Black Girl Magic in Watercolors by Ravynn Stringfield
“Casta Davis could fly, and no one believed her.” It hooked my attention immediately. The…
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28 Black Speculative Fiction Books For Black History Month
What is Black Speculative Fiction, anyway? For me, speculative fiction has two definitions. One overarching…
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Review: On Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah Yah Scholfield
I finally have the words to describe one of my most anticipated and favorite reads…
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No, White Booktok, I Don’t Want To See Your BBC (Black Book Collection)
I don’t want to see white folks with a stack of books by Black authors…
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Book Reviews
The Dead Withheld by L.D. Lewis: A Sapphic Paranormal Neo-Noir Review
Neon Hemlock has another hit on its hands with The Dead Withheld by L.D. Lewis.…
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Why Beginner Fantasy Readers Should Read Eve and the Faders by Berneta L. Haynes and Lornett B. Vestal: Book Review
Eve and the Faders has a complex, amazingly depicted main character in Eve Cooper. Eve…
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Harmattan Season by Tochi Onyebuchi: A Unique Postcolonial Fantasy Noir- Book Review
I wouldn’t call myself an arc reader because I rarely get to them in time,…
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Exploring Grief and Revenge in ‘The Lady Widow: Death Among the Stars’: Book Review
I saw it in a TikTok video. C.M. Lockhart was talking about her upcoming release…
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Review: Timid by Jonathan Scott
The 2024 Scholastic Graphix, semi-autobiographical Timid is a coming-of-age story that follows Cecil Hall, a…
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Author Conversations in The Blerd Library: Lawrence Lindell
Lawrence Lindell is brilliant. Every Lindell book I’ve read manages to pull at the depths…
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Superman Smashes The Klan May Be A Favorite Read of the Year
It is with great sadness that I admit my favorite comic of the year may…
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‘Southern Hospitality’: A Graphic Representation of Racism and Revenge in Comics
Months later, the movie Sinners still sits with me, so I felt obligated to write…
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Literary/Cultural Musings
I’d rather be an Eldritch Horror: Early Morning Musings
“If given the choice, what legendary monster would you choose to become? A vampire,…
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Your Bookshelves Tell Us Your Truth: Personal Ethics in Literature
Because who are we if not the art we consume? Literature is art. Art is…
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Hello God, Are You There?: The Intersection of Religion and Subversion in Godpunk
My parents weren’t particularly religious until it was time to place judgment on others. But…
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Sankofa: Learning from Our History for a Better Tomorrow
I fear we don’t process the past, even the recent one, enough to properly understand…
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