There’s a lot of interesting things coming to television this fall, but the thing I was looking forward to the MOST was Queen Sugar, Ava DuVerney’s (the director of Selma) series about a set of siblings played by Rutina Wesley (True Blood, Hannibal), Dawn-Lyen Gardner (A number of character roles in shows like ER, Castle, and Heroes, along with many stage credits), and Kofi Siriboe (Awkward, Straight Outta Compton) coping with their inheritance of 800 acres … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: Queen Sugar →
We have been looking forward to this book since Miss Beverly talked about it on the podcast back in APRIL, and now it’s here and we have it and things are good. First and foremost, this is a book about a period in history not talked about much in Romancelandia, and the whole world Jenkins gives us is drawn in such clear, confident lines. The hero is a hero I’ve never seen before, and the … Continue reading Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins →
I’m going to tell you straight up that this has an happy ending. This is not a given in a love story about two women in 1952, even in such a cosmopolitan locale as New York City, so I’m telling you now: there is a happy ending and neither woman ends up dead. I was worried about that. I know I’m not the only one. This is a beautiful movie about a young woman exploring … Continue reading Movie Review: Carol →
