Don P. Hooper
@donphooper.bsky.social
Author of TRUE TRUE, a YA Novel. Contributing author in the NYT Bestseller BLACK BOY JOY
Earth, Wind, and Fire tribute got em doing jump kicks on stage! — I’m HERE FOR IT
September 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Earth, Wind, and Fire tribute got em doing jump kicks on stage! — I’m HERE FOR IT
Reposted by Don P. Hooper
1.7 million students attend a school that employs a law enforcement officer but no counselor. Tell Congress to support the Counseling Not Criminalization Act! via @momsrising.org #youthandfamilyjustice action.momsrising.org/sign/counsel...
SIGN NOW: Tell Congress to support the Counseling Not Criminalization Act!
We ALL want schools to be safe but we also must be clear that there is no evidence that increasing the number of police in schools actually improves school safety. Instead it takes critical resources ...
action.momsrising.org
July 3, 2025 at 3:51 AM
1.7 million students attend a school that employs a law enforcement officer but no counselor. Tell Congress to support the Counseling Not Criminalization Act! via @momsrising.org #youthandfamilyjustice action.momsrising.org/sign/counsel...
Reposted by Don P. Hooper
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Reminder that @bookshop.org has free shipping the next few days, no reason, just for fun 😉
July 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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You ever sit there frozen after reading the news, staring at the ceiling for hours, wondering why… this is what the few want. The oligarchs. The tyrants. To abuse their power and create in the masses a feeling of hopelessness. Hug your loved ones. Resist.
June 22, 2025 at 5:15 AM
You ever sit there frozen after reading the news, staring at the ceiling for hours, wondering why… this is what the few want. The oligarchs. The tyrants. To abuse their power and create in the masses a feeling of hopelessness. Hug your loved ones. Resist.
Reposted by Don P. Hooper
Mayor Karen Bass standing on business🔥
His name is Senator ALEX Padilla.
His name is Senator ALEX Padilla.
June 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Mayor Karen Bass standing on business🔥
His name is Senator ALEX Padilla.
His name is Senator ALEX Padilla.
Curse you meta. Stop stealing authors’ works
March 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Curse you meta. Stop stealing authors’ works
Take a breath. Hydrate. Keep fighting.
March 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Take a breath. Hydrate. Keep fighting.
Reposted by Don P. Hooper
NEWS: The Department of Education has rescinded Title IX guidance that stated NIL payments must be proportionate between a university’s male and female athletes.
Details ⤵️
http://dlvr.it/THxMGN
Details ⤵️
http://dlvr.it/THxMGN
February 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
NEWS: The Department of Education has rescinded Title IX guidance that stated NIL payments must be proportionate between a university’s male and female athletes.
Details ⤵️
http://dlvr.it/THxMGN
Details ⤵️
http://dlvr.it/THxMGN
Reposted by Don P. Hooper
Books Inc., the chain of indie stores I worked for for nearly a decade filed for chapter 11 today.
If you're in the SF/Bay Area, please consider dropping in and buying a few books.
If you're not maybe today's the day to order a book from their website. They ship everywhere.
booksinc.net
If you're in the SF/Bay Area, please consider dropping in and buying a few books.
If you're not maybe today's the day to order a book from their website. They ship everywhere.
booksinc.net
Books Inc.
booksinc.net
January 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Books Inc., the chain of indie stores I worked for for nearly a decade filed for chapter 11 today.
If you're in the SF/Bay Area, please consider dropping in and buying a few books.
If you're not maybe today's the day to order a book from their website. They ship everywhere.
booksinc.net
If you're in the SF/Bay Area, please consider dropping in and buying a few books.
If you're not maybe today's the day to order a book from their website. They ship everywhere.
booksinc.net
Ramen by Ra kind of day 😋
January 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Ramen by Ra kind of day 😋
I hate when it’s so cold icicles start forming on my facial hair
January 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I hate when it’s so cold icicles start forming on my facial hair
TRUE TRUE is now available in Paperback
(get it everywhere books are sold but always support your local bookstore when you can)
bookshop.org/p/books/true...
(get it everywhere books are sold but always support your local bookstore when you can)
bookshop.org/p/books/true...
True True a book by Don P. Hooper
In this powerful and fast-paced YA contemporary debut, a Black teen from Brooklyn struggles to fit in at his almost entirely-white Manhattan prep school, resulting in a fight and a plan for vengeance....
bookshop.org
January 7, 2025 at 11:51 PM
TRUE TRUE is now available in Paperback
(get it everywhere books are sold but always support your local bookstore when you can)
bookshop.org/p/books/true...
(get it everywhere books are sold but always support your local bookstore when you can)
bookshop.org/p/books/true...
Did yall just feel that earthquake in Brooklyn???
April 5, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Did yall just feel that earthquake in Brooklyn???
So much joy 💗! TRUE TRUE was selected by @bc_ala as one of the Best of the Best books of 2023.
These past few months have been a whirlwind. An abundance of conversations with students of all ages about community building, STEM, resilience, and finding your voice.
These past few months have been a whirlwind. An abundance of conversations with students of all ages about community building, STEM, resilience, and finding your voice.
February 21, 2024 at 3:40 PM
So much joy 💗! TRUE TRUE was selected by @bc_ala as one of the Best of the Best books of 2023.
These past few months have been a whirlwind. An abundance of conversations with students of all ages about community building, STEM, resilience, and finding your voice.
These past few months have been a whirlwind. An abundance of conversations with students of all ages about community building, STEM, resilience, and finding your voice.
Such a great time st the Highbridge Green School in the Bronx signing books and chatting with students about writing, martial arts, voice over and building community. Big thanks to Meet the Writers for setting it up! 💜over 100 books signed and every 8th grader got a book.
February 20, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Such a great time st the Highbridge Green School in the Bronx signing books and chatting with students about writing, martial arts, voice over and building community. Big thanks to Meet the Writers for setting it up! 💜over 100 books signed and every 8th grader got a book.
One of those mornings where i can’t get Bone Thugs n Harmony verses out my head, most of which I cant tell if I made up the lyrics to
February 15, 2024 at 1:10 PM
One of those mornings where i can’t get Bone Thugs n Harmony verses out my head, most of which I cant tell if I made up the lyrics to
The Jetblue security check line at JFK is a very specific form of cruel and unusual punishment
December 23, 2023 at 2:57 AM
The Jetblue security check line at JFK is a very specific form of cruel and unusual punishment
Love this author community. A time was had at the @harlemfete celebrating good company, creativity and writing. Grateful for all the joy. Happy Holidays!
💜🫶🏽💜 #TrueTrue
Photos by @dp.jolly & @johnricard
💜🫶🏽💜 #TrueTrue
Photos by @dp.jolly & @johnricard
December 18, 2023 at 10:22 PM
Love this author community. A time was had at the @harlemfete celebrating good company, creativity and writing. Grateful for all the joy. Happy Holidays!
💜🫶🏽💜 #TrueTrue
Photos by @dp.jolly & @johnricard
💜🫶🏽💜 #TrueTrue
Photos by @dp.jolly & @johnricard
Had a great time at Fordham HS for the Arts. I was delighted to present alongside: Christine Pride, Eliot Schrefer,& Gabriel Bump. I always learn so much from students at these author visits. Their words and enthusiasm fill me with hope and joy. Big up to the House Of SpeakEasy for setting it up.
December 15, 2023 at 5:58 PM
Had a great time at Fordham HS for the Arts. I was delighted to present alongside: Christine Pride, Eliot Schrefer,& Gabriel Bump. I always learn so much from students at these author visits. Their words and enthusiasm fill me with hope and joy. Big up to the House Of SpeakEasy for setting it up.
⭐️Outside Juniorsw/ the homie Christopher Grant celebrating this ✨from School Library Journal on the TRUE TRUE audio book.
“Grant makes a prodigious debut: beyond Gil, he's effortlessly facile with all manner of accents, ages, and backgrounds; his fabulous, fierce Granma is an unforgettable marvel.”
“Grant makes a prodigious debut: beyond Gil, he's effortlessly facile with all manner of accents, ages, and backgrounds; his fabulous, fierce Granma is an unforgettable marvel.”
November 30, 2023 at 8:27 PM
⭐️Outside Juniorsw/ the homie Christopher Grant celebrating this ✨from School Library Journal on the TRUE TRUE audio book.
“Grant makes a prodigious debut: beyond Gil, he's effortlessly facile with all manner of accents, ages, and backgrounds; his fabulous, fierce Granma is an unforgettable marvel.”
“Grant makes a prodigious debut: beyond Gil, he's effortlessly facile with all manner of accents, ages, and backgrounds; his fabulous, fierce Granma is an unforgettable marvel.”
Today at 4p PT/7p ET: I’m on with the National Writers Project, discussing TRUE TRUE with Ethnomusicologist and educator @BolaTeachesNYC. Join us! youtu.be/d6Z5jHktKiE?... @penguinteen #teachers
The Write Time with Don P. Hooper and Abimbola Cole Kai-Lewis
This episode of The Write Time features Don P. Hooper, a writer and filmmaker of Jamaican heritage (and a programmer in a former life). His short story “Got ...
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October 24, 2023 at 10:41 PM
Today at 4p PT/7p ET: I’m on with the National Writers Project, discussing TRUE TRUE with Ethnomusicologist and educator @BolaTeachesNYC. Join us! youtu.be/d6Z5jHktKiE?... @penguinteen #teachers
After Brooklyn Book Festival panel pic w/ these amazing authors. Had a great time talking about setting stories in New York as well as being a part of immigrant communities and families. Big up and much love 💜 to @elshenwrites , @patriciapark718 , & our wonderful moderator @dilemmalord
#yabooks
#yabooks
October 2, 2023 at 2:59 PM
After Brooklyn Book Festival panel pic w/ these amazing authors. Had a great time talking about setting stories in New York as well as being a part of immigrant communities and families. Big up and much love 💜 to @elshenwrites , @patriciapark718 , & our wonderful moderator @dilemmalord
#yabooks
#yabooks
Excited to participate in the “New York! New York!” Panel at the Brooklyn Book Festival with these wonderful authors. Join us Sunday, Oct 1 at 3PM
September 25, 2023 at 6:30 PM
Excited to participate in the “New York! New York!” Panel at the Brooklyn Book Festival with these wonderful authors. Join us Sunday, Oct 1 at 3PM
Big thank you to everyone who supported. Still some things to vote on but we’re one day stronger thanks to you 🫵🏽 #UnionStrong #wgastrong
September 25, 2023 at 3:02 AM
Big thank you to everyone who supported. Still some things to vote on but we’re one day stronger thanks to you 🫵🏽 #UnionStrong #wgastrong