I rarely find things I’d re-read at this stage in my life, with so many lifelong faves. But I’d read all my “3 favorite reads in 2023” again and you should for the first time if you haven’t already. Thanks Shepherd.com for letting me share why these women’s books are so special!
Read in full here: https://shepherd.com/bboy/2023/f/kalisha-buckhanon.
THE SAME COUNTRY by Carole Burns
“Carole Burns makes you feel as if these people from an American cross-section really know each other. Or maybe I, being from a similar American cross-section, just knew them well. I loved this novel.”
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT KITTY KARR? by Crystal Smith Paul
“Crystal Smith Paul transports us quickly and easily across several worlds in challenging times for women and Black people in America, breaking their shallow surfaces down to deeper implications. Its ending is one of the more unforeseen I’ve read in years.”
REFUSE TO DISAPPEAR by Tara Betts
“Tara Betts never lets go of a palpable thoughtfulness, so we remain unmistaken on what is depicted and meant. Refuse to Disappear is a flourishing but careful collection, one of the poet’s best.”
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