Race & Ethnicity

Disappoint Me (2025) -Nicola Dinan

Dinan presents hard-to-answer questions about gender and sexuality and deliberately refuses to indulge readers with a neat answer

Mar 8 •

Devil is Fine (2024) -John Vercher

There was a lot that could have been done with this concept and I’m not sure that this was the best choice

Jan 26 •

Queenie (2019) -Candice Carty-Williams

This book falls into a very specific genre of messy millennial

Dec 8, 2024 •

Seven Days in June (2021) -Tia Williams

This is a quintessential romance book

Oct 20, 2024 •

Natural Beauty (2023) -Ling Ling

This book would be a perfect introduction to “weird fiction” and speculative horror

Oct 6, 2024 •

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store (2023)-James McBride

This book took me so long to get through

Sep 21, 2024 •

Woman Eating (2022) -Claire Kohda

This book did more of less what I hoped it would but also what I expected

Aug 24, 2024 •

A Day in the Life of Abed Salama (2023) -Nathan Thrall

This is such an emotionally challenging read but well worth it

Aug 17, 2024 •

Bellies (2023) -Nicola Dinan

I was a bit let down midway through the book, but it is a solid read

Jul 28, 2024 •

Let Us Descend (2023) -Jesmyn Ward

This story is beautiful and lyrical but feels like a long read

Jul 7, 2024 •

Against the Loveless World (2020)-Susan Abulhawa

Whoever you are, you need to read this book.

May 18, 2024 •

My Sister the Serial Killer (2018)-Oyinkan Braithwaite

This is a fun and simple read

May 6, 2024 •

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