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Tag: Black writers

Review: Go Tell It On The Mountain by James Baldwin

Sin and salvation in 1930s Harlem.

African-American writers, Black writers, Classics, Fiction, New York, Novel, US

Review: Beloved by Toni Morrison

The power of words.

Black writers, Fiction, Historical, Nobel Laureate, Novel, Slavery, US

Review: Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Spartacus meets Never Let Me Go.

Black writers, Contemporary, Fiction, Novel, Prisons, Racism, speculative fiction, US

Review: Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor

Brandon Taylor continues to explore Black, queer Midwest life.

America, Black writers, Contemporary, LGBTIQ, queer, Short stories, US

Review: Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez

A story of growing up black and queer in the UK.

Black writers, British, Contemporary, Fiction, LGBTIQ, queer, Writers of colour

Review: The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr.

A tremendously rewarding novel about love in the cruellest of places.

Black writers, Fiction, Historical, LGBTIQ, Novel, queer, US
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