Black Fiction University
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Don't Forget this Talented Black Woman: With Love from Harlem 📚
The book With Love From Harlem is a prime example of why I love historical fiction. I have endless tabs in my copy: blue for moments I felt deeply, yellow for every time I learned something new about Hazel Scott and her story, red for momen...
Reminder: BFU Book Club Tonight!
Happy Saturday, everyone!
A quick reminder: our book club meeting is tonight at 5:00 PM. I can’t wait to dive into our discussion of Yellow Wife. See you there!
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February: With Love from Harlem by R...
8 Topics to Explore while rewatching Eve’s Bayou With Your Adult Brain
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Black Fiction University kicked off our watch 2026 watch parties and Historical Fiction curriculum with Eve’s Bayou.The film is gorgeous, very unsettling, emotional and extremely laye...
30 Books and 30 Movies on BFU’s Historical Fiction Syllabus
Welcome to Historical Fiction 101
This quarter, we are studying all things Historical Fiction. What I love most about this genre is that it allows us to learn about real historical events, systems, and figures through storytelling that...
Kim Fields, ReShonda Tate & Rasheed Newson on Adapting Black Books to Screen.
If you read my article about Black Books Optioned for Film & TV, then you know how challenging it can be to see a book adaptation through to the finish line, especially books written by Black authors. Since then, I had the honor of moderati...
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