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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///////////////17 Books We’re Excited to Read in 2017
No one knows what this year will hold, but at least we know the books will be great. BY ABBE WRIGHT Our nation has a…
Fabulous Historical Fiction Publishing This Month
Travel through time with these five transportive tales. BY ABBE WRIGHT When the nights are cold, all I want to do is snuggle up with…
RIF’s Favorite Reads of January 2017
Helping you sort out the best from the rest published this month. BY ILANA MASAD This January, we’ve been watching a lot of difficult things…
What People Really Mean When They Say, “Yes, I Read That Book”
No, I haven’t read that book, but here are nine reasons why I'm never going to admit that to you. BY JONATHAN RUSSELL CLARK “Yes,…
Reads That Will Get Your Book Clubs Talking
The formula for a good book club is yummy food plus wine with a little bit of talk about the book mixed in. Since some…