Professor Chancy published the novel, What Storm, What Thunder, which has received the below praise:
• People Magazine named What Storm, What Thunder a Best Book of the Week, October 18th
• Bustle named the book a Best Book of the Week and also a Most Anticipated Book of October, October 4th
• NPR on-line review of WS, WT
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/09/1044619151/what-storm- what-thunder-review-myriam-chancy, October 9th
• Book of the Month Club Add-On Pick for October 2021
• Indie Next Pick for October 2021
• Finalist for the Caliba Golden Poppy Award-Martin Cruz Smith Diversity Category
• An Amazon Top 10 Pick for October
• Named a Best Book of October by Amazon, Ms. Magazine, Purewow & Alta Journal
• Named Most Anticipated Book of October by Bookish and the Millions
• Named a Best Book of Fall by AARP, Time, Vulture, Good Housekeeping, Library Journal, She Reads, Hey Alma, Boston.com, Buzzfeed, The Washington Post, Thrillist, Lithub, The Chicago Tribune & Dandelion Chandelier
• Harvard Bookstore First Editions Club Selection
• Book Passage First Editions Club Selection
• Odyssey Bookstore First Editions Club Selection
The below media was run on Professor Chancy’s novel, What Storm, What Thunder :
• LITHUB — Interview with Jane Ciabattari “Myriam J.A. Chancy on Writing Haiti and Honoring Its Local Realities”, October 5, 2021
• BOOK RIOT— New Books Out This Week mention October 5, 2021
• ELECTRIC LIT — Author Written Essay about Books By Authors From & Set in The Caribbean, October 4, 2021
• SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE — Review, October 4, 2021
• MARGARET ATWOOD on TWITTER, “Stunning” — Endorsement & Center for Fiction Event mention, October 4, 2021
• WHETSTONE JOURNAL— Author-written piece “Long-Distance Haitian Cooking”, October 4, 2021
• THE BOSTON GLOBE — Harvard Bookstore Event Mention, October 4, 2021
• DISCOVER LOS ANGELES — Vroman’s Event mention, October 4, 2021
• THE RUMPUS — Center for Fiction Event mention, October 3, 2021
• NPR WEEKEND EDITION SATURDAY — Interview with Scott Simon, October 2, 2021
• WAMC Pickup, October 2, 2021
• KERA Pickup, October 2, 2021
• IOWA PUBLIC RADIO Pickup, October 2, 2021
• OCTOBER AMAZON — An Amazon Best Book of October 2021
• MS. MAGAZINE— Named an October Read for the Rest of Us, October 1, 2021
• THE MILLIONS— Most Anticipated Book of October, October 1, 2021
• BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB — Available Online Now, October 1, 2021
• BLACK BOOK STACKS— YouTube review, October 1, 2021
• APARTMENT THERAPY — Named The One Book You Should Read in October , October 1, 2021
• ENTROPY — Mention in October/November Small Press Releases with Book Cover, October 1, 2021
• SHELF AWARENESS — mention in Media Heat column of forthcoming NPR Weekend Edition interview, October 1, 2021
• LA DAILY NEWS — Vroman’s Event Mention, September 30, 2021
• ALTA JOURNAL— Named a Best Book of October, September 30, 2021
• CENTER FOR FICTION — Excerpt, September 30, 2021
• BOOKISH — Most Anticipated Books of October, September 29, 2021
• LIBRARY JOURNAL — ★Starred Review, September 24, 2021
• THE MARY SUE — 5 Very New Books Centering Latin American Voices, Perfect for Hispanic Heritage Month Celebrations, September 23, 2021
• THE OREGONIAN— Portland Literary Arts Festival Announcement mention, September 23, 2021
• THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE — Best Book of Fall, September 23, 2021
• online (OCT/NOV in print) AARP — Best Books of Fall, September 23, 2021
• LITHUB — Ultimate List of the Best Books of Fall (making 8 Best Of Lists, with cover image), September 23, 2021
• THE GLOBE AND MAIL (CANADA) — Best Books of Fall, September 20, 2021
• THRILLIST — Best Books of Fall, September 20, 2021
