What I’m Reading
The books on my nightstand right now, the lists I make for friends, and the authors I want everyone to know, especially Black, Indigenous, and other women of color.
Reading Life · What I’m Reading
Her books have a reputation for being “hard,” but that’s part of the magic. As a writer who adores Morrison’s work, here’s which of her novels to read first (not Beloved) + practical reading tips!
Reading Life · What I’m Reading
One story a day from The Best American Short Stories: what the series is, where I started, and what twenty stories a year teach me about writing.
Reading Life · What I’m Reading
Some readers see a family tree at the front of a novel and sigh. I go get a blanket. A love letter to family saga novels, from Homegoing to Pachinko.
Reading Life · What I’m Reading
Sula Peace, Clare Kendry, Shug Avery, Bernadine Harris and Queenie Jenkins: seven Black literary heroines I adore and would never, ever take advice from.
Reading Life · What I’m Reading
Why rereading books is good for you, the five books I keep coming back to, from Sula to Kindred, and how to make an old favorite feel new again.