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February 1, 2018
A Few of My Favorite Books — Black Lesbian Literary Collective
My latest over at the BLLC!
So, for the past couple of years, I’ve entered the Goodreads Reading Challenge, and once again, I failed to meet my goal. I tend to overestimate how much time I have for reading, and I always seem to buy more books than I can actually read. I also run a small publishing house, so although […]
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December 12, 2017
BLF Press Call For Submission
Black Women Writers here is a call for submission for you. Black From The Future, A Collection of Speculative Writing. I’m co-editing with Stephanie Allen of BLF Press and Lauren Cherelle of Resolute Publishing. Get all of the details at blfpress.submittable.com
November 16, 2017
Black From the Future: A Collection of Black Speculative Writing
Hey y’all! I’m co-editing (and publishing) an anthology of speculative writing by Black women writers. Please submit and share!
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October 26, 2017
Something Better than Home: A Review
My review of Something Better than Home originally appeared at The BLLC Review.
Something Better than Home by Leona Beasley is coming of age story about a young Black lesbian growing up in the post-Civil Rights era South. At first glance this book doesn’t seem like young adult fiction, but it is, and I wish that it had been labeled as such. Stories like Onnie Armstrong’s are scarce but necessary and the potential for reaching the young people who NEED to read this book might be greater if it...
October 17, 2017
Writing Does Not Have to Be (Nor Should it be) a Solitary Endeavor
Excellent advice from one of my favorite new writers!
As someone who enjoys and craves her solitude writing is the perfect activity for me. I can write or think about writing anywhere, anytime. I don’t have to rely on another person to write the words for me. It’s not like some activities that have multiple people involved.
It can though. That’s what I’m learning and completly embracing. How can I need my alone time and want collaboration at the same time? Easy. In a word it’s...
October 1, 2017
Why Black Speculative Fiction Month Matters
October is Black Speculative Fiction Month and like legions of others, I am celebrating it something fierce.
Why does Black Speculative Fiction Month matter?
Black Speculative Fiction Month matters because now more than ever our stories must be told and our voices must be heard. Black Speculative Fiction Month matters because too often at cons and writing events, I’m the only nonwhite guest in attendance.
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September 8, 2017
Expert Extra!
Hey y’all! My friend and colleague Amanda Lynch D’Agostino invited me to be a guest on her podcast, Inside 254, and we chatted about Black lesbian literature, the difference between Black women and WOC, and other cool stuff. Want to hear it? Here you go! Click the image to listen to the podcast on Podbean. It’s also available on iTunes.
August 4, 2017
New Review of A Failure to Communicate
Hey y’all!
Lambda Literary just reviewed my book and it was such a thoughtful review! I’m so happy that someone took the time to read and write about my little book. Here’s the link if you’d like to read it.
http://www.lambdaliterary.org/reviews/fiction/07/30/a-failure-to-communicate-by-s-andrea-allen/
July 16, 2017
Can’t or Won’t?
So, this isn’t really an essay or blog post, but more a gripe about something I read earlier today. In the wee hours of the morning I was scrolling down my Facebook timeline, as I am wont to do, when I saw a review of a Black lesbian book that we’d reviewed on The BLLC Review earlier this year. As a matter of fact, it was the first book Lauren reviewed on our new website. I wanted to see what the reviewer thought about it, (we’d reviewed it favorably), so I clicked the link. The review was fi...
June 22, 2017
Five Black Lesbian Books You Should be Reading for Pride Month — Black Lesbian Literary Collective
My latest over at the BLLC Review!
Pride month is nearly over, and there are lists upon lists of books LGBTQ folks should be reading circulating around the internet. Interestingly, most of them don’t have many, if any, Black lesbian books included on them. A wonderful exception is this list by Danika Ellis, head librarian over at the Lesbrary. In the spirit…
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