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Tag: Black Authors

WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING Book Review

Posted on by CJ | A Well-Read Tart
It took me awhile to shake off everything that happens in When No One Is Watching. This is the type of thriller that stays with you long after you turn the last page. Because even though Alyssa Cole's novel is a work of fiction, it's all too easy to see how fiction is spun out of facts.     What's When No One is Watching about? Who here has watched the movie Get Out? That's pretty much what you're in for. When No One Is Watching was one of...

Book Review of AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE

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I want to tell you what reading An American Marriage by Tayari Jones did to me: it blew the doors of my understanding of white privilege wide open. Those doors will never be shut again. I read An American Marriage in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. With a few exceptions, most of my reads are written by white women. This isn’t a purposeful decision, but it’s a trend I’ve noticed over the past few years, so I’ve decided to diversify...