“I’m Dark Brown, Dark skin, Light skin, Beige, Fluorescent Beige B****, I’m black!” – TS Madison

Black Authors find themselves in a creative space that will suck you in and paint a picture so vivid of what Black Love looks and feels like. Taking the reader on a journey of black culture, family ties, childhood friends you consider cousins, as well as the hard times in the black community.

As a black reader, being able to relate to what I am reading is important. Although the literary world is an escape, it also holds a level of relatability that we don’t find in other spaces very often or at all.

Black love is an umbrella! A wide coverage of different genres and sub-genres to showcase Black Love in its many forms.

Reading Paranormal romance by a black author? You’re now that 200-year-old Vampire who rules a covenant, and your mate has appeared out of thin air. Literally. Perhaps, Contemporary Romance? On that vineyard passed down for generations, the new guy you’ve been hearing about just moved to town. He wants to partner with your vineyard for the farm-to-table restaurant he is opening soon. Urban fiction feels like your life story. Are you the rider or the shooter? Passenger princess? Yes, please!

Your black love story is in between the pages, written by black authors who look like you, walk and talk like you. The ability to transport their readers to a fictional town where everything begins to feel like home. I see myself thriving in Channing city. Huffington street is where you’ll find me. Or visiting New Heights to meet with my friends,

because yes, Christina C. Jones’ characters are my friends in my head. Or that year we all went on the Luminous Cruise. And I’m almost positive my husband is a firefighter in Brighton Heights. Whether you just got here or you are an OG in the game, Black love is forever. Find the older authors that opened the doors for who we all know and love today. Or discover the latest release by a black author, I promise you will snowball into a new universe.

Black Authors, this is an ode to you, thank you for creating such an amazing space for readers who simply want an escape from a world where we play “get in where you fit in”. You all have created a parallel universe where conversations start friendships, talks about mental health, love you feel in your bones, families made from scratch, and friendships that last a lifetime. A huge thank you for representing all things black!

Welcome to Pour-Over Book Blog, Black Love is an amazing love!