In a review by Kirkus, How the Word Is Passed is hailed as “a brilliant, vital work about “a crime that is still unfolding.”
By Kirkus
Kirkus, March 31, 2021
How the Word Is Passed receives a starred review from Publishers Weekly. 'Suffused with lyrical descriptions and incisive historical details...this is an essential consideration of how America’s past informs its present.’
By Publisher’s Weekly
Publisher’s Weekly, March 3, 2021
How The Word Is Passed is named as one of the “25 best books by Black authors you’ll want to know about” by Reader’s Digest.
By Lynnette Nicholas
Reader’s Digest, February 22, 2021
How the Word Is Passed is named as one of the “most anticipated books of Spring 2021” by Publisher’s Weekly.
By Publisher’s Weekly Staff
Publisher’s Weekly, February 17, 2021
Clint is featured in Publisher Weekly which calls How the Word Is Passed "a necessary, important, and totally engaging book.”
By Louisa Ermelino
Publishers Weekly, January 19, 2021
Smith’s reporting at The Atlantic and his poetry have already distinguished him as a writer to watch, and his debut nonfiction book will surely attract even more eyes.
By Christy Lynch
Bookpage, January 22, 2021
How The Word Is Passed is named one of the anticipated books of 2021 by Buzzfeed.
By Arianna Rebolini and Tomi Obaro
Buzzfeed, January 13, 2021
How The Word Is Passed is named one of the anticipated books of the first-half of 2021 by The Millions.
By The Millions Editor
The Millions, January 11, 2021
How The Word Is Passed is named one of the 21 most anticipated books of 2021 by TIME Magazine.
By Annabel Gutterman and Anna Purna Kambhampaty
Time, December 18, 2020