‘Hidden Figures’ author setting next book in Baltimore

NEW YORK (AP) — The author of “Hidden Figures” is setting her next book around two prominent African-American households in mid-20th century Baltimore.
Viking told The Associated Press on Monday that it had a two-book deal with Margot Lee Shetterly that will continue her quest to tell of African-Americans who have been overlooked by historians. The first book centers on the Murphy family, which owned a leading African-American newspaper in Baltimore, and the Adamses, who were i