Mocha GirlMar 28, 20211 minThe Ones Who Don't Say They Love You: StoriesMaurice Carlos Ruffins’s short story collection is rooted in and about New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. These are desperate...
Mocha GirlMar 28, 20211 minThe Sweetness of WaterThe Sweetness of Water is set in the antebellum South shortly after Lee’s surrender. The residents of Old Ox are grappling with...
Mocha GirlMar 28, 20211 minThe Final Revival of Opal & NevArt Imitates Life. The Final Revival of Opal & Nev is wrapped around a fictional 1970’s musical duo: Nev, a white British songwriter,...
Mocha GirlMar 28, 20212 minThe Arsonists's CityI closed the book and wanted to rest overnight with my thoughts before reviewing. At a point when I was struggling with its pacing,...
Mocha GirlMar 28, 20212 minWhite MagicOn the surface, White Magic is seemingly a cathartic collection of essays that reflect Elissa Washuta’s highly introspective, extremely...
Mocha GirlMar 28, 20212 minEveryone Knows Your Mother Is a WitchKatharina Kepler is a spunky, down-to-earth, no-nonsense widowed grandmother who who has raised successful children while managing her...