The power of poetry? The rhythm, the pacing, the language, the narrative—the storytelling, layered with meaning and subtext and suggestion. We’ve seen it celebrated recently with the success of award winners like Brown Girl Dreaming and The Crossover, two astounding books that also happened to be diverse reads. But they’re hardly the only ones on that list. So just […]
Expectations—and anticipation—for Angela Thomas’s 2017 YA novel, The Hate U Give (yep, taking its name from the tattoo Tupac sported) are sky high. The novel is nothing if not timely, encapsulating some of the pain that’s marked the #BlackLivesMatter movement of the last few years. The novel, which sold in a hot 13-publisher auction, will […]
