Two Lit Mamas
Two Lit Mamas
Episode 41: Celebrating Black Authors in Kidlit
In this episode, The Mamas celebrate Black Authors in Middle Grade Lit. (Really it’s more like worshipping, bordering on stalking, you know how they can get, but anyway…) The Mamas showcase some of their favorite writers across diverse genres including, fantasy, historical fiction, realistic fiction, poetry, and horror (oh, my!). Get ready to grow your TBR piles!
Book Chat:
The Girl in the Lake by India Hill Brown
Some Places More Than Others by Renee Watson
Pick 6: More Fantastic Books
1. Paradise on Fire by Jewell Parker Rhodes
2. Amari & the Great Game by BB Alston
(Amari and the Night Brothers reviewed here)
3. The Hill We Climb, Change Sings & Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman
4. Take Back the Block by Chrystal D. Giles
5. Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi