Today’s the last day of February, the last day of Black History Month and as Kwame Alexander reminds us, it’s not the last day of Black history. What?? You didn’t hear him say that last night? Oh, you missed a real treat! Jerry Craft, Van G. Garrett, Lamar Giles, Breanna J. McDaniel, Kwame Mbalia, Oge… Read More February Goings On
I’ve come to really enjoy posting this list in February and celebrating Black authors new to MG & YA. I find much pleasure in looking at the wide array of stories being told, the variety of experiences they bring to the field and the diverse ways they represent Blackness from being 1st gen in this… Read More Debut Black MG & YA Authors
title: Yesterday is History author: Kosoko Jackson date: Sourcebooks; Feb 2020 main character: Andre Cobb gay speculative fiction/time travel Review is based on an advanced copy. Kosoko Jackson’s website describes him as a “digital media specialist, focusing on digital storytelling, email, social and SMS marketing, and a freelance political journalist”. He’s worked in publishing for… Read More review: Yesterday is History by Kosoko Jackson
I think we remember Frederick Douglass because of his exceptional story of rising from slavery and becoming an outspoken leader for liberty and justice. His autobiography and even some of his speeches are essential components of U.S. history. “Yet people in general will say they like colored men as well as any other, but… Read More Reading History: Frederick Douglass
title: Here the Whole Time author: Vitor Martins translator: Larissa Helena date: Pulse; Nov. 2020 main character: Felipe YA Gay romance review based upon an advanced copy Just as school vacation is begins, Felipe’s mom drops the news that they’re going to have a house guest for the next two weeks. Caio (pronunciation), the object… Read More review: Here the Whole Time
Cotton Quilts 