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Three Black women in search of a better life end up in Sweden in this convincing debut from Nigerian writer Åkerström. Linking all three is wealthy, enigmatic CEO Johan “Jonny” von Lundin. Kemi Adeyem

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Two Sundays, two documentaries and two very satisfactory movie experiences. The first was Maiden at The Moviehouse in Millerton, NY. The second Toni Morrison: The Pieces I am at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck. And before say anything about either film I have to comment on the pleasure of film-going at Indy cinemas like these. Two recent movie going experiences at…Continue Reading→

Happy Friday! It’s been, um… forever since I did a monthly #tbr post, but I’m bringing it back today!

I slipped into my first metamorphosis so quietly that no one noticed.

Octavia Estelle Butler was born on 22 June 1947. Her father, a shoeshiner, died when she was very young, and she was raised by her mother, a maid, in..

Octavia Butler's editor looks back at some of the worst — and best — out-of-print covers for the late author's influential books.