How a Book Club Became My Joint
Marsha Lynn Smith reflects on what her book club, Sisters With Books, means to her.
Marsha Lynn Smith is a writer living in Southern California. After a career in the music and television industries, she is completing her memoir about a rocky romance with a jazz musician, juggling single motherhood, and her adventures as a Hollywood publicist. She managed publicity for the legendary Stevie Wonder during the time he rallied public and government support to make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a national holiday. As a television publicist, she launched PR campaigns for primetime network TV series, including the NAACP Image Awards’ Outstanding Comedy Series black-ish and the Emmy Award–winning Shark Tank. In addition to being a member of Sisters With Books, she is a volunteer with WriteGirl, a nonprofit organization empowering teen girls through creative writing, and is a voting member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, and holds a BA in Communication Arts from Loyola Marymount University and a master’s in Humanities from Cal State University, Dominguez Hills. She is also the winner of the 2020 Anne C. Barnhill Prize for Creative Nonfiction.
Marsha Lynn Smith reflects on what her book club, Sisters With Books, means to her.