Honey Author: Imani Thompson Genre: Horror Publication Date: May 5, 2026 Publisher: Random House Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. A dark, provocative, adrenaline-rush of a novel about a graduate student who […]
The Scammer Author: Tiffany D. Jackson Genre: YA Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: October 7, 2025 Publisher: Quill Tree Books Thank you to Quill Tree Books for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. JORDYN MONROE IS FINALLY FREE. Out from under her overprotective […]
It’s been a rough week. In addition to being injured and dependent on my elderly mother for transportation and dealing with the pain of this stupid Achilles strain, which I don’t recommend at all. I’ve been getting around to doing some of those tasks that I don’t always […]
Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum Author: Antonia Hylton Genre: Nonfiction, History Publication Date: January 23, 2024 Publisher: Hachette Audio In the tradition of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a page-turning 93-year history of Crownsville Hospital, one of the nation’s last segregated asylums, that New York Times bestselling […]
A Constellation of Minor Bears Author: Jen Ferguson Genre: YA Contemporary Publication Date: September 24, 2024 Publisher: Heartdrum Thank you to HarperCollins, Heartdrum, and Jenny Lu for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Before that awful Saturday, Molly used to be […]
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man Author: Emmanuel Acho Genre: Nonfiction/Social Sciences Publication Date: November 10, 2020 Publisher: Macmillan Audio “You cannot fix a problem you do not know you have.” So begins Emmanuel Acho in his essential guide to the truths Americans need to know to address […]
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew Author: Emmanuel Acho and Noa Tishby Genre: Nonfiction/Social Sciences Publication Date: April 30, 2024 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio From two New York Times bestselling authors, a timely, disarmingly honest, and thought-provoking investigation into antisemitism that connects the dots between the tropes and hatred of […]
Dominoes Author: Phoebe Mcintosh Genre: Contemporary Publication Date: March 7, 2024 Publisher: Random House Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: racist microaggressions, mention of enslavement, grief, discussion of police brutality […]
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you’re all charged up for 2024, because I decided to kick this year off with a bang. Today’s topic is separating authors from their art, and I figured it’s a good one, because this has come up a few times recently, and […]
The Reformatory Author: Tananarive Due Genre: Horror Publication Date: October 31, 2023 Publisher: Gallery/Saga Press Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery/Saga Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. A gripping, page-turning novel set in Jim Crow Florida that follows […]
