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...
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Best Reads (and Book Gifts) for the Rest of Us – 2018
Best Reads (and Book Gifts) for the Rest of Us – 2018 – Here are my favorites books of 2018, just in time for gift-giving!
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...New Reads for the Rest of Us for November 2018
The New Reads for the Rest of Us for November 2018 list includes the releases from historically marginalized populations that I am most excited about.
Continue reading...Review of Ogenna Ojukwu’s THE TEACHER, THE SEAMSTRESS AND THE PIANIST
Review of Ogenna Ojukwu’s THE TEACHER, THE SEAMSTRESS AND THE PIANIST- This debut details the effect that love and loss in the past can have on the present.
Continue reading...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.
Continue reading...15 Must-Reads for the Rest of Us – 2018 – Part II
15 Must-Reads for the Rest of Us 2018 – Here’s the second half of list of the must read books by womxn and nonbinary writers for the second half.
Continue reading...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+...
Continue reading...Drink It In: A Review of FRESHWATER by Akwaeke Emezi
Freshwater is captivating, dynamic, and wise. At once, Akwaeke Emezi is able to frighten and confound their reader with a writing style that is intense and poetic. The raw honesty...
Continue reading...What I’m Reading – 29 Jan 2018
Unlike many of you, I did not watch the Grammys. I love music but haven’t watched music award shows in years. Instead the gf and I finished binge-watching RuPaul’s Drag...
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