In Gratitude: Toni Morrison
I have only read two Toni Morrison novels from cover to cover: The Bluest Eye and Beloved. I cannot give the beat-by-beat plot points of either work because I read them so long ago. At least, that’s the articulable answer. The inarticulable answer is I don’t believe I...On Romance & Recurring Themes: Imperfect Author of Imperfect Heroines
On Tuesday, my novella “A Professional Pact” will be released along with nineteen other novellas in the Crossroads Anthology featuring some of the most notable authors of interracial romance writing today. I’m humbled to be part of the anthology, a special shout-out...On “Relatability” and #RitasSoWhite
Last week, the Romance Writers of America released the finalists for the 2019 RITA Awards, the top award to recognize excellence in the romance genre for the year 2018. Finalists are selected from self-nominated books, as in authors submit books/unpublished...On Reading: Loving the Mess We Are
Before I ever became an author, I was a reader first; which means before I wrote characters wrestling with the questions I, myself, have, I was looking for books that did the same. When I came across Courtney Milan’s Cyclone series, I was drawn to the stories...Of Dreams and Diasporas—Celebrating King
Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. celebrated his very last birthday, so it seems fitting that this year his holiday falls on his actual birthday. That being said, I’m sure Dr. King is rolling over in his grave at where this country has gone since his...
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