My review of Something Better than Home originally appeared at The BLLC Review. Something Better than Home by Leona Beasley is coming of age story about a young Black lesbian growing up in the post-Civil Rights era South. At first glance this book doesn’t seem like young adult fiction, but it is, and I wish that it… Continue reading Something Better than Home: A Review
Category: Book Reviews
New Review of A Failure to Communicate
Hey y'all! Lambda Literary just reviewed my book and it was such a thoughtful review! I'm so happy that someone took the time to read and write about my little book. Here's the link if you'd like to read it. http://www.lambdaliterary.org/reviews/fiction/07/30/a-failure-to-communicate-by-s-andrea-allen/
Five Black Lesbian Books You Should be Reading for Pride Month — Black Lesbian Literary Collective
My latest over at the BLLC Review! Pride month is nearly over, and there are lists upon lists of books LGBTQ folks should be reading circulating around the internet. Interestingly, most of them don’t have many, if any, Black lesbian books included on them. A wonderful exception is this list by Danika Ellis, head librarian… Continue reading Five Black Lesbian Books You Should be Reading for Pride Month — Black Lesbian Literary Collective
Difficult Women
My latest over at the BLLC Review! I recently read Roxane Gay’s Difficult Women and when I finished, I felt like I needed a surgeon to put my heart back together. This collection of short fiction is powerful, at times hard to read, so much so that I’d advise to you read it a story… Continue reading Difficult Women
Five Classic Black Lesbian Books that You’ve Probably Never Heard of But Need to Read
My latest over at the BLLC Review!
A Failure to Communicate: Stories
Beautiful review of my new book by the amazing Claudia Moss!
The Next Girl and Other Lesbian Tales
My latest over at the BLLC Review!
Lyric and Blake: A brief review
Lyric and Blake by V. Nikki Jones My rating: 4 of 5 stars Lyric and Blake is exactly what you’d think a short novel about pre-teens would be: full of messy, smart-alecky kids trying to figure out who they are and how to get through the next class period. What’s most compelling about Lyric and… Continue reading Lyric and Blake: A brief review
Fistful of Love: A Review
Renee Cronin’s sophomore novel is an arresting account of intimate partner violence in a Black lesbian relationship. It is also a tale of friendship and chosen family. Jeya Wellington is a social worker, tasked with helping her clients overcome the trauma in their lives, but she is hiding a terrible secret: her partner Rayne is… Continue reading Fistful of Love: A Review
