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INTERVIEWS WITH CLOSE FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Author Gerrick Kennedy has interviewed family members, friends, mentors, and musicians who were in Houston''s orbit for most of her life, including Gary Houston (her brother), LA Reid, Clive Davis, Jennifer Hudson, Missy Elliott, and Rickey Minor, among many others. These sources and conversations have allowed him to craft an intimate, revelatory portrait of the singer that the world is still missing. ENDURING FIGURE: This book comes in the wake of two widely discussed documentaries about Houston''s life, Whitney: Can I Be Me?and Whitney, showing the hunger for exhumations of the pop titan''s life and career. UPCOMING ANNIVERSARY: February 11, 2022 is the ten-year anniversary of her death, and we anticipate major press coverage and renewed interest. BELOVED ARTIST: Houston''s crystalline approach to pop music changed the face of the genre in a way no artist was able to. She became the archetype for the modern diva, with vocal skills that were a technical marvel and captivating performances that made her an instant phenomenon with cross-cultural, intergenerational appeal, not to mention that she was the first black woman to garner heavy rotation on MTV. Fans to this day are still fascinated by her talent and grieved by her death.
