She's published 35 books in 26 years (do that math!) in multiple genres, from memoir to young adult fiction and social commentary.
She has collaborated broadly, coauthoring five New York Times best‐sellers for famous names, including broadcasters Robin Roberts and Michael Strahan and celebrity chefs Marcus Samuelsson and Eric Ripert.
In addition to her own workshops, which sell out as soon as they pop up, she has taught writing at Stanford University, Smith College, Bowdoin, Rutgers, and her alma mater, Bard College. And she's managed to accomplish all of this while building a résumé packed with enviable day jobs at Newsweek, Good Housekeeping, Premiere, Savoy, Glamour, Glam Latina, and, of course, The Times.
So, it is a mystery why this gifted and prolific Panamanian born, Brooklyn‐bred Afro‐Latina is not a household name. What is certain, though, is that she is no mere creative. She's a bona fide force. Anyone who has read her book debut, the powerfully candid and compassionate memoir Mama's Girl, knows that nothing she's earned—jobs, book deals, awards—has come easily. Even today, every effort rides shotgun beside the risk of rejection—and those rejections are sometimes brutal.
But Chambers, 51, is as resilient as they come. She's a Renaissance woman and an unabashed child of early hip‐hop, ...
