Black Lit.
Ki & Tye, TyeWelcome to the book-ish corner of the living room where we chat about lit(erary) things.
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The BlackLit. Substack Relaunch
At the risk of sounding dramatic, I find myself in a stage of metamorphosis.
Some of you already know this, but I recently relocated (back) to the DMV area. And by recently, I mean I moved in time for Thanksgiving 2025.
Before that, I spe...
I finished reading With Love From Harlem and now I'm beefing with a historical figure
There’s something deeply unserious about me sitting in my bed, winding down after the work day, reading a historical fiction novel and somehow ending up ready to fight Adam Clayton Powell Jr. like he can log onto Instagram and see my grieva...
Slow Burn vs Instant Payoff: Two Black enemies-to-lovers books compared
TL;DR: If you love enemies-to-lovers, dystopians or romantasy, both Daggermouth and Our Vicious Oaths deliver the trope, but in very different ways.
Daggermouth leans into deep world building and a slow-burn romance, where the enemies-to-l...
On building a literary infrastructure for US
One thing I’ve been thinking about a lot lately is sustainability.
We talk about supporting Black authors when books drop. There’s always bizz about preorders and press, but I can’t say that I really ever hear about the quiet middle aka th...
AI is ruining the book community
There’s a very specific kind of disappointment that only exists when you love something deeply and start to feel it changing in a way that doesn’t sit right in your spirit. That’s how I’ve been feeling about books lately.
Friend, why am I...
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We’re Ki & Tye. Just two Black girls in the world sharing our experiences with you in an effort to broaden your horizons. We hope to become your favorite cousins.
Just another millennial trying to figure out life and survive. Co-author of The Group Chat, your one stop shop to Black owned businesses.
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