Which is a very inconvenient thing to realize when I’m about to finish writing a book of criticism pitched, so far, to academic readers.

In a 3hr conversation about an area of my expertise, where author engaged generously and candidly with readers, I learned an unfathomable amount about the approaches to fiction by ordinary WoC across the African diaspora and it made me want to write more criticism about fiction for them.

The influencer is Cindy Allman (@bookotcinz in all the places) and if you’re interested in how Caribbean lit circulates in the world today, who’s reading it, and how they think about it you should follow her and attend her book club at least once.

Remember when the show-runner tweeted at us about this episode? Good times! I so appreciate you bringing these things in for students to chew on ❤️.