Nia Forrester
'Wahala' by Nikki May
There was so much that I loved about this book. First of all, the main characters, a trio of biracial women in the UK--sweet Ronke,...
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Nia Forrester
- Feb 17
- 2 min
'On Rotation' by Shirlene Obuobi
A sweet, fun, well-rounded read. Angie Appiah has her hands full, trying to make it through med school, live up to the high expectations...
Nia Forrester
- Feb 1
- 2 min
'Maame' by Jessica George
I loved this book. Sometimes books come at the right time, and this one did for me. But I'm not sure there would have been a wrong time....
Nia Forrester
- Sep 13, 2022
- 3 min
'Nightcrawling' by Leila Mottley
This book was so difficult to finish. Not because the writing wasn't beautiful (it was), or the plot wasn't fast-paced enough (it was),...
Nia Forrester
- Jun 8, 2022
- 1 min
'Take My Hand' by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
'Take My Hand' is important American history, much of which--when it relates to the legacy of slavery and the stain of racism-- seems to...
Nia Forrester
- May 19, 2022
- 2 min
'Post-Traumatic' by Chantal V. Johnson
Oh, Vivian. The main character in this book reminds me of the friend we all have---the one who is high-functioning and scarily smart, but...
Nia Forrester
- May 13, 2022
- 4 min
'Nobody's Magic' by Destiny O. Birdsong
I'm really excited about this author. As someone who is not a big consumer of poetry, I wasn't aware of her previous work, but as a debut...
Nia Forrester
- Apr 25, 2022
- 2 min
'Like A Sister' by Kellye Garrett
I have to admit. This one was a sleeper. And by that, I don't mean it put me to sleep, but that it came out of nowhere. The set up for...
Nia Forrester
- Apr 9, 2022
- 3 min
'All Her Little Secrets' by Wanda Morris
Ellice Littlejohn has secrets. Lots of them. And perhaps that explains why, when she arrives early one morning at the transportation...
Nia Forrester
- Feb 24, 2022
- 2 min
'Open Water' by Caleb Azumah Nelson
I don't know if I've always liked the name 'Caleb' or whether I've just developed a crush on this author for his lyrical, incredibly...
Nia Forrester
- Jan 25, 2022
- 3 min
'Hell of a Book' by Jason Mott
A Black writer, whose name we never learn, is on a book tour for his wildly successful debut novel. It's called, 'Hell of a Book' which...
Nia Forrester
- Jan 25, 2022
- 2 min
'Razorblade Tears' by S.A. Cosby
What a ride this was! S.A. Cosby is a visual writer of the best kind, giving you a story that moves at breakneck speed, textured and...
Nia Forrester
- Jan 25, 2022
- 2 min
'My Monticello' by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
If you're Black and know the story of Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson, you've probably wondered about that episode in history, and...
Nia Forrester
- Nov 24, 2020
- 3 min
'Real Life' by Brandon Taylor
I know the year is young but this book will be a very difficult one to beat as the favorite for 2020. So here's the deal: Wallace is a...
Nia Forrester
- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
'The Vanishing Half' by Brit Bennett
In The Vanishing Half, Mallard, Louisiana is a town where the people are "Negroes" and yet look as white as the white people who both...
Nia Forrester
- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
'Memorial' by Bryan Washington
What a beautiful book. Bryan Washington is one of those authors who manage to convey emotion with and between words, and in a way that...
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