mama black widow, iceberg slim
everyday people, stewart o’nan
on beauty, zadie smith
you are free, danzy senna
gathering of waters, bernice l. mcfadden
giovanni’s room, james baldwin
the secret history, donna tartt
drinking coffee elsewhere, zz packer
before you suffocate your own fool self, danielle evans
attachment, isabel fonseca
open city, teju cole
the other side of paradise: a memoir, staceyann chin
salvage the bones, jesmyn ward
lush life, richard price
sula, toni morrison
cane, jean toomer
jazz, toni morrison
all aunt hagar’s children/lost in the city, edward p. jones
malcolm x: a life of reinvention, manning marable