Black Love Matters
Real Talk on Romance, Being Seen, and Happily Ever Afters
$36.65
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
22 February 2022
Summary
An incisive, intersectional essay anthology that celebrates and examines romance and romantic media through the lens of Black readers, writers, and cultural commentators, edited by Jessica Pryde.
Romantic love has been one of the most essential elements of storytelling for centuries. But for Black people in the United States and across the diaspora, it hasn’t often been easy to find Black romance joyfully showcased in entertainment media. In this collection, revered authors and sparkl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593335772 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0593335775 |
| Author: | Jessica P. Pryde |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 22 February 2022 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm |
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“The collection’s strength is in its thoughtfulness and wealth of perspectives. The result is as unique as it is heartfelt.”– Publishers Weekly
“The collection’s strength is in its thoughtfulness and wealth of perspectives. The result is as unique as it is heartfelt.“—Publishers Weekly“Black people falling in love and getting their happily ever after is just one reason why Black Love Matters is a necessary read…Black romance is hope, but it’s also so much more. It’s a promise and a means of liberation for a people who were never meant to survive. In a world full of intense hatred, Black Love Matters is one form of resistance we all need.“—USA Today
About The Author
Jessica P. Pryde
Jessica Pryde is a Contributing Editor for Book Riot, where she is the co-host of the When In Romance podcast and writes about bookish things of all kinds. Having earned an AB in the Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities at Washington University in St. Louis and her MLIS at San Jose State University, she is now a librarian for a public library system in Southern Arizona, where she lives with her husband and an ever-growing collection of Funko!Pops. Black Love Matters is her first book.
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