Amiri Baraka’s Tales of the Out & the Gone definitely made this reader pause and ponder various concepts presented in the book. This collection of short stories and poems, some previously released, are `Out’ (of the ordinary) and `Gone’ (crazier, wilder, deeper and way out). The stories cover everything from corrupt politicians to rhythm travel: [...]
The graphic novel 5 Shots by Jemir Robert Johnson weaves five tales of murder, mayhem, and action surrounding Jay Nova; an African American investigator who has the gift of reading the minds of others. In Dead Line she has to find a way to save her partner, Randy, by finding something the men holding him [...]
Think back to how many times you said to yourself or your friends, I would never ever do this or that, and then turn right around and do it. Never Say Never `Cause Sometimes We Do the Very Thing We Said We Would Never Do! by Julia Thomas, shows how four different women, from different [...]
The Strongest Element Love’s Survival by Canessa L. Cole is a book of poetry, depicting the life of a woman through the many stages of love. My favorite piece, the one that I could relate to, `Loving Him Like…’ the emotions of the love, the woman was professing about her man could be felt in [...]
Dante’s Destiny: Nothing Is What It Seems by James A. Jimason is a cross between paranormal and spirituality. I found the story similar to the Bible where there was a king (God), the Trinians (Angels) and the Damentors (Devils). This book will have you on the edge of your seat trying to figure out what [...]
Swihhay Muhammad, in her debut novel, gives readers a love story with a twist. Anika and Mosi met in their business class and they immediately hit it off. After eight years, Anika desperately wants to get married but they are still dealing with issues of trust and his infidelity. Mosi tries to convince her of [...]
Tai and King Brooke and Vivian and Derrick Montgomery return in Lutishia Lovely’s Love Like Hallelujah. After dealing with infidelity, Tai and King have grown closer together – that is until King’s old girlfriend, Tootie, comes to town with a secret. Vivian and Derrick are receiving urgent telephone messages from a mysterious woman, who has [...]
And It Goes Like This by G. Andi Rhos is a provocative, fast-paced book that covers three years of Charlotte-Louise Andrews’ young, naïve life. Charlotte-Louise is a fifteen- year old girl craving for attention, but when she is raped by a family member she draws further into herself and refuses to let anyone in. Charlotte-Louise [...]
Francis Ray’s contemporary fiction gives the mature reader a chance to read about women who share similar issues. Her characters are aging gracefully as they exert their independence, enjoy the finer things of life and find romance. In Not Even If You Begged, Ray delivers a novel that depicts the life and budding romance for [...]
Tutuoba Salem’s Black Shango Queen by Prince Justice is a fictional account of the occurrences that led to the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts. In the 1600s, a young Tutuoba was striped of her family and native African land at the hands of slave traders which ultimately landed her in Boston, Massachusetts, in the custody [...]
