Forget dinner for two: You’ve got a hot date with a novel.
We’re only a few months into 2022, but it’s already been a long year—and if you’re reading this, you probably deserve a break. Maybe a vacation isn’t on the table just yet, but there’s nothing like a steamy read to give your brain a little R&R. If you have a few minutes to get swept away, consider these recent and upcoming romance-themed reads for a hot date—with yourself.Whatever the occasion, “certified hot mess” Eve Brown always finds a way to mess things up.
For as long as mass media has existed, romance has been a storytelling staple—but the vast majority of love stories in popular entertainment have been overwhelmingly white. Who better to push back on that paradigm than an all-star roster of Black romance writers, readers, and academics? In this essay collection, contributors such as Jasmine Guillory and Beverly Jenkins reflect on real as well as fictional representations of Black love and the transformative power of a happy ending.
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