Book Reviews

By Javacia Harris Bowser – You’ll find as much substance as secrecy and suspense in these 2020 page-turners that explore family, faith, race, class, sexuality and more.    The Secret Lives of Church Ladies  By […]

By Terri Schlichenmeyer – Things could always be worse. You didn’t sleep well last night, your day started earlier than usual, and traffic, ugh; then you forgot your lunch and lost a bag of chips […]

 By Terri Schlichenmeyer – Right now, you’re living your best life. That’s all. It’s not complicated: you roll with whatever happens and try not to worry; your path is before you, and you’re light-footed enough […]

By Aleichia Williams-Norberto – 100 of the best books by Black Americans –Stacker has compiled a list of 100 of the best books by Black Americans. The titles presented here are spread out between centuries, genres, […]

(Source BlackNews.com):  NATIONWIDE — A Look Into: Black Independent Filmmaking by Mann Robinson is a guide to succeeding in the world of filmmaking. If after watching a movie, you have ever wondered about creating a movie yourself, or […]

By David A Bell – A gripping biography of the leader of the slave revolt that led to Haiti’s independence, described as ‘the first black superhero of the modern age’ No figure from the 18th-century […]

Story by Calvin Baker – When her first novels were published, in the mid-1970s, Gayl Jones’s talent was hailed by writers from James Baldwin to John Updike. Then she disappeared. In the winter of 1975, a quiet […]

By Alison Thoet – Marley Dias, a 13-year-old girl who has collected more than 11,000 books that showcase black female lead characters, can now add her own book to her list. “I knew I was […]