balletbookworm 's review for:

Black Love Matters: Real Talk on Romance, Being Seen, and Happily Ever Afters by Jessica P. Pryde

5.0

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A fantastic essay collection about Black romance, written by authors and readers and edited by Jess Pryde (who you might know from the When in Romance podcast, and she also has her own piece in the book). While not an exhaustive exploration of Black romance in all it's forms, the collection has a good range. You start with an essay from the legendary Ms. Beverly Jenkins, then one from podcaster Allie Parker, there's one that's more scholarly from Julie Moody-Freeman, one that's a sweet memoir from Jasmine Guillory, hen the Black Latinx experience growing up in the Dominican Republic with Adriana Herrera, then Kosoko Jackson (really looking forward to his Berkley debut in February!), and on and on.

A book that should be on the TBR for all romance readers in 2022!