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Christine Pride

Christine Pride is a writer, editor, and longtime publishing veteran who lives in Harlem, New York. She has held editorial posts at trade imprints including Doubleday, Broadway, Crown, Hyperion, and Simon & Schuster. She is the co-author, with Jo Piazza, of the novels We Are Not Like Them and You Were Always Mine.
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We Are Not Like Them

4.4/5

reader rating · 7,422 ratings

Christine Pride and Jo Piazza's debut novel follows lifelong best friends Riley, a Black broadcast journalist, and Jen, a white woman whose husband is involved in the police shooting of a Black teen in Philadelphia. Alternating between their voices, it is earnest, accessible book-club fiction built for hard conversations.

Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

Ask LuvemBooks about Christine Pride

Christine Pride is a Harlem-based writer and veteran trade editor whose posts included Doubleday, Broadway, Crown, Hyperion, and Simon & Schuster, and who co-writes fiction with Jo Piazza. We have reviewed 1 of their books, We Are Not Like Them, an earnest, accessible piece of book-club fiction that alternates between lifelong friends Riley, a Black broadcast journalist, and Jen, a white woman whose husband is involved in the police shooting of a Black teen in Philadelphia. That debut carries a 4.4/5 reader rating from 7,422 Amazon ratings, and its reviewed premise is built specifically around a hard conversation across race and loyalty.
Where should I start?
Start with We Are Not Like Them, because it is the only Christine Pride book we have reviewed. Its alternating structure—Riley, a Black broadcast journalist, and Jen, a white woman whose husband is involved in the police shooting of a Black teen—gives a clear sample of the book's direct, discussion-oriented approach. It has a 4.4/5 reader rating from 7,422 Amazon ratings.
What's their writing style?
In the book we've reviewed, Christine Pride and Jo Piazza use alternating voices to keep two perspectives in direct tension: Riley, a Black broadcast journalist, and Jen, a white woman connected through her husband to the police shooting of a Black teen. The tone is earnest and accessible rather than ornate, aiming for clarity and conversation. The concrete technique is dual narration around one inciting event.
Books we've reviewed
We have reviewed 1 Christine Pride book. We Are Not Like Them: A Novel by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza is listed as Women's Fiction and holds a 4.4/5 reader rating from 7,422 Amazon ratings; our take: earnest, accessible book-club fiction built around a Philadelphia police shooting and a strained interracial friendship.
What genre do they write?
The reviewed Christine Pride title is listed as Women's Fiction. We do not have broader genre data for the author beyond that reviewed listing, so we would not label their whole body of work from one book. The reviewed novel's premise is contemporary and issue-driven.
Is We Are Not Like Them part of a series?
We have no reviewed evidence that We Are Not Like Them is part of a series. LuvemBooks has reviewed it as a single co-authored novel by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza. We can only speak to the 1 book reviewed here.
What should I read after We Are Not Like Them?
Within LuvemBooks coverage, there is not a second reviewed Christine Pride title to move to next. The bio points to You Were Always Mine, also co-written with Jo Piazza, as the named next work, but we have not reviewed it. If you want our reviewed Christine Pride context, We Are Not Like Them is the complete set for now.
Who is Christine Pride?

Who is Christine Pride?

Christine Pride is a writer, editor, and longtime publishing veteran who lives in Harlem, New York. Their editorial posts included trade imprints such as Doubleday, Broadway, Crown, Hyperion, and Simon & Schuster. They are the co-author, with Jo Piazza, of the novels We Are Not Like Them and You Were Always Mine; LuvemBooks has reviewed 1 of their books.

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