PRESS RELEASE – PRE-RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Parker Publishers
Email: [email protected]
Date: June 2025
In a time when many stories are flattened into slogans and soundbites, Impossible Things by L. Renae Spann stands out as a memoir that refuses to be simplified. Set to launch in the coming weeks, this searing yet hopeful work invites readers to bear witness to a life shaped by love, hardship, and the quiet determination to reclaim what was once silenced.
Spann writes from a place of unwavering honesty, taking readers back to her childhood in Plainfield, New Jersey. She shares the weight of family secrets, the violence that scarred her household, and the unspoken grief that hung in the air. Yet this is not a story of defeat. At every turn, Spann insists on showing how faith, community, and the strength of her own spirit carried her forward.
Impossible Things begins in the familiar warmth of a family kitchen, where laughter and struggle coexisted in every meal. It moves through parades on neighborhood streets and summer trips to Baltimore, memories that shimmer with joy even as they hint at the tensions simmering underneath. Spann writes of her mother, Helena, a woman whose quiet dignity was both a shield and a burden. She writes of her father, Harmon, whose presence gave her courage in the face of a world that tried to make her small. And she writes of herself, a girl who learned that love and pain often live side by side.
This memoir is not a simple account of suffering. It is a layered exploration of how racism, generational trauma, and family expectations can shape a life in ways that are both obvious and invisible. Spann speaks candidly about the moments when silence felt like survival and the years it took to find her voice again. She writes of how God and a constellation of Earthly Angels—friends, mentors, and strangers—helped her find her way back to a place of faith and wholeness.
What sets Impossible Things apart is its refusal to shy away from the messiness of real healing. Spann does not offer easy answers or polished affirmations. Instead, she offers the simple, profound act of telling the truth. She shows how speaking honestly about pain can break open the possibility of freedom. She shows how naming what was once hidden can create space for hope.
As readers move through the chapters, they will see how Spann refuses to be defined by what happened to her. She insists on reclaiming her story—not just as a personal victory, but as an act of love for the generations who came before her and those who will come after. Her writing is as clear-eyed as it is compassionate, offering a mirror for anyone who has ever felt the weight of secrets they did not choose.
Early readers have described Impossible Things as both unsettling and deeply comforting. It is a book that does not turn away from the truth, but neither does it lose sight of the quiet miracles that can emerge when we choose to keep going. In a time when so many are searching for authenticity and connection, Spann’s voice cuts through with rare clarity.
Impossible Things by L. Renae Spann will be available soon in both print and digital formats through Parker Publishers and all major retailers. For media interviews, speaking engagements, or advance reader copies, please contact Parker Publishers at [email protected].
About the Author
L. Renae Spann is a storyteller, survivor, and advocate whose work reflects a life spent navigating the challenges of family, faith, and community. Born and raised in Plainfield, New Jersey, she draws on her lived experience to write with an honesty that is both unsettling and deeply comforting. Spann is driven by the belief that healing begins with telling the truth, and that our stories—no matter how heavy—can become sources of light for others. Impossible Things is her first book, a testament to the power of reclaiming what was once silenced and an offering to anyone who has ever felt too small to be heard.
