Prepping for this interview with Be Steadwell got us thinking about Black sisterhood—that powerful, evocative, edgy, and exclusive club of women friends who see in each other the nerve and determination to overcome a world set on... Read More

The Tiny Things Are Heavier / Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo / Bloomsbury Publishing / Hardcover $28.99 (288pp) / 978-1-63973-410-8 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop) / An immigrant contends with alienation and love in Esther Ifesinachi... Read More

“In my culture, circles are very important, as well as the spiral. It represents connectedness, and I was always taught that we are connected to everything around us, and everything that came before us, and everything that will... Read More

Chocolate Chip City / Be Steadwell / Bywater Books / Softcover $22.95 (370pp) / 978-1-61294-315-2 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop) / Be Steadwell’s novel Chocolate Chip City is about gentrification and protest. It is also a hymn... Read More

“Light in excess is a toxin that disappears when you turn it off, easy as that.’’ —Craig Childs You are a modern human living a life far different from your ancestors, and that’s cool if you break your neck and need a skilled... Read More

Amaranthine Chevrolet / Dennis E. Bolen / Rare Machines / Softcover $19.99 (256pp) / 978-1-4597-5477-5 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop) / Dennis E. Bolen’s insightful, beautiful coming-of-age novel Amaranthine Chevrolet is a... Read More

Foreword Reviews Announces Winners of the 2024 INDIES Book of the Year Awards / TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan: June 05, 2025—Foreword Reviews announces the winners of its INDIES Book of the Year Awards today. These awards celebrate the... Read More

Family and Other Calamities / Leslie Gray Streeter / Lake Union Publishing / Softcover $16.99 (255pp) / 978-1-66252-762-3 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop) / Family, loyalty, and forgiveness are at the center of Leslie Gray... Read More