Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America
(St. Martin’s)
My first book, co-authored with journalist Ayana Byrd. Hair Story provides a chronological account of Black hair history, politics and culture from the 15th -21st centuries.
Kinky Gazpacho: Life, Love & Spain
(Atria)
Kinky Gazpacho is a travel memoir exploring issues of identity, love and finding oneself in the most unexpected places. Kinky Gazpacho received a starred review in Publisher’s Weekly and made The Washington Posts’s list of Best Books of 2008.
Substitute Me
(Atria)
Substitute Me is a novel about motherhood, race and relationships. The story is told from alternating perspectives of Kate, a new mom going back to work, and Zora, the woman she hires to be her nanny. A real page turner, Substitute Me is a bookclub favorite.
Same Family, Different Colors: Confronting Colorism in America's Diverse Families (Beacon)
With Same Family, Different Colors, I set out to answer one simple question: How do variations in skin tone affect family dynamics? This book is a deep dive into colorism and how it manifests in African American, Latino, Asian American and Mixed Race families and community. In their review, The New York Times called the book, “thoughtful, honest, historically textured and valuable…”