Reading Sadeqa Johnson’s redemptive gut punch of a novel, “The House of Eve,” made me recall the dissonance I felt in 2021 when National Book Award winner Ibram X. Kendi declared that the ...

Now, in The House of Eve, Johnson transports readers to 1950s D.C. and Philadelphia in this epic love story that explores themes of race, class, colorism and women’s ambition. Tell us about this ...

While the setup of “The House of Eve” isn’t unique, it’s the fearlessness with which Johnson plunges into the depths of her characters that initially drives her narrative forward.