Over the past several weeks I’ve been watching a Discovery Channel series called The Last Alaskans about several families that have the last housing permits […]
Fiction
Romance: Alyssa Cole
It’s February, which is Black History Month, so what better time to start a new romance series by a Black author? Alyssa Cole’s contemporary romance […]
Historical Fiction: Heather B. Moore
Does the name Donaldina Cameron ring a bell for you? It didn’t for me, until I read this terrific novel, The Paper Daughters of Chinatown, […]
Like An Image From A Dream: Paul Auster’s “The Red Notebook”
The Red Notebook is a good starting point if you have never read anything by Paul Auster. At just over 100 pages, it is an […]
New Contemporary Fiction: Bennett and Hornby
If you’re looking for fresh and entertaining, yet complex, novels set in the here and now, try these two new books! Brit Bennett’s newest novel, […]
Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
I finished this book a few months ago, and the essays have stuck with me every since. I find myself going back to the lists […]
The Fantasy Novella: Nghi Vo
Are you in the mood for a couple of little short books that tell unique stories with a wealth of gorgeous detail? Nghi Vo creates […]
John le Carre and the CIA
John le Carre, the master of espionage fiction, died this past weekend. A former MI5 and MI6 spy for Britain, his novels showed the solitary, […]
Contemporary Fiction: Jean Kwok
At this point I’m pretty sure Jean Kwok is one of my new favorite authors. I recently read her newest book, Searching for Sylvie Lee, […]
