Book Reviews

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‘Leslie F*cking Jones’ Memoir Goes Beyond the Jokes

If you don’t know who Leslie Jones is, “Where have you been, son?” (in my…

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‘The Star Trek Cookbook’: A Delicious Culinary Delight

Food stylist, artist, and cookbook author Chelsea Monroe-Cassel takes fantasy food to a bold new…

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Comedian Ziwe Fumudoh Takes On Racial Identity in ‘Black Friend Essays’ 

Comedy’s most iconic voice Ziwe Fumudoh brings together humor, wit, and tenacity in her new…

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Get to Know the Real Britney Spears in Her Memoir ‘The Woman in Me’

Freshly out of a multi-year conservatorship, suffering in silence, American pop sensation, Britney Spears has…

Buzz Is Building for Award-Winning, Bestselling Author Tananarive Due’s Suspenseful, Soul-Stirring Novel ‘The Reformatory’

Horror is a genre that disturbs many people. At the same time, many are drawn…

Jada Pinkett Smith Comes to the Table with Her Memoir ‘Worthy’

Actor and talk show host Jada Pinkett Smith comes to the table with her new…

Jordan Peele Presents ‘Out There Screaming: An Anthology Of New Black Horror’

Jordan Peele has proved he is a horror genius by making us face personal traumas…

Kerry Washington Searches For and Finds Herself in New Memoir ‘Thicker Than Water’

Actress Kerry Washington opens up like never before in her memoir, Thicker Than Water, where…

‘Mama’s Sleeping Scarf’: by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Is a Picture of Black Family Life

Representation matters, and Black children deserve to see positive representations of themselves, their identities, and…

Review: ‘Self-Care for Black Women’ is about Black Women Putting Themselves First

Dear Black women, We deserve peace, solace, and the ability to love ourselves despite society’s…