Continuing on with graphic novels, today I’m suggesting the Aya de Yopougon series (Aya Yop City in English). These graphic novels are colorful and well illustrated. The best thing about them is that they are about people in the Ivory Coast who live in the city and are living their lives. The series contains 6 […]
My love for graphic novels began when I moved to France 29 years ago. I have always been a fan of comic strips left over from my young days of scrambling for the the comic section every Sunday morning. But, graphic novels have added something else a little special to my reading. Today’s recommendation is […]
Epic novels are my jam. This epic novel, I’m recommending today, I had the pleasure of reading for a second time this year. That’s The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. This story is told from multiple points of view – Orleanna, Nathan Price’s wife , and their four daughters. We never hear the voice of […]
The first James Baldwin novel I read was Giovanni’s Room and I really enjoyed it. I marveled over his ability to write a novel with so many layered themes. I also was wondering why it had taken me so long to finally read one of his novels. I notice that this is often the first […]
Today’s recommendation is one of our ReadSoulLit read along books from a few years ago called Some Sing, Some Cry. This epic multi-generational family saga written in tandem by two sisters Ntozake Shange and Ifa Bayeza tells the story of an African- American family of women from Reconstruction to just before the beginning of the 21st […]
People are always looking for epic novels that keep them engrossed throughout the the read. Someone asked that in the live chat we had last night on The Count of Monte Cristo. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese is one of the books that immediately popped into my mind. It always comes up when I […]
Starting our second week already and I’ll be talking about another one of my favorite books that I rave about all the time and that’s Jam on the Vine. Jam on the Vine is LaShonda Katrice Barnett’s 2015 debut novel. This is another novel that literally flew right under the radar at its release. People […]
It’s a bright and early Saturday morning as I’m writing this on day 7 of 24 Books to Christmas. Earlier, I looked out to the garden and for the first time in 3 days the sky is clear and a light blue color, no fog in sight. The temperature has risen by ten degrees putting […]
Today’s recommendation for 24 Books to Christmas is The Healing by Jonathan Odell. I first became acquainted with this book on Denise’s YouTube channel ArtBooksLife. My curiosity was immediately peaked when I heard her talking about it. I couldn’t resist. I immediately purchased it but didn’t get around to reading it until 2016. I had […]
This year I chose this next 24 Books to Christmas book for the February ReadSoulLit Readalong in honor of Black history Month – Unforgivable Love by Sophfronia Scott. Wow! This was such an interesting modern retelling of the 18th century French classic novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. Scott did an excellent […]
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