• PUREWOW — Best Books of October, September 21, 2021
• CALIBA GOLDEN POPPY AWARDS FINALIST — Martin Cruz Smith Diversity Category, September 17, 2021
• THE WASHINGTON POST — Best Books of Fall, September 9, 2021
• BUZZFEED — Best Small Press Books of Fall, September 7, 2021
• MS. MAGAZINE — Interview in “Black Feminist in Public” column by Janell Hobson, September 7, 2021
• BOSTON.COM — Best Books of Fall, September 7, 2021
• BOMB Magazine — Review, September 2, 2021
• BUZZFEED — Best Books of Fall, September 2, 2021
Media was confirmed for the following for Professor Chancy’s novel, What Storm, What Thunder:
• PEOPLE MAGAZINE Review, October 18, 2021
• OPRAH DAILY author-written essay, October 14, 2021
• NPR BOOKS will review, October 4, 2021
• LA DAILY NEWS will do Q&A, October 7, 2021
• BOOK OF CINZ Instagram book club, December pick
• DECENTERED LIT Instagram Book Club, December pick
• BELLETRIST Brief & Stacked features, ran October 20, 2021
• ZIBBY OWENS’ Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books podcast interview, airdate
• READING WOMEN Podcast will interview
• LARGEHEARTED BOY Book Notes Column, October 11, 2021
• LITHUB will excerpt from first chapter, run date, October 7, 2021
Below are events that have already or will take place for Professor Chancy’s novel, What Storm, What Thunder:
• NYC – Brooklyn Book Festival virtual event, International Panel, October 3, 2021
• NYC – Center for Fiction, virtual event with Nicole Dennis-Benn, October 6, 2021
• DC – East City Books virtual event with Sejal Shah, October 7, 2021
• Boston – Harvard Bookstore virtual event with Patrick Sylvain, October 8, 2021
• LA – Vroman’s Bookstore, virtual event with Masie Cochran, October 11, 2021
• SF – Book Passage, in person event, October 14, 2021
• Seattle – Elliott Bay Booksellers, virtual event with Angie Cruz, October 20, 2021
• South Hadley, MA – Odyssey Bookstore, virtual event with José Olivarez, October 27, 2021
• Milwaukee, WI – Boswell’s Book Company, virtual event with Mike Guayo, October 28, 2021
• Portland Book Festival in person participant with Omar El Akkad, November 13, 2021
• Miami Book Fair, in person participant with Dr. Guerda Nicolas, November 19, 2021
Professor Chancy made appearances either virtually or in-person at the following:
• Indie Fest, HarperCollins Canada, Toronto, Ontario – virtual panel with Kaitlyn Greenidge & Jayne Allen, moderated by Jael Richardson, October 13, 2021
• A Different Booklist Cultural Center, Toronto – The Black And Caribbean Book Affair – Virtual Ticketed Event; Join award-winning Haitian-Canadian-American author, Myriam J.A. Chancy as she discusses her new novel, What Storm, What Thunder, with storyteller and author, Itah Sadu, October 15, 2021
• IN-PERSON EVENTS: Vancouver Literary Festival, Vancouver, BC, October 21 and 24, 2021
• Caribbean Masterpieces with Myriam Chancy & Cherie Jones, conversation with Lawrence Hill, October 21, 2021
• The Afternoon Tea with Myriam Chancy, Linden MacIntyre, Casey Plett, Jael Richardson, Ian Williams and Alix Ohlin, October 24, 2021
She conducted the below interviews:
• Black Eskimo Podcast, Interview with David Dacosta (Toronto), Ep. #222, October 18, 2021. The Black Eskimo Podcast (Myriam J. A. Chancy) Ep #222 | Spreaker
• Ottawa International Writer’s Festival (Podcast) Interview with Adrian Harewood, Ep. #17, October 15, 2021. https://writersfestival.org/events/fall-2021-podcast-season/what-storm-what-thunder
• CBC – Writers & Co, Interview with Eleanor Wachtel, Air date, November, 7, 2021
Professor Chancy made an appearance for the below nonfiction essay:
• “Departures” (nonfiction essay) by Myriam J. A. Chancy, in Guernica Magazine, November 3, 2021. Link: https://www.guernicamag.com/departures-2/