by Brianna Whitaker | Nov 6, 2018 | Black Literature, Black Writers, Latest Updates, listicle, Sistah Girls Book Club
I saw this post on Instagram yesterday that read, “MOOD for the rest of 2018: Booked, Busy. & Minding My Business!” Sistah’s you can’t disagree with that. I know many of us can relate to this post. We all know we’re BOOKED because we...
by BookLoverSistah | Nov 6, 2018 | Black Literature, Black Romance, Black Writers, listicle, Sistah Girls Book Club
Fall Novellas! The weather is changing and it’s always great to have a good book to cozy up with. While I love a long read sometimes I like to read something short and sweet. With the holiday season around the corner, its fitting to start with a few fun reads. I...
by Sharee Hereford | Oct 8, 2018 | Black Literature, Black Writers, Latest Updates, Sistah Girls Book Club
“You know me when you read my work.” -Takerra Allen Takerra Allen is a Black contemporary urban author, director, producer, and CEO of the all-female entertainment company–Heaven Inc. Allen has made it nearly impossible for you to be a reader of urban...
by BookLoverSistah | Oct 1, 2018 | Black Literature, Black Writers, Latest Updates, Sistah Girls Book Club
An experience with Pearl Cleage and Tayari Jones On a recent Thursday evening, the opportunity of a lifetime presented itself. The chance to meet renowned and bestselling authors were one thing, but to have the two authors be two favorites was yet another phenomenon...
by Sharee Hereford | Sep 10, 2018 | Black Literature, Black Writers, Interviews, Latest Updates, Sistah Girls Book Club, Sistah Girls Podcast
To be a writer you have to write. Omar Tyree hit the scene hard in 1993 with the release of his second novel, Flyy Girl. The coming of age tale follows the life of Tracey Ellison–a young sassy black girl who grows up in a middle-class Philadelphia suburb of...
by Sharee Hereford | Sep 4, 2018 | Black Literature, Short Stories, Sistah Girls Book Club
“Miracle on 42nd Street” By Eartha Watts-Hicks I had just left the hair salon at around 11:15 pm. Karen, my best friend, and owner of Eternal Beauty, occasionally gave me a lift to the Gun Hill Road train station on her way home. I was hoping to be able to...