About the Author
Lonnae is a senior writer at ESPN/Andscape, celebrated former columnist for The Washington Post, and the author of I’m Every Woman: Remixed Stories of Marriage, Motherhood and Work. Her voice is intimate, unflinching, and urgently relevant.
Bibb Country is a deeply personal and fiercely reported exploration of several generations of Lonnae's family, descendants of both enslavers and enslaved, set against the sweep of American history. With her signature lyricism and journalistic insight, Lonnae traces her family’s multigenerational roots from Russellville, Kentucky, to Southern Illinois and beyond, confronting legacy and loss, as well as trauma and triumph along the way.
"Bibb Country is a searing meditation on one American family's tangled origins, inseparable from the region where its members labored, struggled, and eventually strived. Its interrogation of the personal, the public, and the political is always vibrant, often intense, and consistently illuminating. Lonnae O'Neal stares history in the face and doesn't blink once."
- Jabari Asim, author of We Can't Breath
Book Tour Schedule
Tuesday, June 17 Book Release
​
Saturday, June 21, noon to 4pm Kickoff Reception @ Nest Proper Boutique, Hyattsville MD
​
Wednesday, June 25, 7pm to 9pm Moderated conversation with Steve Reiss @Wonderland Bookstore in Bethesda, MD
https://www.wonderlandbooks.com/events
​
Saturday, July 12, 3pm to 5pm Book signing @ Barnes and Noble, Bowie, MD
Tuesday, September 2, 6pm to 8pm Book signing @ Prince George's County Library/Hyattsville, MD
Tuesday, September 9, 7pm to 8pm March On! Pre-festival Webinar
​
Saturday, September 13 Book signing @ Arnold's Chapel/Bibbtown (Lewisburg), Kentucky
​
September 25-28 The Delaware History Book Festival - Lewes, Delaware
Become a Bibb-liophile
Join our email list and get access to more information on Lonnae's comings, goings, and writings.