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The Other Black Girl

June 16, 2021

It's the perfect blend of wit, horror, and satire. You mght not normally find a lot of joy in a book like this, but you…

Malibu Rising

June 2, 2021

This is the book of any summer you're in. TJR immerses you in 1980s Malibu and you feel like you belong. You will be engrossed…

Project Hail Mary (book)

May 26, 2021

Andy has this skill of blending complex science and page-turning thriller. You will come for Ryland, you will stay for Rocky.

The Devil Comes Courting

April 28, 2021

Romance novels are a dime a dozen but when you find a writer like Courtney who takes such good care of her characters, her setting,…

Crying In HMart

April 21, 2021

This memoir of grief almost took me down, but Michelle manages to introduce to food and her mother in a way that filled every crevice…

Gold Diggers

April 14, 2021

You'll think it's just another coming-of-age story but then you realize there's more magic in this epic tale. All the while, it's refreshing and funny.

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

April 14, 2021

I read everything Patrick writes because he takes wildly complex subjects and makes nonfiction read like a thrilling novel.

Of Color: Essays

March 24, 2021

This book captures that ambiguous place we can find ourselves in when we love our country but also want to see her be better. The…

Who is Maude Dixon?

March 17, 2021

Psychological thrillers are my sweet spot and this one delivers. It's deliciously creative and gives the reader a juicy BTS of the publishing world.

The Rose Code

March 10, 2021

I'm not normally into a WWII setting, but the way Kate sets the scene and develops the relationships between these three code breakers is a…