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Auwa Books is a publishing imprint founded by Questlove in 2023.

History

Auwa Books was announced in March 2023 as a new imprint of American book publishing company Farrar, Straus and Giroux.^[1] The name Auwa is taken from a bird-call noise heard in Prince songs "Baby I'm a Star" and "Eye No".^[1]

The imprint's first publication was Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin), an autobiography by Sly Stone written with Ben Greenman published 17 October 2023.^[2] Auwa's second book will be Hip-Hop Is History, authored by Questlove and Greenman, to be published in 2024,^[3] followed by planned titles by Drew Afualo, Josh Luber, Derrick Palmer,^[4] Hanif Abdurraqib, Wesley Morris, and Jacqueline Woodson.^[5]

Publisher and editor-in-chief - Questlove

Senior vice president and editorial director - Alexis Rosenzweig

^ ^a ^b ^c Stewart, Sophia (22 March 2023). "Questlove Launches a Publishing Imprint, AUWA". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
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^ Williams, Jaelani Turner. "'Hip-Hop is History,' A Book Authored by Questlove, is Coming in Early 2024 - Okayplayer". www.okayplayer.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
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^ Fisher, Morgan (2023-05-06). "Questlove's AUWA Books Imprint: Music, Pop Culture, and Social Justice | TUNED UP". Retrieved 2023-11-26.