The Voice of a Generation!
Alora Young is more than “just” a poet. She is the voice of a generation that demands to be heard. At 21, she is a published author, a lead actress in a feature film, a song writer, a play-write and a Presidential Scholar. She signed her first book deal at 18 and was the youngest ever member of the Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau. She has created works for the United Nations and has performed at the Kennedy Center. Her passion and the depth of her messages will leave you spellbound. Her smile and humor will remind you that there is hope for the future.
You can book Alora for a speaking engagement by contacting the Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau
Walking Gentry Home - One of The Best Selling Poetry Books of This Century!
"A masterpiece that beautifully captures the heartbreak that accompanies coming of age for Black girls becoming Black women" - Evette Dionne
The day after her 18th birthday, Hogarth Books, a division of Penguin Random House, offered Alora her first book deal. Walking Gentry Home, a memoir in verse, was published in August of 2022 and is currently available everywhere books are sold. It has become one of the best selling poetry books of the 21st century.
This amazing story chronicles nine generations of Southern, Black women from slavery through current day. Written in a unique style that mixes poetry with storytelling, Walking Gentry Home is book that promises to endure for as many generations as the women between its covers.
Walking Gentry Home was nominated for a goodreads choice award and has received praise from critics, academics and other artists.
Penguin Random House Author Page
