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LITTLE MOVEMENTS @randomhouse + publicity at @duttonbooks and @tinyrepbooks

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🚨Cover reveal alert! 🚨 “Little Movements” by Lauren Morrow is coming from Random House on September 9, 2025. Read more about the book and how the cover, designed by Cassie Vu, came to be. by @lomo_bk

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So delighted to share this gorgeous cover and lovely cover reveal piece in which I wax on about how hard covers are. I thought I knew what I wanted but nothing quite felt right until this one. The movement, the simplicity, the way the fall of the fabric evokes a sort of inverted Revelations “Wade in the Water” wave—I cried. So here she is, and you can have one of your own on September 9, which is basically tomorrow, so feel free to pre-order at the link in my bio. Many thanks to @casacassie for the stunning design, @atrandombooks for letting me be an author, and @thedennemichele and @electricliterature for the big reveal! So much love 💕 by @lomo_bk

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I wrote a book, and I didn’t know if anyone would want it, and then they did, and I cried. My aunt has been asking me when my book event is since she learned I was working on one. Anytime anything writing related happens (graduate from MFA, story published), she’s like, “oh, so I should pick out my outfit!” The countdown is nearing. She only has about two years left to find an outfit. Can’t wait to see what she wears. taken in Brooklyn, New York by @lomo_bk

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The Cusp’s next incredible reader is Lauren Morrow!

Lauren (she/her) is a Taurus sun and the author of the novel Little Movements, which was named a Best Book of the Fall by People, Oprah Daily, Los Angeles Times, Bustle, and more. She studied dance and creative writing at Connecticut College and earned an MFA in fiction from the University of Michigan’s Helen Zell Writers’ Program. She was a Kimbilio Fellow, an Aspen Words Emerging Writer Fellow, and the recipient of two Hopwood Awards, among other prizes. Her writing has appeared in Ploughshares and the South Carolina Review. She worked in publicity at BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and is now a publicity manager at Dutton, Plume, and Tiny Reparations Books. Originally from St. Louis, she lives in Brooklyn.

The Taurus | Gemini reading is on May 6 at 7:30 pm. Join us at Whoopsie Daisy Wine Bar in Crown Heights to share in community and prose ✨ taken in Whoopsie Daisy by @lomo_bk

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In 2019, my second year of MFA at the University of Michigan Helen Zell Writers’ Program, I won a Hopwood Award for graduate poetry. You know who else won a Hopwood? The brilliant @lomo_bk 🙂‍↕️.

Yesterday the @um_hopwood_program sent out their newsletter, and though I knew they were going to mention my book publication of What We Do With God (@haymarketbooks , 2025), I had no idea that I’d be Spotlighted, and even more to my delight, that I’d be Spotlighted alongside dearest @lomo_bk . Look at us—our debuts in the world.

The @um_hopwood_program room was my favorite place to be during MFA. Thank you so much for this honor. It means so, so much. What an encouragement.

And @lomo_bk —you have always supported me. From making sure you stopped by my table to buy a print when I was selling my art at Fort Greene Park to make rent back in 2022, to being front row at my NYC Book Launch of my debut book. You mean a lot to me. It’s an honor to share this space in the Spotlight (hehe) with you <3.

What We Do With God—a milestone, indeed. by @lomo_bk

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On this bonus clip @lomo_bk discusses the two key takeaways she wants readers to have when they finish her novel. by @lomo_bk

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This week on #blackandpublished #podcast @lomo_bk comes through to discuss her debut novel LITTLE MOVEMENTS.

The book explores what it means to leave behind the life you know and take a risk on what you love without the guarantee of reward.

In our conversation, Lauren discusses what she’s learned about her own artistic voice and where it fits in the expanse of the Black literary canon. And how she views starting over as an artist on the verge of breakout.

🎧 wherever you get your #podcasts by @lomo_bk

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🎧 NEW PODCAST🎧 Debut author Lauren Morrow joins us to discuss Little Movements, a sharp, funny, and deeply perceptive literary novel set in the world of professional dance.

Lauren Morrow joins Book Gang to discuss her satirical novel, Little Movements, which follows Layla, a Black choreographer navigating a fragile marriage, a long-delayed hope of motherhood, and a career-defining opportunity at a prestigious arts institution.

When Layla relocates alone to create a new piece from the ground up, she finds herself confronting not just the physical demands of dance but the subtler pressures of tokenization, institutional expectations, and who gets to define what her work "means."

Drawing from Morrow's background in dance and arts publicity, Little Movements offers an insider's view of how cultural organizations frame progress, how money shapes artistic freedom, and how women—especially Black women—are often asked to carry symbolic weight they never volunteered for.

In this fascinating conversation, we explore:

📚 From MFA to debut novel: Lauren takes us back to the earliest seed of Little Movements, how her time at the Helen Zell Writers' Program shaped the book, and what her path to publication looked like once the manuscript was complete.

📚 Writing the politics of art: We dig into the behind-the-scenes realities of the dance world as a Black woman, including institutional language, and the quiet pressure placed on artists to make their work "say something," for others.

📚 Capturing movement on a page: Lauren shares how she approached putting dance on the page, given its inherent visual and kinetic qualities. We discuss the techniques she used in her prose to make readers feel the movement on the page, even if they haven't danced themselves.

📚📚 BONUS BOOK LIST: Don't miss this week's companion list with These 21 Books About Ballet Took Me Back to the Barre to reserve now to celebrate the arts! Swipe to see a few!

Stream today's show wherever you get podcasts or find a link in the usual spots.

TELL ME: What are your favorite dance books?

#bookpodcast #bookstagram #literaryfiction #littlemovements #bipocauthors by @lomo_bk

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My final out-of-state book event of the year is happening in LA on 12/11 at Reparations Club, and I couldn’t be more excited. My convo partner is the incredible Dominique Clayton—an arts consultant, writer, gallerist, and (crucially) former BAM colleague. It’s going to be a great time. LA folks, come thru! Bring friends, send your neighbors, tell your colleagues and baristas 💜 register at link in bio. taken in Los Angeles, California by @lomo_bk

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Five more LITTLE MOVEMENTS events this year! STL, LA, and LES, I’m coming for you! Info still coming for a free Dec events, but RSVP/get tix where you can, and don’t be afraid to bring a friend 💜💃🏽 by @lomo_bk

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Connecticut holds a special place in my heart thanks to @conncollege where I met a disproportionate number of my favorite humans. It’s been many years, but I’m thrilled that @westportlibrary has invited me to #storyfest25 where I’ll make my grand return! And the fact that I’ll be in convo with @jbakernyc and @ambero007 for @minoritiesinpub is icing on the cake. If you’re in CT this weekend, come through!! We’re on at 2pm on Saturday, October 18! taken in Westport, Connecticut by @lomo_bk

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