The dramatic story of Solange: a musician and artist whose unconventional journey to international success was far more important than her family name.\n'Why Solange Matters is a significant and sober treatise on popular music . . . This book is more than necessary.' 
THURSTON MOORE\n'The author's prose sparkles . . . This is a book about what freedom could look like for Black women.' 
CALEB AZUMAH NELSON, OBSERVER\n'A love letter to quirkly black creatives . . . [Phillips'] vibrant writing reminds us how Solange lit "the flame of creativity" within many Black women.' 
gal-dem\nGrowing up in the shadow of her superstar sister, Beyoncé, and defying an industry that attempted to bend her to its rigid image of a Black woman, Solange Knowles has become a pivotal musician and artist in her own right.\nIn Why Solange Matters, Stephanie Phillips chronicles the creative journey of Solange, a beloved voice of the Black Lives Matter generation. A Black feminist punk musician herself, Phillips addresses not only the unpredictable trajectory of Solange's career but also how she and other Black women see themselves through the musician's repertoire. First, she traces Solange's progress through an inflexible industry, charting the artist's development up to 2016, when the release of her third album, A Seat at the Table, redefined her career. With this record and, then, When I Get Home (2019), Phillips describes how Solange has embraced activism, anger, Black womanhood and intergenerational trauma to inform her remarkable art.\nWhy Solange Matters not only cements the subject in the pantheon of world-changing twenty-first-century musicians, it introduces its writer as an important new voice.\n'A rich portrait of Black artistry.' 
THE WIRE\n'Phillips writes with clarity about why Solange's work matters, exploring issues of cultural appropriation and black feminism along the way.' 
MOJO\nMUSIC MATTERS: SHORT BOOKS ABOUT THE ARTISTS WE LOVE

Why Solange Matters: Why Music Matters

Biographies & Memoirs

Phillips, Stephanie

Arts & Literature

Faber&Faber

Stephanie Phillips and Charlotte Getz never expected to raise their families anywhere but home, in the American South. But then...life happened. Quirky, hilarious, and (mostly) true, Unmapped is the tale of two long-distance friends who found home—together and apart—in unexpected exile. This spiritual memoir duet is unlike anything you've ever read.

Unmapped: The (Mostly) True Story of How Two Women Lost At Sea Found Their Way Home

Religion & Spirituality

Charlotte Getz

Christian Books & Bibles

Mockingbird Ministries Inc

Unmapped: The (Mostly) True Story of How Two Women Lost at Sea Found Their Way Home

Getz, Charlotte

Mockingbird Ministries

CAPWOLF & THE HOWLING COMMANDOS

Comics & Graphic Novels

Manga

Marvel Universe

Rogue & Gambit find themselves swept up on a date with Destiny which will change them bother forever and reveal startling secrets about the island of Krakoa! Destiny strikes your favorite X-Men couple! Krakoa is on a precipice. Destiny alone can see what's coming -- but the precog cannot act. For that, she'll need her adoptive daughter, Rogue. Husbands need not apply...but with mutant duties stealing Rogue away so much these days, Gambit is determined to make the most of the mission and put some Cajun spice back into their increasingly complicated love affair. He just has to make it out of the bar first... Powerhouse writer Stephanie Phillips (Harley Quinn, Wonder Woman, MILLIE THE SPY) joins fan-favorite artist Carlos Gómez (X-TERMINATORS, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) for a thrill ride that will lay bare some of Krakoa's biggest secrets! COLLECTING:&nbsp;Rogue & Gambit (2022) 1-5

ROGUE & GAMBIT: POWER PLAY

Brace yourself for a burning-skulled battle royale! In a far-flung corner of deep space, the ancient Frank Castle has eked out a quiet life - his days as the Cosmic Ghost Rider finally behind him. But across the universe, a vicious bounty hunter is leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. And his name is...Cosmic Ghost Rider?! When Frank's peaceful existence is shattered, he must suit up once more and face his most savage enemy yet: himself! Elsewhere, another formidable adversary awaits - but which Ghost Rider will the mighty Valkyrie be facing?! As the mystery deepens, the two Cosmic Spirits of Vengeance draw closer to one another for a final confrontation in the depths of space. But first, they both must survive the bevy of bounty hunters, heroes and villains in hot pursuit! Collecting COSMIC GHOST RIDER (2023) #1-5.

COSMIC GHOST RIDER: DUEL IDENTITY

SPIDER-GWEN: THE GHOST-SPIDER VOL. 1 - HAUNTED

PHOENIX VOL. 1: ORBITAL RESONANCE

Growing up in the shadow of her superstar sister, Solange Knowles became a pivotal musician in her own right. Defying an industry that attempted to bend her to its rigid image of a Black woman, Solange continually experimented with her sound and embarked on a metamorphosis in her art that continues to this day. In Why Solange Matters, Stephanie Phillips chronicles the creative journey of an artist who became a beloved voice for the Black Lives Matter generation. A Black feminist punk musician herself, Phillips addresses not only the unpredictable trajectory of Solange Knowles's career but also how she and other Black women see themselves through the musician's repertoire. First, she traces Solange's progress through an inflexible industry, charting the artist's development up to 2016, when the release of her third album, A Seat at the Table, redefined her career. Then, with A Seat at the Table and 2019's When I Get Home, Phillips describes how Solange embraced activism, anger, Black womanhood, and intergenerational trauma to inform her remarkable art. Why Solange Matters not only cements the place of its subject in the pantheon of world-changing twenty-first century musicians, it introduces its writer as an important new voice.

Why Solange Matters (Music Matters)

University of Texas Press

In 1944, as Swastikas flew over Paris, one of the most notorious and prolific serial killers in history turned the occupied city into his personal hunting ground.\nUnder the guise of opportunity and freedom, a killer preys on those desperate to flee . . . until a gruesome discovery alerts the police. In a city on the brink of war, the hunt for a serial killer begins as a French detective races to catch the villain before the Nazis beat him to it.\nWritten by Stephanie Phillips ( 
Descendent, 
Devil Within) with art by Dean Kotz ( 
Mars Attacks), 
The Butcher of Paris is a historical, true crime thriller about a killer wanted by both the Nazis and allied forces for the death of nearly two-hundred victims.\nCollects 
Butcher of Paris #1-#5.

The Butcher of Paris

Dark Horse Books

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