Recent content from Angela Ajayi
Review: Writing titan John Edgar Wideman traces the 'Slaveroad' that leads all the way up to today
Nonfiction: In a genre-defying book, a seasoned writer returns to familiar ground and digs deeply into self-understanding.
Novelist wonders whether you can have a happy relationship when your parents' was awful
FICTION: In "My Parents' Marriage," a young Ghanaian woman struggles to break free from dysfunctional family ties.
Forget Huck Finn. Novel 'James' tells us what Jim thought on the Mississippi
FICTION: Revisiting a controversial classic, Percival Everett aims to right some egregious wrongs of slavery, one word at a time.
Novel 'Wandering Stars' is a fiery followup to Pulitzer finalist 'There There'
FICTION: Tommy Orange maps the historical trauma and addiction an Indigenous family grapples with.
Review: 'Shelter,' by Lawrence Jackson
NONFICTION: Lawrence Jackson's "Shelter" is a meandering yet compelling narrative.
Review: 'Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions,' by Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi
FICTION: A Nigerian writer spotlights transatlantic immigrant themes in these linked short stories.
Review: 'Harry Sylvester Bird,' by Chinelo Okparanta
FICTION: A white American teenager who wishes to identify as a Black African navigates the complexities of his racial identity.
Review: 'Shelter,' by Lawrence Jackson
NONFICTION: A Johns Hopkins professor explores the distinct trials and triumphs of Black homeownership in Baltimore.
Bookmark: The Kyiv of my youth
A writer who spent summers in Ukraine dreams of bringing her own daughter there after the war.
Review: 'Yinka, Where is Your Huzband?' by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn
What does it take for one British-Nigerian woman to find a date to her cousin's wedding? A lot, apparently.
50+ essential books for your winter reading and holiday shopping lists
Page-turners that will make you laugh, cry, reflect and escape when the weather outside is frightening.
Review: 'Northern Light,' by Kazim Ali
NONFICTION: In search of belonging, a writer probes the past and present among the Pimicikamak in the Canadian North.
Review: 'How Beautiful We Were,' by Imbolo Mbue
FICTION: Facing devastation a small African village seeks revenge and retribution.
