QUEEN OF URBAN PROPHECY out now! Aya’s first serialized novel THE MYSTERY WOMAN IN RM 3 out on Orion Magazine!
Queen of Urban Prophecy OUT NOW from Kensington Books! Also out in audio from Recorded Books. A young starlet rapper faces unexpected public scrutiny when she releases a song about … Continue reading
Aya’s Justice Hustlers series: UPTOWN THIEF, THE BOSS, THE ACCIDENTAL MISTRESS & SIDE CHICK NATION
Justice Hustlers reaches for a new language of urban women’s insurrection, at the intersection of wealth redistribution, sexual labor, and healthcare, all wrapped in brown romance.
Reconciling Rage and Compassion: the Unfolding #MeToo Moment for Junot Diaz
It’s time to tell the whole truth about Junot Diaz. Last month, he came out with a powerful piece in the New Yorker about having been raped as a boy. … Continue reading
Free online Black Lit Climate conference streaming April 5th
Black Literature vs. The Climate Emergency celebrates the power of Afro-Diasporic fiction, non-fiction and poetry at the forefront of addressing the climate emergency by featuring contemporary Black authors from the US, … Continue reading