7 Black Romance Novels to Read in December
Black Romance Novels for December Sistah Girls, this year was another great reading time for me. So, I wanted to get you guys in the mood for the upcoming holiday season. The books on this list include a few holiday stories and some good ole fashioned Black love...
What Themes/Trends Did Black Literature Embrace In 2022?
Well Sistah Girls, we’ve reached that time of the year again. The wick of the 2022 candle is in its last month aflame, and Black literature remains #1 in categories across the board. Debate someone else, because I said what I said. As many of the book-loving...
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Short Story: As You Say by Lainey Starr [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. "As You Say" I see it all...
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Short Story: What Happened? [Submitted Anonymously]
What Happened? "I will devour you" are the words that I seemingly cannot let go of. Although he lustfully uttered those four words to me four years ago, I have always wondered what his mouth would do while I lay on my tattooed back with my caramel thighs wide open...
Short Story: Why Do You Write? by Sharon L. Mitchell
Why Do You Write? by Sharon L. Mitchell “I am a writing genius!” Thirty-year-old Olivia, a/k/a Liv, stood before a hanging mirror and yelled her daily mantra. Sucking her teeth, she rolled her dark-brown eyes at the image. “Who are you kidding?” For over six years,...
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Short Story: Friends to Lovers by Javonda Robinson [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. "Friends to Lovers" The...
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Short Story: Silent & In Awe by Lillian Taylor [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. "Silent & In Awe"...
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Short Story: The Voice by Lainey Starr [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. "The Voice" Did you know...
Book Review: When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk
Book Review: When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk Sistah Girls, I think we know that Joan Morgan is correct when she says that "sisterhood ain't sainthood"; it can be hard. But you wouldn't know it from watching all the movies about people who have stayed...
8 Fictional Families I’m Pulling Up On for Thanksgiving
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