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March 15, 2020
Literary Love in the Time of Coronavirus
With March and April being canceled by the latest pandemic, what are the reading and writing goals you want to complete in quarantine?
March 12, 2020
March 2020 Celebrity Book Club Picks
Amerie’s Book Club New Waves by Kevin Nguyen R&B singer and author Amerie selected the debut novel that publisher Penguin Random House calls “wry and edgy” with a focus on “race and startup culture, secrecy and surveillance, social media and friendship.” On Instagram, Amerie said, “New Waves had me questioning who we are, who we […]
March 6, 2020
Book Review: ‘Saint X’ by Alexis Schaitkin
Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin My rating: 4 of 5 stars *Received an advanced copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review* “Saint X” by Alexis Schaitkin is a novel that centers around a young woman who sees the man suspected in her older sister’s murder years later. Though from the younger sister’s […]
March 3, 2020
African American and Asian American Women Writers Show Support for Elizabeth Warren
Prior to Super Tuesday, a group of women writers of color expressed their support for Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren for president. During this political year, writers have taken to social media to support certain causes, like late last year several women writers and literary groups donated to reunification efforts of families at the U.S.-Mexico border. […]
February 24, 2020
The Fight for Diversity in Publishing Competes With ‘American Dirt’ Success
American Dirt, Jeanine Cummins’ debut sensation, was met with controversy right off the bat when the Latinx literary community said some descriptions in the book appeared racist. Jeanine, who identifies as a white woman with a Latina grandmother, saw her author profile still rise with white readers and Oprah Winfrey claiming it as a marvel. […]
February 21, 2020
How Lisa Turtle Was ‘Slighted’ As a Black Teen Girl TV Character
'Saved by the Bell' star Lark Voorhies said she felt 'slighted' by not being invited to cast reunions. But reflecting on the popular teen sitcom, her character Lisa would've been slighted by the way she was written.
February 13, 2020
The Songstresses Who Have Memoirs Coming Out This Year
Mariah Carey is just one of the divas with a memoir coming out this year.
February 11, 2020
February 2020 Celebrity Book Club Picks
Amerie’s Book Club Little Gods by Meng Jin Singer-turned-book YouTuber Amerie plans to host the author at the end of the month on Instagram Live to discuss the novel. “Quantum physics meets motherhood, love, and identity in this haunting portrayal of a daughter’s desperation to be seen and a mother’s desperation to disappear,” she wrote […]
January 29, 2020
Without a Full House, Candace Cameron Bure Returns to Kidlit with New Book
With her hit Netflix reboot Fuller House wrapping up its final season, actress-author Candace Cameron Bure talked about her 2020 goals on Good Morning America while announcing the release of her second children’s book Grow, Candace, Grow. While Bure authored several self-help and spiritual guidance books, Grow, Candace, Grow is the second in her children’s […]
January 24, 2020
Book Review: ‘The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid My rating: 5 of 5 stars “This is not low-stakes for Evelyn. Evelyn can speak casually about things of great importance. But right now, in this moment, when she is taking so much time to make such specific points, I’m realizing this is real. This […]
