"Elikem married me in absentia: he did not come to our wedding." Talk about a killer first line. I absolutely loved Peace Adzoe Medie's...

Photo Credit: Erick & Elliot Jimenez Patricia Engel is always a pleasure to talk to. I caught up with her virtually in June to discuss...

Photo by Syreeta McFadden Kaitlyn Greenidge has done it again. Her new novel, Libertie, is a thought-provoking look at what it means for...

Photo Credit: Susan Doupe Emiko Jean's Tokyo Ever After just made me smile. This YA novel about a Japanese American high school senior...

Brian Broome's memoir, Punch Me Up to the Gods, absolutely floored me from the first page. It starts with an anecdote about a young boy...

Deesha was an absolute pleasure to talk to. She feels like someone you've been knowing for a long time, like the really smart girl from...

James McBride's Deacon King Kong made me laugh out loud. I can't remember the last time that happened while I was reading. Talking to...

Photo Credit: Marcia Wilson I could have talked to Walter Mosley about books, his career, and just life in general for hours. We recently...

Photo Credit: Peter Hurley/Vilcek Foundation Yaa Gyasi burst onto the literary scene in 2016 when her debut novel, Homegoing, was...

Ben Okri is deep y'all. I so enjoyed talking to him about his short story collection, Prayer for the Living, and about being a...