Day 19 – Celebrate Good Times I can’t think of a better way to celebrate good times other than with friend, family, great food and drink. So this cookbook Jubilee: Recipes from two centuries of African American Cooking by Toni Tipton–Martin came immediately to mind. I have a thing for cookbooks. I can read […]
Day 17 – A 2010s Classic I couldn’t resist choosing Lighthead by Terrance Hayes. This was the first collection I read. Y him which wasn’t suggested to me by Danielle from Dani! Dany! Danie! On Instagram. I was not disappointed. His poetry is meaningful, intentional, and creative. I know poetry can often times turn […]
Day 15 – Cuz This Is Thriller! Thrillers aren’t the genre I go to the most but they are starting to be the ones that I go to to decompress from all of the serious reads I pick up. I chose Blanche Cleans Up (The Blanche White series #3) by Barbara Neely and A Little […]
Day 13 – Biography or Memoir I chose the memoir by Michaela De Prince called Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina. After hearing her story on television many years ago, I was motivated to read her story. I haven’t yet read this one but I have a feeling it’s going to be very […]
Day 11 – 2020 Newbie As every year there are so many new releases and new authors appearing on the scene and 2020 is no different. I decided to go with Stateway’s Garden by Jasmon Drain, gifted to me by Penguin Random House. This debut work is a memoir of connected short stories that take […]
Day 9 – Word Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates was the best representation of Word. This letter written from a black father to his black son is a poignant must-read from Coates. It was recommended by Toni Morrison, who deemed it to be required reading. I hadn’t realized but apparently Coates is […]
Day 7 – Current Read My current reads are keeping me glued to the pages. The Last Thing You Surrender by Leonard Pitts, Jr is the Read Soul Lit 2020 Read Along pick. It is captivating everybody. So glad to discover another interesting black American writer that I hadn’t read before. I’ll definitely be combing the rest […]
Day 5 – It’s a family affair! I have quite a few possibilities on my shelves with this theme but the book that came to my mind first was The Darkest Child by Delores Phillips. Now to be honest, this book has been sitting on my shelves for over 2 years. Why? Because I’m […]
Day 3 – Roots and Books made me start looking deeply into my shelves. Having started this year with the powerful memoir, Heavy by Kiese Laymon. I felt like roots had to be taken figuratively and literally. Combing my shelves I fell upon How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America. I forgot I […]
Black History Month is finally here and has taken off with a blast! Here’s where the photo challenge is at the moment for me: Day 1: ReadSoulLit TBR I’m a Booktube Prize judge this year and will be judging the first round which is happening this month. This won’t deter me from picking up these […]
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