Stephen King – Equal Opportunity Reader

[REVIEW] The Weight of Blood, by Tiffany D Jackson

(Buy this book.) The blurbs call this a Black version of Stephen King’s Carrie, and they’re mostly right. The author set out to write this as an homage, only shifting the tone of the main character’s terror, not the source. Instead of sheltered, abused, religiously traumatized Carrie White, this book focuses on Madison Washington. MaddyContinue reading “[REVIEW] The Weight of Blood, by Tiffany D Jackson”

Last Week In Books, Feb 7th – 14th: I’m Old and I Love You

Black woman with afro-puff seated in front of a bookshelf, wearing red skirt, purple peacoat and white tshirt that says "I Am My Own Normal" in black.

I turned 40 last weekend, hence the delay on this post. Also, it’s Valentine’s Day! Go read some romance and love somebody up today, whether romantically, amicably or nobly. Before we get into it, the lovely image of myself above was shot by Grace Kim and edited by Uchenna. The shirt I’m wearing, which isContinue reading “Last Week In Books, Feb 7th – 14th: I’m Old and I Love You”