2Leaf Press Announces TRAILBLAZERS Zoom Event April 23, 2022

Register and receive a free eBook excerpt of TRAILBLAZERS 2Leaf Press will host the first virtual event of “Kitchen Table Talk Featuring Black Women Trailblazers” with LaSaia Wade, Debra Austin and Bianca Smith , who appear in the the TRAILBLAZERS series. Hosted by Emily Chan, “Kitchen Table Talk” will be held on Saturday, April 23, [...]

2Leaf Press Announces The Shirley Bradley LeFlore Literary Award

The Shirley Bradley LeFlore Literary Award, named in honor of lifelong poet, activist, and educator, St. Louis Poet Laureate Emeritus Shirley J. Bradley Price LeFlore (1940-2019), recognizes the best in emergent women poets in Missouri. The award is given biennially for a debut poetry collection sponsored by the Shirley Bradley LeFlore Foundation and published by [...]

When Spring returns, 2LP has lined up some exciting titles

2Leaf Press is pleased to announce some of its Spring/Summer titles. All titles are available for preorder at University of Chicago Press and other online outlets. why an author writes to a guy holding a fish by Laila Halaby April 2022 Laila Halaby’s second collection of poetry, why an author writes to a guy holding [...]

Tackling Misogynoir & Intersectionality

As we finish celebrating Black History Month and plunge into Women’s History Month, Black and Brown women find themselves dealing with the uniquely American contempt that began with the Atlantic slave trade and continues in various transmuting forms to this day. We consider ourselves inclusive but are not treated as such. When Kimberlé Crenshaw coined [...]

Support 2Leaf Press and BUY 2LP DIRECT

Support 2Leaf Press. BUY 2LP DIRECT and Here’s Why . . . I have found myself more than disappointed in Amazon’s fulfillment services and product page issues in recent years. I am not alone. Publishers from around the U.S., including the Big Five publishing companies, have expressed their frustration at the lack of access to [...]

It’s Official: TRAILBLAZERS Rolls Out Beginning November 1, 2021

TRAILBLAZERS | VOL. 1 | $34.99 | Pub. Date: November 1, 2021 30% Discount Exclusively from our distributor University of Chicago Press | Discount Code: TBSALE TRAILBLAZERS, BLACK WOMEN WHO HELPED MAKE AMERICA GREAT, AMERICAN FIRSTS/AMERICAN ICONS by Gabrielle David is a six-volume series that examines the lives and careers of over 400 brilliant women [...]

#EmbraceHer: Hug a Black Woman, She’s a Trailblazer

#EmbraceHer. TRAILBLAZERS is more than just about famous women, firsts, or icons, it’s about the everyday Black women in our lives. You know them. The Black woman that works two or even three jobs to pay the bills; to sacrifice but also support, to always be there to help and guide their children, even other [...]

TRAILBLAZERS Volume 1 Available for Pre-Order with a 30% Discount

TRAILBLAZERS | VOL. 1 | $34.99 | Pub. Date: November 1, 2021 30% Discount Exclusively from our distributor University of Chicago Press | Discount Code: TBSALE TRAILBLAZERS, BLACK WOMEN WHO HELPED MAKE AMERICA GREAT, AMERICAN FIRSTS/AMERICAN ICONS by Gabrielle David is a six-volume series that examines the lives and careers of over 400 brilliant women [...]

2Leaf Press Launches #TrailblazersTuesdays To Promote Its Forthcoming TRAILBLAZERS Book Series

In honor of Women’s History Month, 2Leaf Press launches the hashtag #TrailblazerTuesdays to promote its forthcoming six-volume biographical series, TRAILBLAZERS, BLACK WOMEN WHO HELPED MAKE AMERICA GREAT, an ongoing campaign that will appear on all its social media platforms. 2Leaf Press, a Black/Brown female-led press, is using #TrailblazersTuesdays to acknowledge Black women trailblazers who have [...]

A Note From Gabrielle David

As a Black/Brown female-led press, 2Leaf Press publishes books by a diverse group of poets, authors, artists, activists and scholars communicating stories and ideas that inform, entertain, educate, inspire, and connect to readers everywhere. In recent times we have all observed how heightened public awareness has impacted social change and social policy. Consider the power [...]

2Leaf Press Announces New Interns

We are thrilled to welcome our new interns, Derek Nesbitt, Taylor Hoffman and Elena Mathew, during the Spring 2021 semester. Over the course of the semester, they will be responsible for creating, managing and disseminating 2Leaf Press publicity and social media campaigns. DEREK NESBITT is graduate student at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, and [...]

2Leaf Press 2021 Fundraiser

2Leaf Press is holding its annual fundraiser during Black History Month. We felt it was fitting since we recently changed our tagline from “A small press with big ideas” to “Black/Brown Owned, Female-Led.” Our biggest source of support has always been you, and we hope that we can count on you once again to help [...]

2Leaf Press Celebrates Black History Month

2Leaf Press Celebrates Awesome Black Women you should know for its Black History Month Campaign, highlighting Black women pioneers and the women who are crushing it today! NEW YORK, NY – 2Leaf Press announces its new campaign, "2Leaf Press Celebrates Awesome Black Women,” for Black History Month. 2Leaf Press, A Black/Brown Female-Led Press, acknowledges the [...]

2Leaf Press Announces New Company, New Board, and a New Tagline

2Leaf Press announces the reorganization and rebranding of its organization to 2Leaf Press Inc., a new tagline that reinforces that the press is a “Black/Brown Female-Led Press,” and proudly introduces its seven newly elected women board members, who will each help 2Leaf Press with creative solutions to expand the press’ outreach. 2Leaf Press underwent a [...]

Celebrate the Holidays with 2Leaf Press’ Top 12 Diversity Reading List

[trx_title type="3" position="top"]Celebrate the Holidays with 2Leaf Press’ Top 12 Diversity Reading List[/trx_title] Happy Holidays! We’re offering a 40% discount on select books from 2Leaf Press’ Top 12 Diversity Reading List (see below), available exclusively at University of Chicago Press. As an avid reader, I know you’re always looking for something new. And since the [...]

It’s Official: TRAILBLAZERS Rolls Out in 2021

[trx_title type="3" align="center" font_size="28pt" position="top"]It's Official: TRAILBLAZERS Rolls Out in 2021[/trx_title] TRAILBLAZERS, Black Women Who Helped Make America Great American Firsts/American Icons by Gabrielle David Edited by Carolina Fung Feng Introduction by Chandra D. L. Waring Foreword by Lyah Beth LeFlore Since slavery, Black women have struggled to liberate themselves from racism and sexism. Yet [...]
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