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Black Lit.

Ki & Tye, Tye

Welcome to the book-ish corner of the living room where we chat about lit(erary) things.

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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...

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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.

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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...

3 months ago
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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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I tried reading Romance for a week, here's what actually happened

I am not a romance reader.

This is important context.

I am usually standing ten toes down in literary fiction, speculative mess, a little historical trauma/drama for a little razzle & dazzle. Romance, historically, has lived in the “I res...

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    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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