kjoannerixonMay 17, 20202 minFelix Ever AfterIt's probably a little weird to compare this book to Game of Thrones, but I'm going to because I think they're similar in key ways. Game...
kjoannerixonMay 15, 20203 minHow We Get Free"If Black women were free, it would mean that everyone else would have to be free since our freedom would necessitate the destruction of...
kjoannerixonMay 9, 20202 minA Taste of HoneyI sat down to read A TASTE OF HONEY this afternoon because it's quarantine, I haven't read an actual book in like a month, and this...
kjoannerixonFeb 25, 20202 minAmerican Sonnets For My Past and Future AssassinThe premise of American Sonnets For My Past and Future Assassin is interesting: a book of sonnets, all with the same title, or perhaps a...
kjoannerixonFeb 25, 20202 minSister Rosetta Tharpe and Memphis Minnie Sing the Stumps Down Good"Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Memphis Minnie Sing the Stumps Down Good" by LaShawn M. Wanak is extremely relevant to my interests in every...
kjoannerixonFeb 4, 20203 minFire On the MountainIn times of trouble and austerity we often become cautious about hoping for too much. It's easy to forget that audacious dreams are...
kjoannerixonFeb 2, 20201 minSmall BeautyI picked SMALL BEAUTY off a list of recent trans/queer books and recruited a handful of friends to read it with me as a kind of... let's...