Exclusive Interview With Takerra Allen: Parachutes-Book One [Video]
Sistah Girls Book Club, Takerra Allen is back with a brand new release that already has the girls talking. Parachutes Book One: The Fall, is the first book in a three-part series that opens with a jaw-dropping admission. Synopsis: They say the first love is the...
27 Black Holiday Novels To Curl Up With
Sistah Girls, it’s the season for grabbing something warm to drink and curling up with your favorite books that will put you in the holiday spirit. This year I decided to add more than just Christmas books (although there are a lot) because I love the entire...
Introducing Indie: Dana Lee Martin [Interview]
A Philadelphia educator publishes her personal journal in an empowering narrative that demonstrates her unwavering resolve to survive the uncertain times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dana Lee Martin is a writer and assistant principal of the Post-Secondary with Mastery...
Book Review: Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo
Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo Listen Sistah Gworls, if there’s one thing I know in the 2,023rd year of our Lord, it’s that Elizabeth Acevedo can’t miss! Every time I gladly exchange my coins for one of her books, I know I’ll be met with vivacious characters, a plot...
5 Tips to Help New Indie Authors Complete their Work in Progress
Happy-Merry-All-The-Things Sistah Girls! Miss 2023 is practically out of the door; and as we wrap up the remaining weeks of this year, I hope everyone takes time to reflect on all the wonderful things they’ve accomplished. Whether you’ve successfully hit your reading...
A Conversation With Jemele Hill [Audio + Video]
Emmy Award-winning journalist Jemele Hill is multi-hyphenated, her list of accomplishments transcends sports journalism although that is where most of us were first introduced to her. Hill made regular appearances on ESPN programs including ESPN First Take, Outside...
8 Cookbooks By Black Chefs You Need This Holiday Season
Black Cookbooks Sistah Girls, the holiday season is here, and this is the time when that one family member makes the executive decision to try their hand at a new dish to add a little razzle-dazzle to the holiday menu. And every year that family member is given a...
Urban Literature And The Debate Of Its Legitimacy
What’s happening Sistah Girls! 2024 is only one month away and looking back over this year’s Black Lit bingo card I must say, it has been wild in these literary streets. From traditional publishing shunning Black voices, the price increase for Kindle Unlimited (still...
An Urban Legend: Al-Saadiq Banks [Interview]
Al-Saadiq Banks Al-Saadiq Banks is a true pioneer in Urban literature, he's been flourishing for two decades, and to date, he has authored and published 18 titles. Alongside his brother, Naim Banks, he co-founded True 2 Life Productions, a small press publishing house...
Throwback Book Review: A Day Late and a Dollar Short by Terry McMillan
A Day Late and a Dollar Short by Terry McMillan The Prices are introduced by Viola, the family's outspoken matriarch: Her husband, Cecil, has shut the door behind him for the last time; and their four adult kids, scattered across the country, seem determined to send...