Renée is an essayist, novelist, and travel writer who calls both Michigan and Paris, France home.
Renée’s debut novel “UNWANTED SIGNIFICANCE” is a tale of interracial love, dysfunctional families and secrets. Scheduled for general release on August 13, 2026, it is CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER from the wonderful independent bookstore chain Schuler Books, my publisher Black Rose Writing, as well as Amazon, Barnes & Noble— and many of the places where you love to get your books.
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.