–In the Beginning– This will likely be more than a book review, as this book is more than a book. It’s a love letter of sorts, perhaps even a postcard sent from abroad, a Polaroid snapshot of a renamed landscape encompassing both past and future. Everett deserves all of the accolades garnered. Let me startContinue reading “Descendants of Wood and Water: A Book Review – “James” by Percival Everett”
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Window Pains: A Book Review – “Holler, Child” by LaToya Watkins
There are eleven heart-moving stories placed into this collection by Texas author LaToya Watkins. Each story is tossed at the reader in an endearing manner; a manner that sets the reader up to succeed – to catch, to understand and to answer back truthfully with their own mental and emotional grasp and release. There areContinue reading “Window Pains: A Book Review – “Holler, Child” by LaToya Watkins”
Built; Not Bred: A Book Review – “Carolina Built” by Kianna Alexander
Carolina Built is set in the post Civil War wetlands of North Carolina. Most from ’round this way (up and down the southern east coast) have ventured there; many have roots there. Though the official genre is historical fiction, it is my opinion that it reads as non-fiction, factual, true…as in the words of RichardContinue reading “Built; Not Bred: A Book Review – “Carolina Built” by Kianna Alexander”
We Begin With Grace: A Mother’s Day Book Review – Denene Millner’s “One Blood”
Our grandmothers proclaimed that giving birth was closest a woman got to dying without actually…dying. Denene Millner’s ‘One Blood’ reinforces this notion. From preteen to post heart-attack there’s much resurrection in her words. It is a book that hit close to home as I am a Maternity Nurse by trade. Scent. Scent of earth andContinue reading “We Begin With Grace: A Mother’s Day Book Review – Denene Millner’s “One Blood””
Transactions of Truth: A Book(s) Review – “The Polished Hoe” / “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store”
Richard Wright criticized Zora Neale Hurston’s work for lacking political depth, reflecting a broader sense of societal transactions that undervalue humanity. In contrast, Austin Clarke and James McBride’s novels illustrate complex characters navigating life’s challenges. Their stories prompt deeper reflections on community, trust, and the essence of humanity amidst a transactional world.
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