Ebony Magazine's Former Editor-in- Chief Pens Debut Novel, ‘If I Ruled the World’
Ebony Magazine's Former Editor-in- Chief Pens Debut Novel, ‘If I Ruled the World’  
Podcast: All Of It with Alison Stewart
Published On: Wed Mar 18 2026
Description: A new book about the only Black editor on the staff of a prestigious fashion magazine revisits the world of hip-hop music and the glamorous magazine scene in the late 1990s. Former Ebony magazine editor-in-chief and author Amy Dubois Barnett discusses her debut novel, If I Ruled the World, which is being adapted into a hour-long drama series co-written by producer Lee Daniels. Image courtesy of Flatiron Books Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.