When you're looking to get lost in a book, sometimes you need your reading material to match your mood. With Marie Claire's series "Buy the Book," we do the heavy lifting for you. We're offering curated, highly specific recommendations for whatever you're looking for—whether you're in your feels or hooked on a subgenre trending on #BookTok.
In this author-curated rendition, Mara Brock Akil—showrunner behind hits like Girlfriends, Being Mary Jane, and Forever—shares the books that inspired her first novel, The Revelation of Dionne Daphne.
