When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Atmospheric, gripping, immersive and tender- When We Were Birds is a a debut novel you will not be able to shake. Set in Port Angeles, a fictional place with the stark resemblance to Port of Spain, we meet Darwin who leaves the countryside behind to start a new life as a Grave Digger at the […]
A Broken People’s Playlist by Chimeka Garricks
An exceptional collection of short stories that will leave you breathless. Friends, I am still unable to put into words how profoundly moving this entire collection is. Chimeka Garricks is a master storyteller who deserves to be read widely. I need to see more people talking about this book that left me speechless. A BROKEN […]
How to Fall Out of Love Madly by Jana Casale
Packed with Millennial angst and discomfort and I could not get enough of it! Give this woman an award!!! This is going to be the darling of millennial reads this year and trust me, you will not be disappointed. If you are a fan of Sally Rooney, Brandon Taylor’s REAL LIFE, MY YEAR OF REST […]
People Person by Candice Carty-Williams
The only reference I will make to Queenie in this review is that I will not be comparing this book to Queenie. I see a lot of reviews have done that, but I’ve decided not to because… it’s an entirely different book and I will treat it as such. You are a people person in […]
What A Mother’s Love Don’t Teach You
An engaging story that you will want to know the ending! What A Mother’s Love Don’t Teach You is Sharma Taylor’d debut novel that explores regret, motherhood, love, violence, and trust. We meet Dinah who gave away her baby to a couple she was working for. In giving up her son, the couple promised to write […]
Tea By The Sea by Donna Hemans
Tea By The Sea is Donna Hemans new novel about grief, abandonment and agency. The story opens up in Jamaica, we meet a young man, Lenworth and a new born baby girl looking for a specific house in remote town outside of the second city- Montego Bay. Lenworth doesn’t know how to navigate this new […]
These Ghosts Are Family by Maisy Card
These Ghosts Are Family is Maisy Card’s debut novel that features a multi-generational narration from 1700s to 2000s. These Ghosts Are Family opens with the revelation of Stanford Solomon’s three decade long secret- he is not who he says he is. Thirty years ago, Stanford Solomon, who is actually Abel Paisley assumed the identity of […]
Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat
Edwidge Danticat is the queen of short stories and she proves this again with her recently published Everything Inside. Everything Inside is a strong collection of stories filled with complex characters, all dealing with major issues, trying to navigate life with Haiti being sometimes at the center of the narrative. I am such a fan […]
Frying Plantains by Zalika Reid-Benta
Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta is a sizzling and wonderous debut novel that you will fly through and absolutely love- I promise you! I sat down and read Frying Plantain in one sitting, it was utterly interesting and delightful. Frying Plantain is a collection of twelve interconnected stories that follows Kara Davis from elementary school […]