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An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

February 6, 2018March 29, 2018 In Book Events, Book Releases, Paula's Picks 0 African-American Literature, An American Marriage 0

Happiest of Pub Days to Tayari Jones! The Spelman alum’s fourth novel ☛AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE [pub: Algonquin Books] drops today!

Listen. I finished this incredible read in less than a week. In fact, I forced myself to put it down after the first two chapters simply because I wanted to slowly savor each character’s complex desires before fully ingesting their simple needs.

A Brief History Of Seven Killings By Marlon James

January 2, 2017January 19, 2018 In Paula's Picks 0 A Brief History Of Seven Killings, Black Literature 0

A Brief History of Seven Killings A Novel By Marlon James Book Cover Photographed By Paula T. Renfroe

Man crushing on author Marlon James. His novel ☛A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEVEN KILLINGS [pub: Riverhead Books, was the only monogamous, committed relationship I entered into in all of 2016. Seriously. In order to fully experience and appreciate this 688-page brilliance, I couldn’t and didn’t read anything else while I was involved with it.