Zakiya Harris

Zakiya Harris is a writer and part-time creative writing instructor who holds an MFA from The New School. She lives in Brooklyn, where she spends an inordinate amount of time falling down random Spotify rabbit holes (usually while working on her first novel, but not always). You can find her on Twitter at @zakiya_harris.

Features & Reviews, Reviews

Zakiya Harris

Oct 9, 2019

The Precipice of Possibility: Leslie Jamison’s Make It Scream, Make It Burn

This thrill that comes with being on the precipice of possibility runs rampant throughout Make It Scream, Make It Burn.
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Zakiya Harris

Jan 16, 2019

Not a Blueprint: Casey Gerald’s There Will Be No Miracles Here

[T]his book is Gerald’s attempt to construct his own narrative as best as he can, and it’s successful.
Features & Reviews, Music, Reviews

Zakiya Harris

Oct 17, 2018

Twenty Years of Miseducation: Joan Morgan’s She Begat This

Morgan has a lot of gaps to fill—and a lot of traps to potentially fall into.
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Zakiya Harris

Jan 31, 2018

Everyfolks: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

At the end of the day, Celestial, Roy, and Andre are three flawed human beings trying to navigate their way through life and love and everything in between, just like many of us.
Features & Reviews, Reviews

Zakiya Harris

Sep 5, 2017

Gentrification Looks Like Us: Making Rent in Bed-Stuy by Brandon Harris

Harris thoughtfully examines what happens when privilege and lack of privilege are forced to coexist in the same neighborhood—and, occasionally, in the same apartment.
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Zakiya Harris

Feb 20, 2017

Burn My Shadow: A Selective Memory of an X-Rated Life by Tyler Knight

Zakiya Harris reviews Burn My Shadow by Tyler Knight today in Rumpus Books.
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Zakiya Harris

Oct 25, 2016

We Gon’ Be Alright by Jeff Chang

Zakiya Harris reviews We Gon’ Be Alright by Jeff Chang today in Rumpus Books.
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Zakiya Harris

Apr 25, 2016

Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings by Stephen O’Connor

Zakiya Harris reviews Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings today in Rumpus Books.
Features & Reviews, Reviews

Zakiya Harris

Jan 14, 2016

Ugliness: A Cultural History by Gretchen E. Henderson

Zakiya Harris reviews Ugliness: A Cultural History by Gretchen E. Henderson today in Rumpus Books.
Features & Reviews, Reviews

Zakiya Harris

Oct 29, 2015

My Unsentimental Education by Debra Monroe

Zakiya Harris reviews My Unsentimental Education by Debra Munroe today in Rumpus Books.
Features & Reviews, Reviews

Zakiya Harris

Jul 27, 2015

The Shore by Sara Taylor

Zakiya Harris reviews The Shore by Sara Taylor today in Rumpus Books.

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