BY ABBE WRIGHT • 2 MONTHS AGO Brit Bennet’s lush and evocative debut novel The Mothers was one of our favorite books of 2016. Set within a contemporary black community in Southern California, 17-year-old main character Nadia is reeling from her mother’s suicide and seeks solace in the arms of Luke, the pastor’s son. It’s supposed to just be a summer fling, but the fallout from their relationship is felt by everyone in their orbit for decades afterward. We sat down with Brit and asked her to tell us about her favorite books, what she did before her career as…
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///////////////7 Books of Poetry You Can Enjoy, Even if You’re Not a Poet-Person
Read these and we think you'll agree that poetry doesn't have to be intimidating. BY BRITTANY GOSS Even people who love to read are sometimes…
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