In its second post of the New Year, Adam White's West Grand Blog 01/16/26 recognizes the soon-to-be released biography about Sylvia Moy, one of Motown's least known, yet most accomplished songwriters and producers, whom West profiled on the blog shortly before her death in 2017. 

The historical corrective, It's No Wonder: The Life and Times of Motown's Legendary Songwriter Sylvia Moy, has already earned a starred Booklist review and praise in publications ranging from Kirkus Reviews to Ms. magazine.  Canada's The Globe and Mail listed it as one of eleven music books to watch in 2026. 

White is a Motown historian and longtime music industry writer whose West Grand Blog is a platform where he shares articles, provides updates and offers insights on Motown history, music releases, tributes to its stars and related topics. West Grand Blog has gained significant popularity, with more than 98,000 unique visitors since its debut in February 2017, making it a notable resource for fans and enthusiasts of Motown music. 

A former editor in chief, international editor and managing editor of Billboard, White has authored several books, including a Grammy-nominated album retrospective, The Motown Story: The First Twenty-Five Years, narrated by Smokey Robinson and Lionel Richie. 

It's No Wonder is available for preorder and released everywhere on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. 

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It's No Wonder: The Life and Times of Motown's Legendary Songwriter Sylvia Moy is featured in The Globe and Mail's roundup of "Eleven books about music to watch for in 2026."  

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It's No Wonder is available for preorder and released everywhere on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. 

Media contact
Tara Kennedy, Publicity Director
Grand Central Publishing and Da Capo
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The Chicago Review of Books listed Chicago authors with books for release in 2026. Dr. Christian and her current project, the biography It's No Wonder: The Life and Times of Motown's Legendary Songwriter Sylvia Moy, was featured in the online edition on January 7, 2026. 

The historical corrective is available for preorder and released everywhere on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. 

Chicago Review of Books is a publication of StoryStudio Chicago dedicated to making the literary conversation more inclusive by covering diverse genres, presses, voices, and mediums; shining a light on Chicago’s literary scene; and serving as a forum for literature in the Midwest.

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Tara Kennedy, Publicity Director
Grand Central Publishing and Da Capo
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It's No Wonder: The Life and Times of Motown's Legendary Songwriter Sylvia Moy has earned a stamp of approval from Ms. magazine! 

​The celebrated biography about Hitsville U.S.A.'s first woman to earn a multi-hyphenate in the role as both songwriter and producer in the Sixties while working simultaneously, consistently, and consecutively alongside all men is listed among The Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2026. 

When Ms. was launched as a “one-shot” sample insert in New York magazine in December 1971, few realized it would become the landmark institution in both women’s rights and American journalism that it is today. The founders of Ms., many of whom are now household names, helped to shape contemporary feminism, with Ms. editors and authors translating “a movement into a magazine.”

Ms. was the first U.S. magazine to feature prominent American women demanding the repeal of laws that criminalized abortion, the first to explain and advocate for the Equal Rights Amendment, to rate presidential candidates on women’s issues, to put domestic violence and sexual harassment on its cover, to commission and feature a national study on date rape and to blow the whistle on the undue influence of advertising on magazine journalism. In short, Ms. was the first national magazine to make feminist voices audible, feminist journalism tenable and a feminist worldview available to the public.

Read the complete list and learn about others who made the list. 

It's No Wonder is available for preorder and released everywhere on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. 

Media contact
Tara Kennedy, Publicity Director
Grand Central Publishing and Da Capo
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Library Journal is a long‑running American trade publication for librarians. Founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey (yes, the Dewey Decimal System Dewey), it is one of the most influential professional magazines in the library world.​

It's No Wonder is available for preorder and released everywhere on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. 

Media contact
Tara Kennedy, Publicity Director
Grand Central Publishing and Da Capo
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Booklist is the official book review magazine of the American Library Association. 

For over 100 years Booklist magazine has helped tens of thousands of librarians as a book review source, and readers’ advisory, collection development, and professional development resource. It delivers 8,000+ recommended-only reviews of books, audiobooks, and reference sources each year, spanning every age and genre.

​It's No Wonder is available for preorder and released everywhere on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. 

Media contact
Tara Kennedy, Publicity Director
Grand Central Publishing and Da Capo
​[email protected]

The official release date for It's No Wonder: The Life and Times of Motown's Legendary Songwriter Sylvia Moy is Tuesday, February 10, 2026, but current preorders are already creating their own buzz! The biography about the female music pioneer is not only new, but it is newsworthy and noteworthy.

With a frequently updated sales status on Amazon, so far It's No Wonder has earned "#1 New Release" mentions in multiple categories such as the following: R&B and Soul, Music Reference, Soul Music, History of Race and Ethnicity, and Audible Audiobook.

If nothing else, the top distinctions clearly indicate the book's high visibility, signaling that it's trending and performing well on the world's largest online retailer. Early praise along with editorial reviews about the historical corrective have also been impressive, including one from Kirkus Reviews. 

Media contact for It's No Wonder 
Tara Kennedy, Publicity Director
Grand Central Publishing and Da Capo
​[email protected]

I'm wishing each of you a happy, healthy, safe, prosperous and blessed New Year! Keep the faith and trust the process.  #OnwardUpward