Amber Mayfield Hewett is a sought-after event planner and entertaining expert, best known as the founder of the supper club To Be Hosted and the creator of While Entertaining on Substack. Amber has helped plan parties for top brands including Bravo TV, Pinterest and Spotify. Her passion for thoughtfully curating events and generously documenting tips for home hosts earned her a spot on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Top media outlets, including The New York Times, Good Morning America, and Vogue, turn to Amber for expert guidance in party planning and hosting. In all that she does, she is on a mission to create more interesting and meaningful social gatherings. When she is not planning parties professionally, she is hosting at home with her husband (and dog) in the Hudson Valley region of New York. Keep up with Amber at @ambb_mayy on Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, or YouTube.

"Your Turn to Host feels like being welcomed into someone's kitchen before the guests arrive. Thoughtful, inviting, and quietly powerful, it reminds us that hosting is a practice of care, and offers tools not just to plan gatherings, but to create moments of real connection."
--Mariana Velasquez, chef, stylist and cookbook author

"Amber's book is a reminder that Black women's expertise makes their homes and the lives of other people fuller. Instantly, this book makes Amber one of this generation's pioneers in entertaining. No matter if you are hosting your first brunch at home or prepping your guest room for overnight visitors for the hundredth time, Your Turn to Host puts checklists, reminders, and inspiration all in one place."--Nicole A. Taylor, James Beard award-nominated food writer and cookbook author