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 finds herself in some wild situations that test her strength and resolve. While intelligent and independent, Grace’s emotional spirit can…
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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 the usual work topics, to compare notes about the latest gossip, and to exchange advice. Most of the time our…
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The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon – A Classics Club Review
The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon A Classics Club Review – A unique look at Japanese court culture during the 11th century Heian period.
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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.
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A Review of Kevin Powell’s MY MOTHER. BARACK OBAMA. DONALD TRUMP. AND THE LAST STAND OF THE ANGRY WHITE MAN.
A Review of Kevin Powell’s MY MOTHER. BARACK…I’ve been reading books by womxn but when I got an arc of this book, I had to make an exception.
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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 one of the leading authors, lecturers, and activists on fat discrimination and body image in the United States. In addition…
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CA Wittman’s Synanon Kid: A Brief Review
I had never heard of the Synanon cult before the book Synanon Kid came to my attention; but c’mon, we are all intrigued by such stories, right? Well, this memoir of CA Wittman’s time in Synanon doesn’t disappoint. Kidnapped in the night by two women, one of whom was her own mother,…
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A GIRL LIKE THAT by Tanaz Bhathena: A Brief Review
A unique debut novel by Tanaz Bhathena, A Girl Like That, is a fascinating and fierce story of young love, life, and death. The book grabs the reader from the first pages when you learn that the main characters just died in a tragic car accident. As they hover over…