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My Sister, the Serial Killer book cover (a Nigerian woman wearing a head scarf and sunglasses. In the reflection of the sunglasses is a hand wielding a knife.)

My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

This book is Oyinkan Braithwaite’s debut novel. It is set in Nigeria. It starts when Korede gets a call in the middle of the night from her younger sister, Ayoola. But when she gets that call, she immediately knows what is expected of her. Korede needs to bring bleach, rubber gloves, a strong stomach and all the muscle she can muster up. Korede is used to her sister’s antics and has helped her more than once with her crimes. Korede has a mind to turn her sister in to the authorities but does not because she’s been taught that “family comes first” no matter WHAT!

Yellow Wife book cover (a black woman, pictured from the neck down, showcasing her yellow dress, in front of an antique sewing machine)

Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson

Pheby Delores Brown lives in the year 1850. She was born on a plantation in Virginia, the daughter of the plantation owner Jacob Bell and Ruth (who was a slave there). She was given opportunities that most African American slaves did not receive because it was against the law.