By the Book (A Meant to Be Novel)

A new month of exciting publishing has arrived, and we like to think of this as a little heat to jumpstart your summer reading. A book about people who love books, a reworking of Beauty and the Beast, a couple of murders between friends, a deadly game of hide-and-seek, and memoirs from some of our […]

Not every Black story is the same because the possibilities are endless, and as the platform for Black voices continues to grow, so do the stories that are able to be told. We are overjoyed to think about the incredible number of books that are centered around empowerment and self-love for the Black boys and girls of today and tomorrow. Representation matters and here, we are highlighting some of the […]

It’s totes-full-of-books season! That’s right, I’ve done away with the traditional four seasons, and I’ve replaced them with four seasons of books. We’re concluding books-on-a-rainy-day season and moving onto the season of totes-full-of-books-and-sunscreen. As a fellow bibliophile, I felt it my duty to provide a list of some great books to include in your tote […]

As a Black woman looking to find myself in the stories I read, it hasn’t always been an easy feat, especially when it comes to those about love and happily ever after. But when I discovered Jasmine Guillory’s books and the fabulous characters she’s created, I felt a connection I had yet to experience with […]