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    Da Book Joint Hosts Signing And Talk For It's No Wonder

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    Enjoying time with two Detroit natives
    Hugging one of my former UIC students
    Valerie Goodloe, the woman who made Johnson Publishing Company history as its first in-house photographer for both EBONY and JET magazines
    Valerie Goodloe, the woman who made Johnson Publishing Company history as its first in-house photographer for both EBONY and JET magazines. We covered countless stories together throughout the years, including Michael Jackson's memorial.
    Some of my former EBONY magazine colleagues (l-r) Benny Williams, Rema Smith and Shirley Henderson
    Not only is Raymond A. Thomas a St. Louis native like myself, but he was my former EBONY/JET colleague who was the publishing company's internationally recognized, award-winning art director.
    And this is love!

    Chicagoans showed up and showed out for the book talk and signing of It's No Wonder: The Life and Times of Motown's Legendary Songwriter Sylvia Moy, a historical corrective about Hitsville U.S.A.'s first certified female songwriter and producer

    The lively and inspirational event, which sold out of books, took place at Da Book Joint at Pen & Paper on February 14 from noon to 2 p.m. 

    ​Dr. Christian was in conversation with 
    Katara Washington Patton, a celebrated author and executive editor of Our Daily Bread who was also her former JET magazine colleague. In addition to some of Dr. Christian's former EBONY and JET colleagues, a few of her students from the University of Illinois Chicago were in attendance. 

    It's No Wonder is available to order everywhere books are sold. 

    Media contact
    Tara Kennedy, Publicity Director
    Grand Central Publishing and Da Capo
    ​Tara.Kennedy@hbgusa.com 


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    Motown Historian Adam White Examines It's No Wonder in Popular Platform, West Grand Blog

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    Adam White's West Grand Blog takes a closer look at the just-released biography, It's No Wonder: The Life and Times of Motown's Legendary Songwriter Sylvia Moy, about one of Motown's least known, yet most accomplished songwriters and producers.

    In the 02/13/26 blog post titled, "Sylvia, His Cherie Amour," the historical corrective, It's No Wonder, is discussed more in depth, examining concerns and raising questions about undocumented music credits. The Motown historian's first mention of the book was in his 01/16/26 post titled, Up Periscope: A Look at 2026.

    No stranger to Motown or the music industry, White interviewed Moy in the past, and she was profiled on the blog shortly before her death in 2017.  

    West Grand Blog is a platform where White 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 to order everywhere books are sold. 

    Media contact
    Tara Kennedy, Publicity Director
    Grand Central Publishing and Da Capo
    ​Tara.Kennedy@hbgusa.com
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    It's No Wonder Featured In Billboard

    Billboard magazine features an article about It's No Wonder: The Life and Times of Motown's Legendary Songwriter Sylvia Moy. The biography, a historical corrective, was nationally released on Tuesday, February 10. 

    Known as a cultural scoreboard, Billboard is one of the most influential music and entertainment magazines in the world. It's best known for charts like the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200.

    It's No Wonder is available to order everywhere books are sold. 

    Media contact
    Tara Kennedy, Publicity Director
    Grand Central Publishing and Da Capo
    ​Tara.Kennedy@hbgusa.com


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    Houston Press Features It's No Wonder

    Veteran Houston Press writer Bob Ruggiero penned an article about the just-released biography, It's No Wonder: The Life and Times of Motown's Legendary Songwriter Sylvia Moy, describing Moy as "a real wonder woman" and as someone "who gets her flowers" in the historical corrective.

    It's No Wonder is available everywhere books are sold. 

    Media contact
    Tara Kennedy, Publicity Director
    Grand Central Publishing and Da Capo
    ​Tara.Kennedy@hbgusa.com 

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    Dr. Christian Writes Article About It's No Wonder for National Geographic

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    It's finally here! Today, Tuesday, February 10, signals the publication day for It's No Wonder: The Life and Times of Motown's Legendary Songwriter Sylvia Moy.

    All Sylvia ever wanted was to have her voice heard. She's taking center stage now. Shine, Sylvia! Shine!

    ​Learn more about her in this National Geographic article, released on this auspicious day. 

    ​It's No Wonder is available everywhere books are sold. 

    Media contact
    Tara Kennedy, Publicity Director
    Grand Central Publishing and Da Capo
    ​Tara.Kennedy@hbgusa.com