THE LEX LIST: MARCH WAS LIT (BOOKS + REVIEWS)
The Lex List Sistah Girls, March was EVERYTHING! In March I finally got the chance to read multiple authors that I’ve never read before. I also found a new author with a story that has captured my undivided attention. Well, I didn’t find her, my book bestie...
Book Review: The Black Queen by Jumata Emill
The Black Queen by Jumata Emill Nova Albright, the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High, is dead. Murdered the night of her coronation, her body found the next morning in the old slave cemetery she spent her weekends rehabilitating. Tinsley McArthur was...
An Interview with Kimolee Eryn: The Poet You Didn’t Know You Needed
Kimolee Eryn: The Poet You Didn't Know You Needed Confession time: poetry scares me. I’ve tried reading it dozen of times, by many different writers—and every time resulted in me feeling as if I’d missed some great point. I felt underwhelmed which led me to the...
5 Black Thrillers to Read if You Love the Show “You”
Black Thrillers Last month, the final part of YOU Season 4 was released and Sistah Girls, it was wild! Watching the show got me thinking: why not highlight some amazing Black thrillers I've read that emulate all the craziness of Joe Goldberg and company? Though not...
7 Spoken Word Videos You Must Watch
Sistah Girls, what’s happening? For those of you who had no idea, the month of April bares reverence to two of my favorite things on this planet… Black women and poetry. Now while Black women deserve ubiquitous praise and celebration all 365 days of the year–and to...
Are You A Ride Or Die Chick? A Conversation With Shanita Hubbard
A Conversation With Shanita Hubbard Shanita Hubbard is an acclaimed writer, she has been featured in The New York Times, Essence, Fusion, EBONY magazine, and many more. She’s also a journalism instructor at the University of Toronto, chair of the Freelance Taskforce...
Sis, Lend Me Your Ears: Let’s Discuss Some of the Discord Within The Black Literary Community
Sistah Girls, what in the name of Whitney Houston’s blessed vocals is going on with my skin-folk kinfolk in these digital streets?! Here we are trickling into the third month of 2023, and this author/reader is in utter confusion and disbelief at the discord in the...
7 Women’s Fiction Books to Read in March
Sistah Girls, happy Women’s History Month! As Yoncé told us many years ago, girls run the world. And with March being a celebration of women and girls across the globe, your friends at Sistah Girls Book Club wanted to bless you with some book recs to help you in your...
11 Black Romance Novels Featuring Badass Women
Badass Women In Black Romance Sistah Girls, nothing is more endearing and exciting than a boss woman with a lot of sass and attitude. You know, a woman about her business and keeps folks out of hers, she is The One! This list is about those women and of course the men...
The Lex List: February was Lit (Books + Reviews)
The Lex List Loveuary was good to me Sistah Girls! Some of these reads will have you laughing out loud while others might have your eyes watery. Either way, you will definitely enjoy the ride, I encourage you to download a few if not all of these reads if you haven't...