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
, 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 — , October 5, 2021
• BOOK RIOT— October 5, 2021
• ELECTRIC LIT — , October 4, 2021
• SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE — , October 4, 2021
• MARGARET ATWOOD on TWITTER, “Stunning” — , October 4, 2021
• WHETSTONE JOURNAL— , October 4, 2021
• THE BOSTON GLOBE — , October 4, 2021
• DISCOVER LOS ANGELES — , October 4, 2021
• THE RUMPUS — , October 3, 2021
• NPR WEEKEND EDITION SATURDAY — , October 2, 2021
• WAMC , October 2, 2021
• KERA , October 2, 2021
• IOWA PUBLIC RADIO , October 2, 2021
• OCTOBER AMAZON —
• MS. MAGAZINE— , October 1, 2021
• THE MILLIONS— , October 1, 2021
• BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB — , October 1, 2021
• BLACK BOOK STACKS— , October 1, 2021
• APARTMENT THERAPY — , October 1, 2021
• ENTROPY — , October 1, 2021
• SHELF AWARENESS — , October 1, 2021
• LA DAILY NEWS — , September 30, 2021
• ALTA JOURNAL— , September 30, 2021
• CENTER FOR FICTION — , September 30, 2021
• BOOKISH — , September 29, 2021
• LIBRARY JOURNAL — ★, September 24, 2021
• THE MARY SUE — , September 23, 2021
• THE OREGONIAN— , September 23, 2021
• THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE — , September 23, 2021
• online (OCT/NOV in print) AARP — , September 23, 2021
• LITHUB — (making 8 Best Of Lists, with cover image), September 23, 2021
• THE GLOBE AND MAIL (CANADA) — , September 20, 2021
• THRILLIST — , September 20, 2021
• PUREWOW — , September 21, 2021
• CALIBA GOLDEN POPPY AWARDS FINALIST — , September 17, 2021
• THE WASHINGTON POST — , September 9, 2021
• BUZZFEED — , September 7, 2021
• MS. MAGAZINE — , September 7, 2021
• — , September 7, 2021
• BOMB Magazine — , September 2, 2021
• BUZZFEED — , 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.
• Ottawa International Writer’s Festival (Podcast) Interview with Adrian Harewood, Ep. #17, October 15, 2021.
• 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: