For your reading pleasure, here’s a list of March releases for teens and tweens written by BIPOC authors. Insha Fitzpatrick makes a mark in the supernatural genre with A Totally Factual Guide to the Supernatural. The Pumphreys are going middle grade with Link and Hud. If you’ve read any of their picture books, you know… Read More MARCH Releases

Better late than never, right? There were so many good books released in February that I had to post them, late though they may be. The March releases will post over the weekend. I’ll give you a moment to savor these. FEBRUARY 7 Akim Aliu by Greg Anderson Elysée, Karen De la Vega, and Marcus… Read More February

It’s actually late in the afternoon here, but I’ve spent the morning and most of the afternoon working on a list of 2023 Black/African American releases for tweens and teens, or middle grade and young adult, books. I wish I could tell you I’ve found them all, but we all know I haven’t. Please, let… Read More SundayMorningReads

My thoughts this weekend don’t go much further than a research study in which “black faces looked more criminal to police officers; the more Black, the more criminal.” Source Notice this research isn’t limited to White officers, it references police officers. For the past few weeks, I’ve been digging into my ‘monkey’ research because I’ve… Read More SundayMorningReads

title: The Lost Ryūauthor: Emi Watanabe Cohendate: Levine Querido, 2022main character: Fujiwara Kohei Emi Wantanabe Cohen grew up mixed race in Canada. She began writing in the third grade. The Lost Ryū is her first published novel. The story is set 20 years after the end of World War II which means we’re looking at… Read More review: The Lost Ryū