Book Reviews

Roxane Gay’s Graphic Novel ‘The Banks’: Sexy, Slick with a Dash of Cool

Thankfully, stories centering Black women are on the rise, and it’s about time.  The Banks…

Review: ‘Scenes from My Life’ by the Late Michael K. Williams

On September 6, 2021, we learned the news that Michael K. Williams had died. It…

Jennette McCurdy Hides Nothing in Her Shocking Memoir ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ 

Jennette McCurdy provides a riveting account of her life growing up as a child star…

Noué Kirwan Makes a Statement With Debut Novel ‘Long Past Summer’

Written by April Prince While it’s hard to mourn a relationship, some may argue that…

‘Marvel’s Black Panther: The Official Wakanda Cookbook’ Is Scrumptious

Wakanda was a glorious place to envision. When I’m feeling the weight of the world,…

‘Girl Dad’ by “The Dad Gang’s” Sean Williams

There has always been this ongoing narrative that missing fathers are at the center of…

Book Review: ‘Cherish Farrah: A Novel’ by Bethany C. Morrow

Bestselling author Bethany C. Morrow gives us a new adult social horror novel that I…

Book Review: ‘Recitatif: A Story’ by Toni Morrison

If you want to talk about “classic moments,” one of my favorites is a 1998…

Review: Robert Child’s ‘Immortal Valor’ Sheds Light on the Stories of Black Soldiers

“Shame on the nation that has no military heroes, but much more shame on the…

Book Review: Deeper Than Decluttering — Christine Platt’s ‘Afrominimalist’s Guide’

Not only is Christine Platt a social media influencer with 74.1K Instagram followers, but this…