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Features, Literature, Review‘Weirdo’: Tony Weaver, Jr. Creates a Table for the Outcasts
The most memorable children’s stories are the ones that respect the intelligence of their audience. Just because it’s geared toward…
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Features, Literature5 Kid Lit Books About Black Girls and Women You Should Have on Your Bookshelves
Oh, I love kid lit. I love reading children’s literature. I love literature for the younger readers coming up in…
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Features, Literature, Review‘Bloodmarked’ Book Review
Goodness, it was just two years ago when I read and reviewed Tracy Deonn’s stunning debut Legendborn. When I first…
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Literature, ReviewWriter Leon Langford shines in debut YA sci-fi novel ‘StarLion: Thieves of the Red Night’
*Writer’s Note: The contributor of this piece knows the book’s author but is committed to giving a fair and honest…
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LiteratureFly Free, Always: Images of Black Freedom in Children’s Books
As a young child, I was fascinated with flying. No, that’s not right. It is truer to write that I…
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Culture, Features, LiteratureManga Series to Read to Learn More about the Culture & Impact of Manga
As a medium, manga has shown us again and again, the incredible power of storytelling in this visual format. So…
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Features, Literature, Review‘The Gilded Ones’ Proves To Be More Fantastical Folklore That The YA Genre Needs
Deka is a good girl. She’s been one all her life, despite the fact that she doesn’t look like the…
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Features, LiteratureBlack Boy Joy Comes With a Fresh Fade: ‘J.D. and the Great Barber Battle’ Review
J.D. and the Great Barber Battle is a great chapter book for young kids and really showcases Black boy joy.
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Editorials, Features, Literature, Review‘Trouble the Saints’ Is a Welcome Escape for Readers Who Miss NYC
Even with its enduring peculiarities, the pandemic has had its way of neutralizing New York. For many of us, it’s…
