Published in Ballasts for the Mind·6 days agoFavorite Books from November & December 2022Reviews of Take My Hand, The Count of Monte Cristo, and Black Roses: Odes Celebrating Powerful Black Women Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez Take My Hand is one of those books you will not be able to put down. It’s cinematic and should definitely be adapted into a film…Book Review2 min readBook Review2 min read
Published in Ballasts for the Mind·Nov 10, 2022Favorite Books from October 2022Reviews of Soul Culture and Isn’t Her Grace Amazing! Soul Culture: Black Poets, Books, and Questions That Grew Me Up by Remica Bingham-Risher In Soul Culture, Remica Bingham-Risher has written a beautiful book about the Black community, mentorship, growth, and revision. The book is a collection of essays that are…Books3 min readBooks3 min read
Published in Ballasts for the Mind·Oct 14, 2022Favorite Books from September 2022Reviews of Handkerchief, The Street, and A Man of Iron Handkerchief by Gracia Rich Jordan Chandler is cold-blooded, she is not someone you want to mess with at all. She is a killer and a wealthy one at that. If you don’t get in her way then you won’t have…Books3 min readBooks3 min read
Published in Ballasts for the Mind·Oct 7, 2022The 100 Best Books by Black AuthorsIntroducing the Black Book Canon from the Black Readers Conference “Black people have always read. They were waiting for something to read that they might be able to identify with, that’s all.” -Terry McMillan, “Inside the Push to Diversify the Book Business” by Marcela Valdes What are the best books…Books47 min readBooks47 min read
Published in Ballasts for the Mind·Sep 1, 2022Favorite Books from August 2022Reviews of Mule Bone, Marriage Be Hard, and South to America Mule Bone by Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes “Dis ain’t no trial. Dis is a mess!” -Methodist Sister Mule Bone is a comedy and a tragedy all in one book. It is divided in three parts: 1. “The…Book Review5 min readBook Review5 min read
Published in Ballasts for the Mind·Aug 3, 2022Favorite Books from July 2022Reviews of Native Son and Dust Tracks on a Road Native Son by Richard Wright I first read Native Son over a decade ago when I took a Black Literature class in undergrad. I remember enjoying it but I did not remember the plot. Reading it for a second time…Books3 min readBooks3 min read
Published in Ballasts for the Mind·Jul 21, 2022Favorite Books from June 2022Reviews of George Henry White and By Executive Order. I ended June 2022 by reading two great books. Check out my reviews of each below. This article contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Ballasts for the Mind may earn an affiliate commission. George Henry White: An Even…Nonfiction4 min readNonfiction4 min read
Published in Ballasts for the Mind·Jun 13, 2022Favorite Books from May 2022Reviews of Southern Horrors, A Red Record, Undelivered, and Seen Heard & Paid. I ended May 2022 by reading four great books. Check out my reviews of each below. This article contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Ballasts for the Mind may earn an affiliate commission. Southern…Nonfiction4 min readNonfiction4 min read
Published in Ballasts for the Mind·May 18, 2022Favorite Books from April 2022Reviews of The Office of Historical Corrections, Reading While Black, The Trees, Yellow Wife, and Black Faces, White Spaces. I ended April 2022 by reading five great books. Check out my reviews of each below. This article contains affiliate links. …Book Review5 min readBook Review5 min read
Published in Ballasts for the Mind·Apr 3, 2022Favorite Books from March 2022Reviews of Their Eyes Were Watching God and You Don’t Know Us Negroes by Zora Neale Hurston I ended March 2022 by reading two great books. Check out my reviews of each below. This article contains affiliate links. …Zora Neale Hurston3 min readZora Neale Hurston3 min read
