Nia ForresterJan 25, 20222 min'My Monticello' by Jocelyn Nicole JohnsonIf you're Black and know the story of Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson, you've probably wondered about that episode in history, and...
Nia ForresterJan 25, 20222 minThey Were the "Perfect Couple" ...Even though I always know that the title doesn't tell the whole story, and is it's own kind of unreliable narrator, I love these books,...
Nia ForresterJan 23, 20221 minWelcome to Books & Crannies Reviews!Choosing a book is hard work these days ... Not because there's nothing to read, but because there's so much. And so much of it is really...
Nia ForresterNov 24, 20203 min'Real Life' by Brandon TaylorI 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 ForresterNov 24, 20202 min'The Vanishing Half' by Brit BennettIn 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 ForresterNov 24, 20201 min'The Secret Lives of Church Ladies' by Deesha PhilyawThis collection, about women struggling between the dictates of society and spirituality, and the desires of their own hearts was...
Nia ForresterNov 24, 20202 min'Memorial' by Bryan WashingtonWhat a beautiful book. Bryan Washington is one of those authors who manage to convey emotion with and between words, and in a way that...