Tag: Let Us Descend

I received a gifted copy from Scribner Books of THE FIRE THIS TIME: A NEW GENERATION TALKS ABOUT RACE edited by Jesmyn Ward! Rating: 5 / 5 THE FIRE THIS TIME is an essay collection, along with some poems, centering on very important discussions around race. Jesmyn Ward uses James Baldwin's discussion on the topic… Continue reading THE FIRE THIS TIME edited by Jesmyn Ward

I received a gifted copy of PINK SLIME by Fernanda Trías (translated by Heather Cleary) from Scribner Books! Rating: 4 / 5 PINK SLIME is a novella set in a not too distant future. The narrator's home city has been struck by disaster when an algae bloom decimates the ocean and poisons the winds that… Continue reading PINK SLIME by Fernanda Trías

I received a gifted copy of LET US DESCEND by Jesmyn Ward from Scribner Books! Publication Date: 10/24/2023 Rating: 5 / 5 LET US DESCEND follows Annis, a young woman born to a woman and her white enslaver. Annis is raised to be help in the home, watching on as her white half-sisters live a… Continue reading LET US DESCEND by Jesmyn Ward