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Reader review,âI melted into this book and loved every minute of it â if you're looking for a contemporary story of a queer black girl finding herself, you'll love thisâ âââââ
Reader review,âHomebodies is so many different things. Political and social commentary, romance, drama, journey to self-discoveryâ itâs the story of a young queer Black woman caught up in the whirlwind of everything life can throw at youâ âââââ
Reader reviewâQuiet, complex, vulnerable ⌠it's really powerful to show a raw, relatable character trying to decide if the career she's worked toward for her entire life is worth the pain it causes herâ , âââââ
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Until twenty-four hours ago, Mickey Hayward was living the life sheâd always dreamed of. She was working for a popular media company, and she was in a committed loving relationship.
Now sheâs fired, tossed aside for a younger, more âagreeableâ Black writer. Sick of being overlooked, she responds with an online letter detailing the racism sheâs faced within the industry. And when a media scandal turns Mickeyâs post into a viral sensation, suddenly everyone wants to hear what she has to say.
Thatâs what Mickey has always wanted â isnât it?
Donât miss this incredibly witty, intimate, and moving debut. Perfect if you love:
â¤ď¸Coming of age
â¤ď¸Old flame
â¤ď¸Love triangle
ďťżâ¤ď¸City girl/small hometown
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Praise for Tembe Denton-Hurst
HonorĂŠe Fanonne Jeffers, author of the bestsellingNew York TimesThe Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBoisâI saw so much of myself in her utterly delicious and sometimes aching storyâ
Bryan Washington, award-winning author of andMemorialLot'Denton-Hurst has written a warm, brilliant novel thatâs stunning and poignant; is wonderfully witty and full of empathy and entirely originalâHomebodies
Vogue'A gorgeous and compulsively readable coming-of-age story about a young, Black, queer writer trying to figure out her purpose and her identityâ
âTHIS BOOK IS SO FUN AND HOT AND EXCEPTIONALLY WRITTEN!!â Sheâs stayed quiet for too long. Now itâs time to speak her truth.