I considered myself an honest person. At the job interview, he asked what three words would your friends use to describe you? I paused, then replied they’d say I’m honest, hard-working and loyal. I said it with a curt nod and slightly pursed my lips where the interviewer’s eyes lingered. The ‘luminous lip tint’ I’d […]

With a new year comes new reading goals, and it can always be a little daunting to figure out what should be the first book you pick up. What new writers will you discover this year?  Whether you’d like to learn something new from non-fiction, or discover a new voice to get lost in, all […]

Dive into Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks, an electrifying state-of-the-nation novel and an unforgettable portrait of Black womanhood that begins in 1970s London.