Candor Continued: First Take

Where I allow someone else to do all the talking....


Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman shows how white supremacists utilize language into a weapon

Is journalism a form of activism? I pump my fist in the air and holler: 'hell yes!', but others see it differently...

There is such a thing as a "literary detective" and now I want to be one when I grow up

I'm so here for Anne With An 'E' setting the stage for a super feminist, queer-friendly season 3 and for drawing on under-discussed history to expand on the world L.M. Montgomery created.

Nicole Chung on how to write a memoir while still grieving the loss of a parent

The Hate U Give's controversy isn't in its subject matter, but a debate over cover art, colorism, and casting in the wake of its film adaptation

Just because we needed a reminder of how much of a fright fest our government is now, how 'bout we scare ourselves with seven books that imagine life without landmark Supreme Court Cases!

Hollywood needs saving, and Wattpad is the unsung hero throwing on a cape

A trio of women are bringing much needed color to the romance industry

Erik Hane on why the more resonant books written in the Trump era won't be about Trump

The hidden oral history of Zora Neale Hurston's "lost novel" Barracoon

Trees, tanks, and tunnels --- the weirdest libraries around the world

Only children (like moi) will get this hilarious table of contents


Let me know what were your favorite reads of the month!