Tag: Books by Black authors
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An Honest Review of “Half Blown Rose” by Leesa Cross-Smith
Earlier this year, I included the book Half-Blown Rose by Leesa Cross-Smith on the list of diverse books I was looking forward to reading in the summer of 2022. Well, I finished the book and wanted to share my thoughts about it. And here’s the thing, nobody needs yet another quick summary of a popular…
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MAMP Book Review for Pride Month: Third Girl from the Left
Today is officially the last day of Pride month, but that doesn’t mean we should stop reading books that feature LGBTQ characters and storylines on July 1st. I mean, we don’t only read books about Black people in February, do we? But I do want to grab your attention while rainbow flags are still being…
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MAMP Book Review: Will by Will Smith
It just so happened that when #TheSlap of 2022, aka, that time when Will Smith smacked Chris Rock at the Oscars for disrespecting his wife, I was in the middle of reading his riveting, self-titled memoir, Will. (No subtitle, just Will.) While I was already enjoying the book, pre-Slap, I was more motivated to get…
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Black History Month Belongs to Black Authors
Hands down, February is the Blackest month of the year in the United States. It’s Black History Month and like it or not, mainstream America gets all of their Black agenda items checked off during these four short weeks. One could argue that June is the Blackest month of the year on account of Juneteenth…
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Podcast Ep #68: Kaitlyn Greenidge Talks Freedom + Libertie
On episode 68 of the podcast, author Kaitlyn Greenidge joins me to talk about freedom and Libertie. Kaitlyn’s debut novel was the critically acclaimed, We Love You, Charlie Freeman. Her writing has also appeared in Vogue, Glamour, the Wall Street Journal, Elle.com, Buzzfeed, and the Virginia Quarterly Review. She was a contributing editor for LENNY…
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Why You Should Be Reading Black Books after Black History Month
I’m not sure who needs to hear this, but it’s okay to read Black books after Black History Month is over. Just as I explained that it’s Black History Month in my house 365 days of the year, I also read books by Black authors even after the last day of February has passed. And…
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MAMP Podcast Ep# 62: Life, Death and Writing Memoir with Tembi Locke
On episode 62 of the podcast we’re rewinding to listen to debut author and actress,Tembi Locke, talk about writing her brilliant memoir about love and loss, From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily and Finding Home. In our conversation, Tembi and I talk about the reasons she decided to write this searing love story about…
