Blog, Book Reviews, Bookish Life

Book Review: You Got Anything Stronger? by Gabrielle Union

Summary Gabrielle Union is not just the star of iconic cheerleading movie Bring It On. Beyond that she is a producer, director, writer and activist. In her second novel of short stories, You Got Anything Stronger? (which we featured in our Gabrielle Union x Feminist Book Club collab) she recounts memories of her teenagehood, difficult …

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Author Interview, Blog, Podcast Shownotes

Humor and Grief in the 90s with Colleen Hubbard

Ashley speaks with Colleen Hubbard about her debut novel, Housebreaking. The story follows Del, a 24-year-old who inherits a home after her mother died and dismantles it to move across the pond during one winter. In the conversation, Ashley and Colleen’s discussion includes age and milestones, welcoming humor amidst grief, and writing fulfilling gay men …

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Labyrinth of Lineage and Education with Kimberley Baker Guillemet

In this episode Ashley interviews Kimberley Baker Guillemet about her memoir, Black Prep: Life Lessons of a Perpetual Outsider. In the interview, Ashley and Kimberley discuss family lineage, writing about childhood, being a Black girl receiving an outstanding education, and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination.  Books mentioned: Black Prep: Life Lessons of a …

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Blog, FBC Readathons, Podcast Shownotes

We hate Audible, but we definitely love the Readathon

A fun look at audio books + Readathon FAQ answered Do you enjoy audio books? Perhaps you just enjoy reading with a community? In this two segment episode you can clearly see that we’re not here for audible and how much we love the Readathon. Up first, Mariquita talks about the different available audiobook platforms …

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Blog, Book Reviews

Book Review: Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

Woman of Light is Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s first novel, after her collection of her debut collection of short stories, Sabrina and Corina. FBC has a podcast episode on the novel’s themes and the quotations that stood out to them. This multigenerational novel was beautiful and magical. There are novels with two timelines-one historical and one contemporary …

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An Interview with Destiny O. Birdsong

Ashley speaks with Destiny O. Birdsong about her debut novel, NOBODY’S MAGIC. The conversation speaks on writing about Shreveport, sexuality, and intentionally writing about people with albinism.  Bookstores referenced Parnassus Books The Book Shop Kindred Stories  Books/short stories mentioned as Destiny’s inspiration: I AM A KNIFE by Roxane Gay SULA by Toni Morrison THE AWAKENING …

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