Renée is an essayist, novelist, and travel writer who calls both Michigan and Paris, France home.
“...a deeply moving love story, eminently readable, written with grace and honesty. A story about love: its fugitive nature and how patience and dignity can be manifestations of love.”
– Jack Livings, author of The Blizzard Party
Renée’s debut novel “UNWANTED SIGNIFICANCE” is a tale of interracial love, dysfunctional families and secrets. Scheduled for release on August 13, 2026, it is CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER from Schuler Books, Black Rose Writing, Barnes & Noble, Amazon—and many of your favorite bookstores.
Renée’s Writing
A Redbone’s Reality
Renée’s essay “A Redbone’s Reality,” about being a light-skinned black woman in America, won the Los Angeles Review’s Creative Non-Fiction Literary award. Read it here.
Twelve Strips of Bacon
Her story of bacon as a metaphor for unconditional love, “Twelve Strips of Bacon,” was published in the Burningword Literary Journal. Read it here.
Red Light/Black Zone
Published in TulipTree Review’s Stories That Need to Be Told anthology in 2021, “Red Light/Black Zone” highlights how surprising it can be when the racial component of our appearance brings unexpected reactions. Read it here.