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My picks for books you might want to check out now.

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'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,...

'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...

'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....

'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),...

'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...

'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...

'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...

'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...

'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...

'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...

'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...

'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...

'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...

'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...

'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...

'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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