THE LEX LIST: JANUARY 2023 WAS LIT! (BOOKS + REVIEWS)
The Lex List Sistah Girls, it’s been a while ladies, and I do apologize. Life was beyond crazy for me in 2022. While it was a great year for me it was also a super busy year as well. I missed sharing what I read and loved with you all monthly and it feels good to be...
Book Review: I Wanna Be Down by AshleyNicole
I Wanna Be Down by AshleyNicole Sistah Girls, after a long hiatus from reading I’m back!! I went through a phase of starting and stopping books for quite some time and honestly, I thought it was the end of reading for me. Well at least for a while. But one day I was...
Book Review: You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism by Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar
You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism by Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar Synopsis From racist donut shops to strangers putting their whole hand in her hair, from being mistaken for a prostitute to being mistaken for Harriet Tubman,...
Throwback Book Review: Disappearing Acts by Terry McMillan
Disappearing Acts by Terry McMillan Sistah Girls, we are giving you some throwback reads, now even though these books came out some time ago the level of storytelling is still top shelf. A good story never gets old, in fact, I'd liken it to a fine wine–it gets better...
100+ BLACK ROMANCE NOVELS PUBLISHED IN 2022 THAT YOU SHOULD READ IN 2023
Black Romance Sistah Girls, it’s that time of year, and I'm back to give you the book tea on what you may have missed in 2022. Normally this list drops in January but February is both Black History Month and the month of love, so it's only right. Black romance...
Black Joy: A Conversation With Author Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts [Audio & Video]
The Power of Black Joy In 2020, I like everyone else in the world experienced something that felt like a scene out of an apocalypse movie. COVID-19 rocked the entire world, and people everywhere were scared for themselves and their loved ones. Living in New York City...
13 Coffee Table Books By Black Authors You Must Own
Sistah Girls, I've noticed a trend, whenever I see one of us show off our coffee tables...they almost always have books on them. This is a good thing. But they are not just any coffee table books, they are the same exact ones. Now I love to see a good Chanel, Tom...
Sistah Girls Book Club Members Add 27 Novels To Your TBR List In 2023
Sistah Girls, it's a new year, and that means new reading goals. Now we all know there are levels when setting reading goals and sometimes you don't know where to start once you've set the goal. Should you begin with your TBR (to be read) list? Should you try a new...
Short Story: forget you. by nikki blaire [Readers Vote]
Instructions: Read the short story and once you’re done (scroll to the end of the story) VOTE on whether this story should be turned into a novel or novella. And if you don’t think the author should keep going, we have a choice for that too. "forget you." “Can I eat...
7 Tips To Help You Become A More Intentional Reader This Year
Sistah Girls, HAPPY NEW YEAR! I truly hope and pray that every goal, wish dream, and/or manifestation you all have set for yourselves for 2023 comes to fruition. Speaking of goals, you all already know that come January 1st, the majority of us will head over to...