Homebodies

(Paperback)

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THIS BOOK IS SO FUN AND HOT AND EXCEPTIONALLY WRITTEN!!
Reader review,

I melted into this book and loved every minute of it if you're looking for a contemporary story of a queer black girl finding herself, you'll love this Reader review,
Tembes characters are captivating. Her writing is sexy, honest, and powerful. I laughed, I cried, I NEED more Reader review,

It's really powerful to show a raw, relatable character trying to decide if the career she's worked toward for her entire life is worth the pain it causes her Reader review,

Mickey and her friends drew me in right away and it was so easy to see myself in her Reader review,

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Shes stayed quiet for too long.
Now its time to speak her truth.

Until twenty-four hours ago, Mickey Hayward was living the life shed always dreamed of:

- Working as a full-time writer for a trendy media company (tick)
- In a committed, loving relationship (tick)

Now shes fired, tossed aside for a younger, more agreeable Black writer. Sick of being overlooked, she responds with an online letter detailing the racism shes faced within the industry. And when a media scandal turns Mickeys post into a viral sensation, suddenly everyone wants to hear what she has to say.

Thats what Mickey has always wanted isnt it

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Tropes:

Coming of age
Old flame
Love triangle
City girl/small hometown

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Praise for Homebodies

Sharp and heartfelt and keenly observed I devoured this book Katie Cotugno, New York Times Bestselling author of Birds of California

I saw so much of myself in her utterly delicious and sometimes aching story Honore Fanonne Jeffers, author of the New York Times bestselling The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois

Denton-Hurst dazzles with her stirring indictment of racism in media and its insidious effects on Mickey. . . Emotionally and politically resonant, this is not to be missed.Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

Tembe Denton-Hurst (known on the internets as @tembae) is a book-obsessed beauty and culture writer and author. She currently works as a staff writer at New York Magazine's The Strategist where she covers beauty, lifestyle, and books. When she's not writing, Tembe can be found on her couch in Queens where she lives with her partner and their two cats Stella and Dakota. Homebodies is her debut novel.