Geoffrey Newman
Author, Educator, Artist, Activist
Geoffrey Newman
Better to Cry Now
Shaping the Flow of a Gay Black Man
2025 NONFICTION BOOK AWARD WINNER:
Better to Cry Now: Shaping The Flow of a Gay Black Man
By Geoffrey Newman
Thank you for stopping by...
I'm Geoffrey Newman and I'm so happy that you're here! I have dedicated my life to the arts and to the community. Through that, I've not only had a wonderful time, but learned quite a few lessons. I hope that my memoir, Better to Cry Now, is a book that you can turn to for inspiration. Memoirs and thoughts to inspire, encourage and motivate others in finding their way. Better To Cry Now refers to my memoirs of the same name. This was a phrase my mother shared with me to give me inspiration and helping me in finding my own path in life. Feel free to peruse the site for insight and information about upcoming book events and school visits...
"Better to Cry Now holds significant meaning and value from my perspective, for it chronicles a pathway to one's very best life in the presence of existential obstacles. Geoffrey's journey narrates the life of a charming, optimistic, gay, Black man...”
Sandra Bowie
former Vice-President for Arts Education at New Jersey Performing Arts Center and former Executive Director of the Billy Holiday Theater in New York
Testimonials
"Geoffrey Newman has written a memoir that is, engaging, honest, hopeful, and purposeful. He reminds us that the emotional scars and wounds we carry within us begin to heal first when we confront the pains that caused them with perception and honesty, and then when we take positive action, when we commit ourselves to the process of change..."
Richard Wesley
“I like the warm, vernacular tone of Geoffrey Newman’s memoir, Better to Cry Now; reading the book is like having a conversation with a wise old friend. His life is a classic American success story, with the Civil Rights movement and the Gay Rights movement as part of the backdrop of his life. He’s lived through changing times, and he’s helped to change the times. I admire his perseverance and unflagging good cheer...”
Chip Deffaa
The author of nine books and 20 plays, Deffaa was for many years a music and theater critic for the New York Post