Paul Robeson

Sales track record: Martin Duberman's biography Paul Robeson was widely acclaimed and sold 10,000 copies in its two New Press paperback editions. The New Press's previous YA adaptation, Lies My Teacher Told Me for Young Readers, has sold over 7,000 copies in hardcover.Acclaim for original biography: The original biography received ecstatic reviews from a wide range of outlets, including the New York Times, Washington Post, Kirkus, Newsday, The Nation, and the Chicago Sun-Times. These universally enthusiastic reviews will be very meaningful to teachers and librarians. Appealing Package: The book will include black-and-white photographs of Paul Robeson throughout, as well as sidebars, key terms, and contextualizing information that will appeal both to young readers and librarians. Award-Winning Author: Martin Duberman has won a Bancroft Prize and been a finalist for both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. This book will follow the publication of Duberman's biography of Andrea Dworkin (Fall 2020), for which we expect a lot of attention.Adapting Editor's Expertise: Rebecca Stefoff is known for her successful adaptations of the works of Howard Zinn, James Loewen, and Charles Darwin, among others. Her adaptation of Zinn's People's History has sold over 130,000 copies. She is well known in the all-important YA library and school markets.Anniversary: Publication year is 45th anniversary of Paul Robeson's death (January 23, 1976).Blurbs/endorsements: Bestselling YA novelist Jason Reynolds will write the foreword and we expect stellar blurbs from luminaries in arts and activism.