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Dr. Michelle @lipsticklitterati.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Grab a copy of #TheGreatMann by @kyradavis.bsky.social to read a new and superior reading of what Gatsby could have been. It's a great book and I'll never stop talking about it. #BookSky

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Danielle Turchiano @danielletbd.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Consider this an unofficial gift guide episode of #MadePossibleByPopCulture where I talk to @kyradavis.bsky.social about her latest novel, #TheGreatMann (a reimagining of #TheGreatGatsby set in a very real Black community). Out now on podcast platforms + YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=03Hy...

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THE GREAT MANN, Annie Lennox & Kyra Davis Lurie (MADE POSSIBLE BY POP CULTURE Season 3 Episode 20)

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Coming from one of my all time favorite journalists, this is a huge compliment. Thank you! Signed, Kyra “NPR-Junkie” Davis Lurie

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

America has always been a deeply flawed country. We’ve committed atrocities against our minority population. But this particular brand of fascism is new for us. I don’t think we’ve reversed social progress this quickly since the 1877 demolition of Reconstruction chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

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Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 09/09/2025

Let’s say it plain: the Supreme Court of the United States endorsed racial profiling today.

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

The New York Times is pointing out today what I pointed out yesterday, although I would argue that Black men aren’t fairing so well either 😒

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Our government is being purged of Black excellence

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Well this is a nice surprise, one of the rare times when someone quotes something I said/wrote while speaking for myself rather than in the voice of one of my characters Anyway, thank you! I’m glad this resonated

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Hark Audio @harkaudio.com · 20/08/2025

HARK DAILY - Today's best podcast moments in one playlist, featuring: - "How f***ed are we?" @jheil.bsky.social @danpfeiffer.bsky.social - How one racist paragraph in Gatsby sparked a powerful reimagining @kyradavis.bsky.social - Skibidi! Gen Z slang gets official #ABCStartHere

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

As the national news gets darker and darker, Californian designer, Willy Chavarria’s last Paris fashion show has become my unexpected comfort food. It’s a reminder that artistry when paired w/identity can make profound political statements in the most unlikely of places. youtube.com/watch?v=jhLI...

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WILLY CHAVARRIA SS26 - HURON

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Phil Bildner @philbildner.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Martial law. Los Angeles. Martial law. Washington, D.C. He will not stop. This is just the start. He is a cruel and monstrous evildoer.

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Why would anyone think this is a good idea? Supreme Court Lets Trump Fire Consumer Product Safety Regulators www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/u...

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Supreme Court Lets Trump Fire Consumer Product Safety Regulators

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

As it should be! A truly fantastic read!

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Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

"I do hope that on the page, each of these individuals comes across as fully realized." Ariana Valderrama's interview with @kyradavis.bsky.social on her new book “The Great Mann” (@crownpublishing.bsky.social) is out now. chireviewofbooks.com/2025/06/27/g...

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Gatsby in 1940s Black Hollywood: A Conversation with Kyra Davis Lurie - Chicago Review of Books

An interview with Kyra Davis Lurie on her new novel, "The Great Mann"

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

What a wonderful book event for THE GREAT MANN at the Book & Cover in Chattanooga, TN! Absolutely love this bookstore! 💙📚

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Michael Chiklis @michaelchiklis.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

The Great Mann is a great read!!!

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Anson Mount @ansonmount.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

“The Great Mann” by Kyra Davis Lurie. I continue to be proud of my friends who create.

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

What a beautiful review, thank you!

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

An amazing night at Chevalier’s Books! It became a full Juneteenth celebration with specialty character themed cocktails, red velvet cake + 15% of proceeds of THE GREAT MANN went to help restore the historic Black neighborhood of Altadena that was ravaged by the fires. A standing-room -only event!

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Had a great conversation with Tanya Acker (of Hot Bench fame) on her podcast. As a minority you frequently find yourself loving the art & work of people who held no love for you. We get into that, using historical fiction to fight back against erasure & more 💙📚 the-tanya-acker-show.captivate.fm

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Anne Denoon @annedenoon.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

A perceptive (& entertaining) piece by Andrew O'Hagan about some literary California girls & boys: "It appears to be one of the hazards of literary life in America, that if you hire an assistant they will one day write a book about your fridge." www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Andrew O’Hagan · Air-Conditioned Unease: Joan Didion on the Couch

We can feel imprisoned by other people’s versions of who we are, especially if their urge is to blame. On one hand,...

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homeb0y @homeb0y.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

@themts.bsky.social interview with author Kvra Davis Lurie and her book, the Great Mann youtu.be/UIFkN1FUcIs?... #booksky

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Secrets of Sugar Hill: Kyra Davis Lurie’s The Great Mann

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

The actions/behavior of the LAPD during last weekend’s protests deserves serious scrutiny. They weren’t part of the military invasion of our city, but that doesn’t make them the good guys www.npr.org/2025/06/16/n... Journalists dodge rubber bullets in covering LA immigration protests | LAist

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Journalists dodge rubber bullets in covering L.A. immigration protests

The Los Angeles Press Club says law enforcement officers have violated press freedoms of reporters covering anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles more than three dozen times.

