Guest Review: Monkey Beach

My guest review of Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson is up at Color Online. This book really blew me away. Monkey Beach follows Lisa, a young girl from the Haisla Native American Tribe living in Canada, with beautiful touches of magical realism and deep insights into what it means to grow up and be a [...]

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Guest Review: Dawn

My guest review of Dawn by Octavia E. Butler is up at Color Online today. This book was amazing, along with the two that follow it in the trilogy. I hope you’ll head over to read and leave some great comments. This is a seriously thought-provoking book, and one of my favorites by Butler.

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Guest Review: Mama Day

Please head over to Color Online for my review of Mama Day by Gloria Naylor. It was a truly captivating book that incorporated magic in a simple yet fascinating way. Check out the review, and then check out the book. The review is now up!

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Guest Review: Brown Girl in the Ring

My bi-monthly review is up at Color Online today. I read and reviewed Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson. I hope you’ll head over there, read, and comment.

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Angel of Mercy: Getting Serious

Angel of Mercy by Toni Andrews Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Mira (May 1, 2008) ISBN-10: 0778325474 In this second installment of the Mercy Hollings series, the subject matter starts becoming very serious. Mercy dealt with drugs and drug dealers in her first adventure, but not the real the people affected by the dealers, [...]

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