*Questlove is launching his own book imprint at MCD Books.
The founding member of The Roots band has named his new publishing company Auwa Books in homage to the late-great Prince, Uproxx reports. According to Questlove, Auwa Books will feature “a mix of fiction and nonfiction that ranges from memoirs to books about music history and business.”
“I have been writing books for over a decade,” the Academy Award-winner said in a statement, “so it seemed like a natural step to publish them too. I’m very excited about AUWA Books, from the books we have lined up to the books we haven’t discovered yet. Let’s take it to the page.”
Questlove is himself a published author, having already penned “Mo’ Meta Blues,” “Creative Quest,” and “Music Is History,” and there’s a children’s book on the way, according to Uproxx.
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The first AUWA Books release is reportedly Sly Stone’s memoir, “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin).”
“For as long as I can remember, folks have been asking me to tell my story,” said Stone in a statement, Uproxx reports. “I wasn’t ready. I had to be in a new frame of mind to become Sylvester Stewart again to tell the true story of Sly Stone. It’s been a wild ride, and hopefully, my fans enjoy it too.”
In related news, we reported previously that Questlove (real name Ahmir Khalib Thompson) has been tapped by Disney to direct a live-action remake of the 1970 movie “The Aristocats.”
The project follows his 2021 debut “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised),” which won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature last year.
Per Deadline, “The Aristocats” is a “live-action hybrid reimagining” of the 1970 animated feature directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. The original film centers on a smooth-talking tomcat that helps a family of Parisian felines kidnapped by the family’s butler to prevent them from inheriting a fortune, per IMDB.
“They chose i to chase the cat…I basically have 2 life goals: 1. Don’t dismiss my dreams & 2. Get out of my own way,” Questlove wrote about the new film in an Instagram post.
Questlove has also been enlisted by J Dilla’s estate to produce a biopic about the late producer, Complex reports.
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