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Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Spotlight and Giveaway: Honey Girl

Today we are celebrating the publication of Honey Girl, Morgan Rogers' debut novel. Thanks to Park Row, we have TWO copies to give away!

Debut author Morgan Rogers had a problem. As a queer, millennial woman of color, she noticed that there were few stories that featured people like her, and many of those stories, instead of reflecting the experiences she and her friends were going through, were instead steeped in tragedy.

Where were the stories of young women of color trying to find themselves after graduation while bristling against society’s demand for Black excellence? Where were the books about lesbians having meet-cutes and falling in love through a series of wacky mishaps, and finding safety in each other’s arms? Where were coming of age novels on millennials getting a reality check as they try (and fail) to move smoothly into adulthood and face making choices that are best for them as people, but maybe not for their futures? Enter Rogers’ stunning #ownvoices debut....

HONEY GIRL (Park Row Books) is a charming, lyrical, and introspective romantic comedy about Grace Porter – millennial, Black woman, astronomy PhD – who wakes up after a wild night in Vegas married to a woman she doesn’t know. Strait-laced and structured all her life, Porter now faces life without a plan for the first time ever.
 
Between her disappointed military father, the competitive job market, and a consuming sense of aimlessness, finding and falling in love with her wife across the country seems to be the only right answer. But Porter’s problems are just as big in Brooklyn as they are anywhere else, and she realizes she’s going to have to face adulthood whether she’s ready or not.

Morgan Rogers is a queer black millennial. She writes books for queer girls that are looking for their place in the world. She lives in Maryland with her five dogs. 

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9 comments:

  1. NinaFebruary 23, 2021 at 5:55 PM

    I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro three years ago!

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  2. susieqlawFebruary 23, 2021 at 5:58 PM

    I decided the day of my friend’s wedding to drive seven hours there. I made it but got terribly lost. It was out in the middle of a field in the countryside!

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  3. KatherineFebruary 23, 2021 at 6:02 PM

    We went over to help my brother and sister-in-law with my brand new nephew (he's amazing!) so they could take a nap and relax. It was -30 real temp and when we tried to leave the car wouldn't start. So my brother had to go out to drive us home, then to take the car in to the shop.

    Honey Girl sounds excellent!

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  4. Mary PrestonFebruary 23, 2021 at 6:18 PM

    Too many to name. Happy if things go right.

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  5. bn100February 24, 2021 at 1:13 AM

    travel alone

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  6. TracyFebruary 24, 2021 at 8:15 AM

    The last time I did something outrageous? Probably when I was a teenager! I remember the first (and only time) I cut class and left the grounds. The police picked us up! I had Saturday detention for a month and was just a *little* grounded!

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  7. travelerFebruary 25, 2021 at 10:34 AM

    Outrageous now was considered normal in the 1950's. Walking to your friends house, walking alone to and from school, taking a bus alone.

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  8. Nancy PFebruary 25, 2021 at 5:04 PM

    My marriage didn't go according to plan at all. ;)

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  9. CherisseFebruary 26, 2021 at 8:36 AM

    I went skydiving; it’s terrifying but so much fun too!

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