Morgan Jerkins is a fiction writer, essayist, occasional screenwriter, and a fanatic tea drinker. Follow her on Twitter: @MorganTheScribe.
While we at the Riot take some time off to rest and catch up on our reading, we’re re-running some of ...
The post you’re reading is part of Book Riot’s observance of #BlackOutDay. We are turning our attention fully to issues ...
“You can’t go away when you’re under arrest.” “And why am I under arrest?” he then asked. “That’s something we’re ...
If you’re interested in the plight of being a modern-day African-American author, please read Erasure by Percival Everett. I think that ...
Over the summer, I picked up a teaching job in Brooklyn where I instructed children ages 7-15 on reading comprehension, ...
Almost a month ago, I moved to New York City. I told my family and friends that I was moving ...
The other day, I was randomly searching literary anniversaries and I realized that this year marks the 100th year anniversary ...
This post is part of our Harper Lee Reading Day: a celebration of one of the most surprising literary events of ...
While we at the Riot are taking this lovely summer week off to rest (translation: read by the pool/ocean/on our ...
Last night, the ceiling about me ached with dance. Music dripped down the walls like rain in an old house. ...