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PREORDER: Holding Lightning: The Life, Loves, and Art of Whitney Houston – An Icon's Unapologetic Power and Advocacy in Music History, Emily Lordi | OUT: SEPT 29, 2026 Harper Perennial Woven throughout the book areItem will ship on or after Septembeer 29, 2026 "A top notch biography of a generational talent." Kirkus Reviews (starred) A showstopping portrait of Whitney Houston as weve never seen her beforea woman in her full power, a musician who knew the impact of her gift, and a fulcrum of Black celebrityin this first major biography of the artist who became an icon. We remember Whitney Houston for her soaring voice on songs that defined a generation and