This week marks a year of freelancing for me, and there’s a lot that I’ve learned as a writer in that time. I decided to start freelancing last summer after taking a break from working on a novel and my memoir. I think for awhile, I was a little unsure of what I wanted to […]
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About a year ago, I interviewed Mariama Lockington, and we talked about a lot of things, including her upcoming YA novel, For Black Girls Like Me. I eagerly anticipated reading her book, and recently I finished it in one afternoon. There’s so much to love about this book, and there is so much that I […]
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I fell in love with the cover of Dear Haiti, Love Alaine when I first saw it online last year. Thankfully, one of the authors, Maika Moulite, was kind enough to send me an ARC (advanced reader copy) when I met her at the Liberty City Reads Festival. I finished the book in just a […]
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