Sex, Shame, and Religion in Deesha Philyaw’s “The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman”

By: Jules Fitz Gerald
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A review of Deesha Philyaw’s new novel, “The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman.”

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Tupac Shakur, By Those Who Knew Him

By: Carrie Teresa Sage
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A review of Jeff Pearlman’s “Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur.”

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Home, Lives and Family Bonds Tested by Secrets, Choice and Chance in “Banyan Moon”

By: Jessi Rae Morton
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Author Thao Thai weaves together the stories of three generations of Vietnamese-American women into this “perfect” summer read with elements of magical realism and Southern Goth.

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