Prologue A woman observes a house where a family of four lives. The parents and their kids, one boy and one girl, are dressed up. They take a family holiday photo. The girl leaves cookies and carrots for Santa and his reindeer. Outside, snow is falling. As the girl looks out the window, she sees …
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney came out back in 2017, but I’ve been curious about it ever since Normal People gained such popularity. I didn’t like Normal People, but plenty of other people did (or at least they liked the Hulu adaptation of it). I guess I was just wondering how I’d feel about …
Part One Chapter 1 Frances and Bobbi Connolly are spoken-word poets, who meet a semi-famous essayist and writer, Melissa, at a poetry night. Melissa introduces them to her husband Nick Conway, a handsome actor. Bobbi and Frances are both queer and anti-capitalist. Frances and Bobbi first met at secondary school. They dated for over year …
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson was released in the fall of last year to great acclaim. Wilkerson previously authored The Warmth of Other Suns, and she is also the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism. I should start by disclosing that I’m not an unbiased reader of this book. Isabel Wilkerson is …
Coming soon (when available)! What to Know about Harlem Shuffle Harlem Shuffle is the newest upcoming novel by Colson Whitehead, set to be released September 14, 2021.
