May 2019 Reads for the Rest of Us including new books by women and writers of other underrepresented communities. Even bigger than my Ms list!
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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?
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October 2018 New Reads for the Rest of Us
Here’s the October 2018 New Reads for the Rest of Us! These are some exciting new releases by authors from historically marginalized populations.
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New Reads for the Rest of Us for September 2018
New Reads for the Rest of Us for September 2018 is here! Here are the new releases by authors from underrepresented populations that I’m excited about.
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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 Escobar, infamous drug lord and head of one of the most dangerous criminal families in the world, was at the…
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New Books by WOC, QTBIPOC, GNC, and more – May 2018 Releases
Need a new book for May? Here’s a roundup of the new books being released in May that I am most excited about, by and/or about women of color, LBTQ+ women, women with disabilities, gender non-conforming people, feminists, and women from other historically underrepresented and underserved communities. If you are…
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The Light Within: A Review of Shobha Rao’s GIRLS BURN BRIGHTER
Shobha Rao’s Girls Burn Brighter is an intense story of survival and sisterhood. And so much more. Set in India against a backdrop of a strict caste system, arranged marriages, and harsh poverty, the two main characters of Rao’s poetic story develop an unlikely friendship that proves to be an…
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New Books by WOC, QTBIPOC, GNC, and more – February 2018 Releases
Need a new book for February? Here’s a roundup of the new books being released in February, with a focus on women and gender non-conforming people from historically underrepresented and underserved communities. If you are curious about which books I focus on, see my Review Policy. These are just guidelines…