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More than 10 years ago, I read Ava Dellaira’s debut novel, a YA book called Love Letters to the Dead . It was an absolutely beautiful, powe...

A dual-timeline book that examines the art world as well as the sexual, racial, and power dynamics it stirs up, Anita de Monte Laughs Last ...

“No matter how bad things get, if I feel my hair is together, I believe more firmly that I can deal with what is thrown at me.” Can I get...

No, this isn’t a retelling of the Charles Dickens classic. (I’ll admit, that’s what made me first pick up the book.) It’s February of 200...

Mohsin Hamid's latest novel, The Last White Man , is powerful, thought-provoking, and so timely. “One morning Anders, a white man, wo...

Call Us What We Carry is a collection of powerfully soaring, inspiring, relevant poems by the National Youth Poet Laureate. Like many ac...

Christine Pride and Jo Piazza's new novel, We Are Not Like Them , is powerful and thought-provoking. Wow. I’m a little late to the pa...

¡Hola Papi! is a series of reflections and recollections from John Paul Brammer, an online advice columnist who could’ve used his own advi...

Thought-provoking and emotional, Kaitlyn Greenidge's Libertie is a reflection on what freedom really means and how relationships of al...

100 Boyfriends , Brontez Purnell's new short story collection, is raunchy and frank, poignant and powerful. These short stories look at...

Angie Thomas' new book, Concrete Rose , is simply amazing. This is a powerful look at the life and challenges faced by a young Black ma...

Danielle Evans' The Office of Historical Corrections includes six beautifully written, powerful stories and a novella which move you a...

Poignant and so timely, Everywhere You Don't Belong , Gabriel Bump's debut novel, packs a powerful punch. Growing up on Chicago’s...

Bryan Washington's new novel, Memorial , is an intriguing look at relationships and the things we don’t say to those we care about. “...

There always seem to be books that get a tremendous amount of hype and critical buzz (and sometimes win major awards), yet when I read them...

What do you think of when you hear the words "beauty pageant"? Do you think programs like Miss America, Miss USA, Miss Universe a...

Luster signals the arrival of a talented new voice in fiction, Raven Leilani. Edie is in her 20s, barely eking out an existence in a roa...

Powerful and timely, Saving Ruby King really packs a punch. On Chicago’s South Side, a wife and mother is murdered one night in her own ...

Packing an emotional, powerful punch, Mira Jacob's Good Talk is a great read!! The book is subtitled A Memoir in Conversations , and...

Now HERE’S an excellent crime novel/thriller for you: S.A. Cosby's new book, Blacktop Wasteland !! “You were never out of the Life co...