May 2019 Reads for the Rest of Us
Since I’ve begun a regular column over at Ms. Magazine, I’ve been posting the Reads for the Rest of Us that I am most excited about there. Reads for the…
New Reads for the Rest of Us – April 2019
A comprehensive Reads for the Rest of Us for April 2019. Here’s your list of new books by women and historically underrepresented writers.
New Reads for the Rest of Us – January 2019
Welcome to New Reads for the Rest of Us for January 2019! Sorry this month’s is so late – I have had something in the works that I was focusing…
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…
New Reads for the Rest of Us – December 2018
Welcome to New Reads for the Rest of Us for December 2018! With these monthly lists, I aim to amplify the books written by those who are historically underrepresented including,…
New Reads for the Rest of Us – November 2018
Welcome to New Reads for the Rest of Us for November 2018! With these monthly lists, I aim to amplify the books written by those who are historically underrepresented including,…
New Reads for the Rest of Us – October 2018
Welcome to New Reads for the Rest of Us for October 2018! With these monthly lists, I aim to amplify the books written by those who are historically underrepresented including,…
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…
New Reads for the Rest of Us – September 2018 Releases
Welcome to New Reads for the Rest of Us for September 2018! With these monthly lists, I aim to amplify the books written by those who are historically underrepresented including,…
Chula’s Colombia: A Review of Ingrid Rojas Contreras’ FRUIT OF THE DRUNKEN TREE
Ingrid Rojas Contreras was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, and this is where her remarkable debut novel, Fruit of the Drunken Tree, takes place. In a time when Pablo…