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A blog and newsletter from Ibrah Reads.
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Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe
Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe was a powerful coming-of-age debut that I keep thinking about. It’s set in the southside of Chicago during the late nineties, in the Robert Taylor Homes.
Don't Cry for Me by Daniel Black
Don’t Cry for Me by Daniel Black might be my favorite book of the year. I know we have 5 months left to go, but this story was incredibly special.
Hurricane Summer by Asha Bromfield
Hurricane Summer by Asha Bromfield is a debut contemporary YA novel that held my heart captive while I read it. In it, we meet Tilla and her sister who are traveling from their home in Canada to their dad’s home in Jamaica.
These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant
This novel was not what I expected, in the most wonderful way. These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant is set in the Appalachian woods, a place I spent nearly 4 and a half months hiking through, so it immediately intrigued me when I read the book description.
Yinka, Where is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn
Yinka, Where is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn is a wonderful book that is so much more than a romance story. In it we meet Yinka, a British Nigerian woman with an Oxford education, a good career, a solid friend group, and the constant pressure from her family to get married.
