ɐn ɐdˈɪʃənəl mˌoʊɾɪvˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ kɹˈuːz ˌɔːɾoʊbˌaɪəɡɹˈæfɪkəl stˈoːɹiz ɪz "ðə fˈækt ðæt ðɛɹ ˌɑːɹnt vˈɛɹi mˈɛni bˈʊks ɐbˌaʊt blˈæk fˈæmɪliz ænd ðɛɹ lˈaɪvz".
An additional motivation for Crews' autobiographical stories is "the fact that there aren't very many books about Black families and their lives".