Luster by Raven Leilani LusterĀ is the study of Edie, an artsy, twenty-something-year-old black woman living in NYC who is navigating the interlacing, complicated worlds of poverty, romance, creativity, identity, and Instagram skinny-tea shills. With an inner monologue narrated by sharp, edgy prose, Edie finds herself tangled in a relationship with a married white couple and …
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Nov 30
Staff pick!
Not Nothing by Gayle Forman To say Alex has had it rough is an understatement. His father’s gone, his mother is struggling with mental health issues, and he’s now living with an aunt and uncle who are less than excited to have him. Almost everyone treats him as though he doesn’t matter at all, like …
Nov 05