Kyra Davis Lurie

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated' The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

America has always been a deeply flawed country. We’ve committed atrocities against our minority population. But this particular brand of fascism is new for us.
I don’t think we’ve reversed social progress this quickly since the 1877 demolition of Reconstruction
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Such a fun interview 💙📚

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Let’s say it plain: the Supreme Court of the United States endorsed racial profiling today.

Misogyny is real. However, he also won over every single male candidate in the republican primary. It’s possible that in addition to misogyny, there’s just a large portion of our population that is attracted to fascism.

The New York Times is pointing out today what I pointed out yesterday, although I would argue that Black men aren’t fairing so well either 😒

Our government is being purged of Black excellence

I’ve always believed that those who ask ”Can one separate the art from the artist?” are posing the wrong question. I’m glad to see I’m not alone in my thinking.

Well this is a nice surprise, one of the rare times when someone quotes something I said/wrote while speaking for myself rather than in the voice of one of my characters

Anyway, thank you! I’m glad this resonated

Listen to August 20, 2025 on Hark A playlist of podcast moments

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- "How f***ed are we?" @jheil.bsky.social @danpfeiffer.bsky.social
- How one racist paragraph in Gatsby sparked a powerful reimagining @kyradavis.bsky.social
- Skibidi! Gen Z slang gets official #ABCStartHere

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As the national news gets darker and darker, Californian designer, Willy Chavarria’s last Paris fashion show has become my unexpected comfort food. It’s a reminder that artistry when paired w/identity can make profound political statements in the most unlikely of places.
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Martial law.

Los Angeles.

Martial law.

Washington, D.C.

He will not stop. This is just the start.

He is a cruel and monstrous evildoer.

Supreme Court Lets Trump Fire Consumer Product Safety Regulators

Why would anyone think this is a good idea?

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As it should be! A truly fantastic read!

Happy Birthday, América When I was little, before every birthday my mom would take me to this magical place a few miles south on Highway 1, a store with a roof but few walls, giving it the feel of an open air market.

Happy Birthday to a nation that can not be whitewashed in any way, no matter how hard they try.

Shirt by Willy Chavarría, Substack by me:
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I was there you and felt exactly the same way

Gatsby in 1940s Black Hollywood: A Conversation with Kyra Davis Lurie - Chicago Review of Books An interview with Kyra Davis Lurie on her new novel, "The Great Mann"

"I do hope that on the page, each of these individuals comes across as fully realized."

Ariana Valderrama's interview with @kyradavis.bsky.social on her new book “The Great Mann” (@crownpublishing.bsky.social) is out now.
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What a wonderful book event for THE GREAT MANN at the Book & Cover in Chattanooga, TN! Absolutely love this bookstore!
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The Great Mann is a great read!!!

“The Great Mann” by Kyra Davis Lurie. I continue to be proud of my friends who create.

What a beautiful review, thank you!

An amazing night at Chevalier’s Books! It became a full Juneteenth celebration with specialty character themed cocktails, red velvet cake + 15% of proceeds of THE GREAT MANN went to help restore the historic Black neighborhood of Altadena that was ravaged by the fires. A standing-room
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Had a great conversation with Tanya Acker (of Hot Bench fame) on her podcast. As a minority you frequently find yourself loving the art & work of people who held no love for you. We get into that, using historical fiction to fight back against erasure & more 💙📚

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Esquire Magazine’s picks for their best books of summer and my novel, The Great Mann made the list!!

Thank you, Esquire Magazine!!

Andrew O’Hagan · Air-Conditioned Unease: Joan Didion on the Couch We can feel imprisoned by other people’s versions of who we are, especially if their urge is to blame. On one hand,...

A perceptive (& entertaining) piece by Andrew O'Hagan about some literary California girls & boys:

"It appears to be one of the hazards of literary life in America, that if you hire an assistant they will one day write a book about your fridge."

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@themts.bsky.social interview with author Kvra Davis Lurie and her book, the Great Mann

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Journalists dodge rubber bullets in covering L.A. immigration protests The Los Angeles Press Club says law enforcement officers have violated press freedoms of reporters covering anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles more than three dozen times.

The actions/behavior of the LAPD during last weekend’s protests deserves serious scrutiny. They weren’t part of the military invasion of our city, but that doesn’t make them the good guys

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Guest Chick: Kyra Davis Lurie Ellen here, and I’m thrilled to welcome my friend and fellow San Fernando Valley dweller Kyra Davis Lurie, who has an exciting release to share. Wait until you hear about it. I cannot wait to…

Kyra Davis Lurie: "The best celebrity gossip is vintage celebrity gossip." Don't miss today's blog as Kyra spills the Gilded Age tea on Black Hollywood stars from the 1940's and how they relate to her newest release, THE GREAT MANN.
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This is the book cover for The Great Mann by Kyra Davis Lurie, showing the book title and author's name. The foreground shows a Black man in profile wearing a fedora, whose face is partially obscured by a red cloth. In the background, we can see a 1940s Los Angeles city street.

'The Great Mann' by Kyra Davis Lurie releases today. It's a fresh Gatsby retelling, focused on the wealthy, Black Sugar Hill neighborhood of 1940s LA. Familiar characters, fresh tensions, and an untold history make for one great novel. Highly recommended for historical fiction fans! #BookSky 📚💙

Thank you!

On Reimagining The Great Gatsby as a Black American Story When I first discovered Nine Inch Nails’ Hurt I didn’t feel like the sound was reaching me not through my ears. Rather it was vibrating through my skin. It was visceral, haunting, unsettling……

On Reimagining The Great Gatsby as a Black American Story
Kyra Davis Lurie, author of the new novel, set in Los Angeles' Sugar Hill neighborhood, The Great Mann, Explores Adaptations, Sugar Hill, and Fitzgerald’s Racism lithub.com/on-reimagini...