YA Thriller: Breakout Picture this: a bunch of super-rich Black teens (everyone is Blue Ivy) head to a private island for Spring Break to stay at a luxurious resort, to forget about their problems, and before they can let their hair completely down, people on the...
From Dreams to Drive by Taneshia Yerby When I received From Dreams to Drive by Taneshia Yerby, I was expecting the same (pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps) formula used in self-help books. But it was anything but that; Yerby has given us a playbook with actionable...
Dominion: Ascension What happens when a great war breaks out, and the chemical weapons used in the war leave men infertile and cognitively impaired? The women take over, and the post-apocalyptic Dominion is born. In D.A. Murray’s debut novel, Dominion:...
The Next Little Black Book of Success: New Laws of Leadership for Black Women I first met Elaine Meryl Brown, Marsha Haygood, and Rhonda Joy McLean not too long after I graduated from college. It wasn’t in person, but it was by way of their first book, The...
Sadeqa Johnson on Keeper of Lost Children I was first introduced to Sadeqa Johnson’s work through a recommendation from a mentor in the publishing industry. The book? Yellow Wife. I was not big on Historical Fiction, but something about the synopsis and, low-key, the...
Building a Book Community with Jordan Hernandez In this episode, I sat down with Jordan Hernandez of Completely Booked to talk about her journey as a book influencer and community builder in the literary space. Jordan decided to share her love of reading by simply...
For women of color to continue the conversations that we have in the nail salon, beauty parlor, church, and during our lunch breaks at work. This is a place where you can kick off your shoes and get comfortable.