and to make it through heaven only knows what chaos is in store for this next 24 hours. youtu.be/b0Ezn5pZE7o?...
So Win. | Nike
YouTube video by Nike
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February 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Hope you enjoy this as much as I do. It's the inspiration I needed to start my day and to make it through heaven only knows what chaos is in store for this next 24 hours. youtu.be/b0Ezn5pZE7o?...
