Jina DuVernay is an Atlanta-based freelance writer focusing on Black literature and Black joy. Find her on social @goodbookingout.
                            
                            
                        
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Spine-tingling new reads include a short story anthology from Jordan Peele and frightfully clever works by Tananarive Due, Briana Cole and Vanessa Riley!
        
        
        
            
    , October 27, 2023
                
        
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    Beautiful works with Caribbean roots offer us a literary escape and a window into rich cultures.
        
        
        
            
    , October 20, 2023
                
        
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    At some time, somewhere, it’s likely that a work that touched your life by an author you respect was made off-limits to readers.
        
        
        
            
    , September 29, 2023
                
        
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    Melania Luisa Marte’s viral poem ‘Afro-Latina’ gave us a taste of a rare talent. This new collection is a full meal. Enter for a chance to win a copy.
        
        
        
            
    , September 15, 2023
                
        
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    Does that spellbinding narrator sound familiar? From Viola Davis to Robin Miles to Adjoa Andoh and Oprah Winfrey, these sister storytellers bring best-selling books to life! 
        
        
        
            
    , July 14, 2023
                
        
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    Have a hot girl summer in between the covers … of these books.
        
        
        
            
    , June 28, 2023
                
        
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    Got sweet tea? These reads from Southern authors will enchant you. 
        
        
        
            
    , May 19, 2023
                
        
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    6 candid and moving memoirs by fascinating Black women help us work through our own joys, disappointments and desires.
        
        
        
            
    , March 24, 2023
                
        
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    Whether you are single or boo’ed up, our February lit picks will touch your heart, move your soul and inspire you to ignite the love you deserve.
        
        
        
            
    , February 17, 2023
                
        
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    Skeletons, secret powers, buried traumas, generational curses. What these spellbinding new novels reveal about characters’ ancestors changes their future forever. 
        
        
        
            
    , January 27, 2023
                
        
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