Ashli St. Armant (@AshliStarmant) shares her Audible Original book VIVA DURANT AND THE SECRET OF THE SILVER BUTTONS, about 14-year-old Viva Durant who visits her grandmother in New Orleans for the summer and while she's there she ends up solving a mystery.

During our conversation

• You'll learn about Ashli's connections to New Orleans
• The role jazz plays in the story
• History of hand clapping games connection with African-American history

This book is filled with jazz, mystery, love and family. I enjoyed listening to the book and my conversation with Ashli. I think you'll enjoy it too!

Join us for the conversation!

You can listen to Viva Durant and The Secret of The Silver Buttons for free on Audible Discovery by going to https://buff.ly/2WHjcrx.

You can learn more about this book and its author by visiting

https://www.whatisblack.co/podcast.