Tag: historical queer literature

• REVIEW: The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.

  

  The Official Description: A singular and stunning debut novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence. Isaiah was Samuel’s and Samuel was Isaiah’s. That was the way it was since the beginning, and the…

  charkinzie

  20 Dec 2020

  5 stars, Books, historical, lgbtqia content, own voices author, self-discovery

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