Book Reviews

Let's Talk About Love

Review: ‘Let’s Talk About Love’ Highlights Asexuality and Womanism

I have read Let’s Talk About Love twice and fallen in love with it each…

The Pretty One

Getting Ahead in a Stagnant Beauty Industry: ‘The Pretty One’ Review

Written by: Tariqah Shakir We’re all familiar with the pretty one — the constant glorification…

Review: ‘Spy on History: Mary Bowser and the Civil War Spy Ring’

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Sulwe

Review: ‘Sulwe’ Sends a Powerful Message of Love

Written by: Cherrelle Rand Oscar award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o’s first picture book Sulwe is a…

SLAY

Review: ‘SLAY’ by Brittney Morris is a Raw Depiction of Black Identity

SLAY by Brittney Morris is the epitome of Black excellence that meets geek culture. Here…

Book Review: ‘Finding The Joy in Cancer’ is Not Story You Would Expect

  Originally published Aug 2013 Full disclosure time. Had Finding the Joy in Cancer not been written…

During Hispanic Heritage Month, Read ‘With the Fire on High,’ by Elizabeth Acevedo

With the Fire on High has the most beautiful hardcover edition of 2019. Period. And…

Review: ‘I’m Not Dying with You Tonight’ Lacks Nuance

Written by: Casira Copes The young adult genre has been going the way of Teen…

The Spy-Based Action Thriller ‘Vigil’ is a Story Movies Are Made For

What do you get when you mix The Avengers with Mission Impossible? You get the…

Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley’s ‘Beyoncé in Formation: Remixing Black Feminism’ is Lemonade Literature

Written by: Casira Copes  So you think you know Lemonade? Think again.  The minute I…