written by Dantiel W. Moniz, Book 10 of 2021 “She was of that special age where she knew both nothing and everything, and no matter where or at whom she […]
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Land of Big Numbers
by Te-Ping Chen, Book 9, 2021 “He’d seen the village transform itself over a lifetime, just as he, too, was going to transform himself with an invention the likes of […]
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The Office of Historical Corrections
by Danielle Evans, Book 3 of 2021 “Midwest nice was a steady, polite gaslighting I found sinister, a forced humility that prevented anyone from speaking up when they’d been diminished […]
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The Divines
written by Ellie Eaton, Book 8 of 2021 “What am I supposed to tell him? That since becoming a mother I exist in a state of perpetual unease? That the […]
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Fishing for Birds
by Linda Quennec, Book 7 of 2021 “The only literature worth reading is the kind that comes close to killing you a bit at a time. The kind that tells […]
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The Rib King
written by Ladee Hubbard, Book 5 of 2021 “All of this requires effort on my part. This effort is called work. And when I work I expect to be paid. […]
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What Would Frida Do?
written by Arianna Davis, Book 4, 2021 “Nothing is absolute. Everything changes, everything moves, everything revolves, everything flies and goes away.” Frida Kahlo I have been a Frida Kahlo fan […]
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The House on Mango Street
written by Sandra Cisneros, Book 2, 2021 “Friends and neighbors will say, What happened to that Esperanza? Where did she go with all those books and paper? Why did she […]
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Deacon King Kong
written by James McBride, Book 45 of 2020 “If I didn’t have Jesus and his cheese, I’d kill somebody. That’s what Jesus did for me 67 years, he kept me […]