The Mothers by Brit Bennett Summary: During the summer before college, Nadia Turner mourns her mother’s recent suicide while hooking up with the local pastor’s son and former football star, Luke Sheppard, and by befriending Aubrey, …
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Summary: Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend, Khalil, by a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Everyone wants to know what really went down …
Sometimes you can do everything right and things will still go wrong. The key is to never stop doing right. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Daddy once told me there’s a rage passed …
Another Black History Month, another opportunity to celebrate Black Excellence in its many forms. In February 2020, we are ready to take Blackness On Fleek to another level! Today’s Black History Month celebration highlights some …
Last year, I made several reading and beauty resolutions. In some, I failed miserably. With others, I went above and beyond. Let’s take a look at what I planned to accomplish and what actually got …
New Year, New You, New Home! If that’s your motto, then you have come to the right place! We have a list of 10 amazing interior design books to inspire ideas and help you zhuzh …
I enjoy writing about books. I also like reading about books. At Book Riot, I get to enjoy both. I have been a Book Riot contributor for 2 years, and I have loved every minute …
The Enlightenment of Bees by Rachel Linden Summary: At 26, Mia West has her entire life planned out, but those future plans crumble when her boyfriend Ethan breaks up with Mia instead of proposing after six …
Swing Time by Zadie Smith Summary: Two brown girls dream of being dancers, but only Tracey has talent. It’s a close but complicated childhood friendship that ends abruptly in their early twenties, never to be revisited, …
Can you believe we are officially halfway through 2019? That means it is the perfect opportunity to revisit the books we have read so far with the Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag, a bookish tag created …
