Debut authors and real life friends, Alli Frank and Asha Yourman‘s ☛TINY IMPERPECTIONS [pub: G.P. Putnam’s Sons] is not just one of this summer’s must-reads, it is also my favorite read of Quarantine 2020. I was transported and transfixed by the locations and lives of my new besties: Josie—the beautiful,
Clap When You Land By Elizabeth Acevedo
National-Book-award-winning author, Elizabeth Acevedo just released her third YA novel ☛CLAP WHEN YOU LAND [pub: Quill Tree Books]. Absolutely judging this book by its gorgeous cover and fly-ass title. Also, adding this story of two sisters living in different countries, who know nothing of each other until after their father dies,
Update: André Leon Tally’s Memoir Is Not Just About Anna Wintour
Former Vogue editor, André Leon Tally‘s upcoming memoir ☛THE CHIFFON TRENCHES [pub: Ballentine Books] peppered the news earlier this week mostly due to sensationalized snippets posted on dailymail.com highlighting the end of his friendship with Vogue‘s editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.
Terry McMillan’s It’s Not All Downhill From Here Is A New York Times Bestseller
Last night Terry McMillan tweeted that her latest novel ☛IT’S NOT ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE [pub: Ballantine Books] made the New York Times bestsellers list.
This endearing story of Loretha Curry and her friends thriving in their sixties is McMillan’s 12th book and released nationwide on March 31st.
Deacon King Kong By James McBride
My literary crush 📚❤️ James McBride releases his seventh book ☛DEACON KING KONG [pub: Riverhead Books] today and I can’t wait to hear the National Book Award-winning author read from his latest novel at Greenlight Bookstore this evening.
Africaville by Jeffrey Colvin
Fans of historical literature are bound to enjoy ☛AFRICAVILLE [pub: Amistad] by Jeffrey Colvin. I did. Though admittedly not always my favorite genre, Colvin’s fictional Black settlement of Africaville in Halifax, Nova Scotia lead me on a pleasure quest to learn more about the actual close-knit Black community of Africville in Canada.
