Tag Archives: fiction

Black: A Love Story

Posted on January 4, 2025 by msw blog

Black: A Love Story by Clarence Birdsong (2018, fiction 145 pages) is a short book that reads like a spoken word set packed with poetry, quotes, short stories, and statements. It discusses self-love, parenting, support of one another, treatment of a … Continue reading →

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Just Like Family 

Posted on December 11, 2024 by msw blog

Just Like Family by Kate Hilton (2017, fiction, 286 pages). This story spans 20 years of the protagonist, Avery, discovering herself and finding life. We follow Avery as she goes through adolescence and into her twenties, and into her forties where … Continue reading →

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Something to Celebrate

Posted on December 4, 2024 by msw blog
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Mama

Posted on October 15, 2024 by msw blog

Charles Lilly’s stunning artwork graces the cover of Terry McMillian’s debut novel Mama (1987, fiction, 260 pages), reminding me you can’t judge a book by its cover. I am a McMillian fan and was thrilled to delve into her debut fictional work … Continue reading →

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One By one

Posted on October 8, 2024 by msw blog

I was excited to read Ruth Ware’s One by One (2020, fiction, 369 pages). Ware is well known for laying out a well-paced mystery with twists that keep you engaged and guessing. This story reads like a modern-day CLUE, minus the mansion … Continue reading →

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