Book Deals: Steven Underwood's Memoir Forever for the Culture Acquired by Beacon Press

As an agent, it’s always such a thrill when you finally find that right project with a writer you’ve been a fan of for a while. And Steven Underwood is definitely a writer I’ve followed for a while. His pieces on MTV, BET, Essence, and Level are frequently moving and illuminating, and I’ve sent his essay on Tor.com around to so many people.

And in 2024, I’ll get to send his memoir around to folks.

FOREVER FOR THE CULTURE: NOTES FROM THE NEW BLACK DIGITAL ARTS RENAISSANCE, is a blend of personal memoir and social commentary, discussing the fact that Black culture has been shaping the landscape of digital art over the last decade, and how Black art is experiencing a digital renaissance. It’s a brilliant project that’s combines Steven’s expert way of unpacking things in ways that are simultaneously academic and accessible, and goodness. I can’t wait for people to pick it up.

Here’s the deal announcement from Publisher’s Marketplace:

Contributor to Level, MTV News, and Oprah Daily Steven Underwood's FOREVER FOR THE CULTURE: NOTES FROM THE NEW BLACK DIGITAL ARTS RENAISSANCE, a combination of personal essays and social commentary on the digital arts movement that Black culture has been shaping for over a decade, to Maya Fernandez at Beacon Press, for publication in 2024, by Eric Smith at P.S. Literary Agency (world).

If you don’t follow Steven, be sure to follow him on Twitter, both for his powerful articles and his expert commentary on X-Men and comics.

Congrats Steven!