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Chicks on the Case @chicksonthecase.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Kyra Davis Lurie: "The best celebrity gossip is vintage celebrity gossip." Don't miss today's blog as Kyra spills the Gilded Age tea on Black Hollywood stars from the 1940's and how they relate to her newest release, THE GREAT MANN. ‪@kyradavis.bsky.social‬ #booksky #tbr

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Guest Chick: Kyra Davis Lurie

Ellen here, and I’m thrilled to welcome my friend and fellow San Fernando Valley dweller Kyra Davis Lurie, who has an exciting release to share. Wait until you hear about it. I cannot wait to…

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Jessica Hawk-Tillman (she/her) @chronicallybooked.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

'The Great Mann' by Kyra Davis Lurie releases today. It's a fresh Gatsby retelling, focused on the wealthy, Black Sugar Hill neighborhood of 1940s LA. Familiar characters, fresh tensions, and an untold history make for one great novel. Highly recommended for historical fiction fans! #BookSky 📚💙

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KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 14/06/2025

On Reimagining The Great Gatsby as a Black American Story Kyra Davis Lurie, author of the new novel, set in Los Angeles' Sugar Hill neighborhood, The Great Mann, Explores Adaptations, Sugar Hill, and Fitzgerald’s Racism lithub.com/on-reimagini...

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On Reimagining The Great Gatsby as a Black American Story

When I first discovered Nine Inch Nails’ Hurt I didn’t feel like the sound was reaching me not through my ears. Rather it was vibrating through my skin. It was visceral, haunting, unsettling……

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

There are now multiple, confirmed reports of American citizens of Latino heritage not just being questioned, but actually detained by ICE and denied access to their lawyers. ‘I’m an American, Bro!’: Latinos Report Raids in Which U.S. Citizenship Is Questioned www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/u...

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‘I’m an American, Bro!’: Latinos Report Raids in Which U.S. Citizenship Is Questioned

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

If ICE wasn’t out here kidnapping kids & grandparents, the U.S. military hadn’t invaded L.A. & there hadn’t been BOTH a political assassination & a North Korea-styled military parade, the abusive & escalatory actions of the LAPD yesterday would be getting more attention youtube.com/watch?v=o1Q5...

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LAPD deploys mounted police and tear gas to disperse 'No Kings' protesters

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Chevalier’s THE GREAT MANN event will double as a Juneteenth celebration/fundraiser for the Altadena Community Preservation Fund which is dedicated to the post-fire rebuilding of one of America’s most prominent/historic black communities. 15% of THE GREAT MANN book sales will go toward the cause

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

I was invited to write a short day-in-the-life scene for the protagonist in THE GREAT MANN, Charles Trammell. I found it surprisingly comforting to have the opportunity to step back into Charlie’s head and his world. As a writer, I’ve missed it. drusbookmusing.com/charlie-tram...

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A Day In My Life ~ Charlie Trammell by Kyra Davis Lurie

The white paper looks nice against the white linen tablecloth. Like it belong here, in this restaurant, in this hotel, in this city. The woman at the next table is laughing at something her compani…

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

The response to The Great Mann is gratifying. Seems I succeeded in elevating an important/little known piece of Black history But I’m experiencing all this good fortune at a time of tremendous misfortune. My city is under occupation, my country is racing away from democracy…it’s hard to be happy

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Marla Cooper - Author @marlacooper.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Stop by the blog today to say hi to Kyra Davis Lurie ... this one's going straight to the TBR list! Check out those reviews on Amazon ("Instant classic!") and follow Kyra at @kyradavis.bsky.social. #TBR #bookrelease

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Happy Book Birthday to every one of these authors, including me! 😁🥂

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

I can’t tell you how much I love this! Thank you!

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Got my books!! 💙📚 THE GREAT MANN will be in stores on June 10th! 🥂🍾

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Is anyone out there still pretending that Trump isn’t a straight up racist? At this point U.S.A. basically just stands for an Unending State of Humiliation

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Halfway through the THE GREAT MANN by Kyra Davis Lurie, and it’s an absolute stunner. #fridayreads #bookthreads On shelves in June. Get those preorders in!

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

👋🏽 Booksky 💙📚 One of the pleasures of writing THE GREAT MANN was in revealing how the Black actors who were seen as subservient on screen were delightfully, subversive off screen 😎

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

This was a great panel with the Library Journal! The moderator was fantastic and now I really Can. Not. Wait. to read all the other authors’ books! Check it out here: zoom.us/rec/play/-YH...

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Had a great talk with long time friend & fellow historical fiction author Alina Adams about writing, identity and her latest novel, Go On Pretending and mine, The Great Mann! youtu.be/jjxqDixR7yo

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History Through Fiction: The Podcast - Season 8, Episode 13, Alina Adams and Kyra Davis Lurie

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Authors of Booksky 💙📚 How do you keep sane in the lead up to a book release. I had to set rules for myself…but even so my sanity is still questionable: kyradavisauthor.substack.com/p/the-rules-...

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The Rules Of Keeping Kyra Sane

...and other improbable goals

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Starting a lil’ Bookthreads 💙📚celebration here Library Journal gave me a starred review for THE GREAT MANN! “Lurie’s nuanced and sympathetic characters and stellar writing are nearly as brilliant as in Gatsby” That’s what you call a win! www.libraryjournal.com/review/the-g...

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

👋🏽 Booksky 💙📚 This should be a really interesting event. I’ll be on a panel with some amazing authors of different genders and backgrounds from all over the world I hope you can (virtually) join me on May 8th! read.schoollibraryjournal.com/speaker-spot...

Flyer for Penguin Random House SPRING BOOK & AUTHOR FESTIVAL with keynote speaker Holly Jackson

Flyer for Penguin Random House SPRING BOOK & AUTHOR FESTIVAL. Featured speakers: Ayana Gray, me, Jason Mott, Leila Siddiqui, Maggie Stiegvater and Daniel H. Wilson

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Kyra Davis Lurie @kyradavis.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Hey Booksky 💙📚 At 5pm PT, May 27th, I’m taking part in a virtual panel with 3 other amazing authors of historical fiction. We’ll be taking questions from viewers. I’m eager to engage with readers of the genre, so please register for this free event! ⬇️ www.eventbrite.com/e/whats-new-...

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