A Brief Review of Arushi Raina’s WHEN MORNING COMES
Arushi Raina’s WHEN MORNING COMES occurs during South Africa’s oppressive apartheid regime where four students plan to fight back – but at what cost?
Review of HEARTS OF CLAY by Dosun Adeleye
Dosun Adeleye’s Hearts of Clay follows the journey of Grace, a young woman living in the United Kingdom who travels to Nigeria in search of the answer to her life’s mystery. Grace…
A Review of WHEN A BULBUL SINGS by Hawaa Ayoub
Hawaa Ayoub’s chilling debut novel centers on 14-year-old Eve who, after being taken from her home to remote Yemen under the pretense of a temporary visit, is forced into marrying…
A Review of GO TOGETHER by Shola Richards
I have a few close work colleagues—friends, really—who I go to for support, consolation, venting, and laughs. The group of us get together regularly for tea or lunch to discuss…
A Review of Oyinkan Braithwaite’s MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER
Oyinkan Braithwaite’s debut novel, My Sister, the Serial Killer, is a wickedly comedic story of Korede and her sister, Ayoola. Despite their differences, the sisters couldn’t be closer. And while…
A Review of Esi Edugyan’s WASHINGTON BLACK
When I picked up Washington Black, the latest novel by Esi Edugyan, I prepared myself for a challenging story about slavery, violence, and injustice. What I got was something much…
Jill Soloway’s SHE WANTS IT – A Brief Review
As a fan of Transparent, I was excited to score an uncorrected proof of Jill Soloway’s (they, them, theirs) new book She Wants It: Desire, Power, and Toppling the Patriarchy…
Review of Ogenna Ojukwu’s THE TEACHER, THE SEAMSTRESS AND THE PIANIST
Ogenna Ojukwu’s debut novel, The Teacher, the Seamstress and the Pianist, is a multilayered story of intertwining lives and the effect that love and loss in the past can have…
A Review of Kevin Powell’s MY MOTHER. BARACK OBAMA. DONALD TRUMP. AND THE LAST STAND OF THE ANGRY WHITE MAN.
This year I have committed to reading and reviewing books mainly by womxn writers but when I received an advanced proof of Kevin Powell’s latest book, My Mother. Barack Obama.…
F*ck Your Fatphobia. A Review of Virgie Tovar’s YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN FAT.
I was very excited to read Virgie Tovar’s You Have the Right to Remain Fat, so when it came up on Edelweiss, I was all over it. Virgie Tovar is…