Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi
Thank you to NetGalley for the electronic advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review. Rating: 5 stars Genre: Young Adult -...
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- Feb 26, 2022
- 2 min
Hidden in Plain Sight: Stories of Black Lowell by The Free Soil Arts Collective
My thanks to The Free Soil Arts Collective for a print copy of this book. Rating: 4.5 stars Genre: Nonfiction - Oral History/Local...
- Feb 16, 2022
- 3 min
The Love Sisters Series by Christina C. Jones
Three novellas with hilarious banter and undeniable chemistry! Great for folx who want Black love stories. Book 1: I Think I Might Love...
- Jan 23, 2022
- 2 min
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
Rating: 5 Stars! Genre: YA Science Fiction Representation: Canadian-Chinese author, Chinese, Disabled, and Polyamory (specifically...
- Jan 14, 2022
- 2 min
Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma
Thank you to NetGalley, Avon and Harper Voyager for this electronic arc in return for an honest review! Rating: 4 stars Genre: Romance...
- Jan 10, 2022
- 2 min
Never Tell by Selena Montgomery (aka Stacey Abrams)
Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Libro.fm for the electronic and audiobook copies of this book in exchange for an honest...
- Jan 5, 2022
- 2 min
The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor by Shaenon K. Garrity & Christopher Baldwin
Thank you, NetGalley, Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing, and Margaret K. McElderry Books for the electronic ARC of this book in...
- Jan 4, 2022
- 2 min
Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith
Thank you to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for the digital advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review. Rating: 5 stars Type:...
- Jan 4, 2022
- 3 min
Mini Reviews
Beastgirl and Other Origin Myths by Elizabeth Acevedo Rating: 3 stars Genre: Poetry Representation: Latina (Dominican-American)...
- Jan 3, 2022
- 2 min
When We Make It by Elizabet Velasquez
Rating: 5 stars Genre: Young Adult - Novel in Verse Representation: Nuyorican girl, poverty Content Warnings: rape, classism, abuse, teen...
- Jan 3, 2022
- 2 min
Amor Actually edited by Adriana Herrera
Authors: Priscilla Oliveras, Sabrina Sol, Diana Munoz Stewart, Adriana Herrera, Mia Sosa, Alexis Daria, Zoraida Córdova aka Zoey Castile...
- Dec 24, 2021
- 2 min
Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman
Rating: 5 Stars Genre: Poetry Representation: Black American Woman Content Warning: Discussions of collective trauma, grief,...
- Dec 15, 2021
- 2 min
So Many Beginnings by Bethany C. Morrow
Rating: 4 stars Genre: Historical Fiction Representation: African American, possibly Asexual (there wasn't an understanding of asexuality...
- Dec 15, 2021
- 3 min
The Deep by Rivers Solomon
Rating: 5 stars Genre: Science Fiction/Speculative Fiction - Afro Futurism Representation: African American, Non-binary, Intersex, Queer...
- Dec 11, 2021
- 3 min
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Rating: 5 stars Genre: Young Adult Thriller Representation: Indigenous (Ojibwe), Mixed-race, gay (minimal), Black Indigenous (minimal)...
- Nov 29, 2021
- 1 min
Nature Poem by Tommy Pico
Mini Review! Rating: 4 stars Genre: Poetry Representation: Indigenous (Kumeyaay), Queer/Gay Description Nature Poem (Tin House Books,...
- Nov 29, 2021
- 2 min
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Rating: 5 stars Genre: Paranormal/Fantasy Fiction Representation: Indigenous (Lipan Apache), Asexual, Diverse Content Warning: Discussion...
- Nov 27, 2021
- 2 min
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
Rating: 5 stars Genre: SciFi/Fantasy Representation: Indigenous, Transgender, Queer, Nonbinary, Blind (author: Black Indigenous)...
- Nov 25, 2021
- 2 min
The Cooking Gene by Michael W. Twitty
The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South Rating: 4 Stars Genre: Culinary Memoir...
- Nov 23, 2021
- 3 min
Black Witch Magic by Mila Nicks
Rating: 4 Stars Genre: Paranormal Mystery - Contemporary Romance Representation: Full figured Black lead, diverse cast, queer bestie,...
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