The Orchard by David Hopen – Audio Book Blurb: Ari Eden’s life has always been governed by strict rules. In ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn, his days are dedicated to intense study and religious rituals, and adolescence feels profoundly lonely. So when his family...
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett – 343 pages Book Blurb: The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and running away at age sixteen, it’s not just the shape of their daily lives that is...
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi – 256 pages ARC from Riverhead Books and Netgalley for an honest review. Book Blurb: One afternoon, in a town in southeastern Nigeria, a mother opens her front door to discover her son’s body, wrapped in colorful fabric, at...
Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West – 352 pages Book Blurb: When Ruby King’s mother is found murdered in their home in Chicago’s South Side, the police dismiss it as another act of violence in a black neighborhood. But for Ruby, it’s a devastating loss that leaves...
The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones by Daven McQueen –320 pages ARC from Wattpad Books in exchange for an honest review. Book Blurb: Summer, 1955. Calls for equality are sweeping America, but sixteen-year-old Ethan Harper is about to discover just how deep the...
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston – Audio Book Blurb: When his mother became President of the United States, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. Handsome, charismatic, genius—his image is pure...
