Insecure took over our Sunday nights and our Twitter feeds. The show followed Issa, her best friend Molly, and her on-again-off-again boyfriend, Lawrence, as they navigated their careers, friendships, and love lives.
Viewers fell in love with the smart dialogue, killer soundtrack, and realistic portrayal of young, Black millennials. Since the show ended this past December, we’ve rounded up 15 new and soon-to-be-released novels to fill that Insecure-shaped void in your life.by Jendella BensonWhen Glory’s father dies, she returns home to London from sunny Los Angeles.
Based on her Instagram feed, her family thinks her life is full of palm trees and pretty photo shoots, but in reality, she’s miserable.
Glory’s family doesn’t seem to be doing much better either. Her brother is in prison (and ignoring her phone calls), her sister is working hard to keep up the veneer of the perfect housewife, and her mother’s mental health is becoming more unstable.