Overview: My reading in 2019
Quote: “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies…. The man who never reads only lives one.” […]
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#ReadSoulLit Tag
I created this tag so that people could get more recommendations of books by black authors. I’m tagging all of you bloggers out there to do it and to add to the list of growing recommendations of African-American authors and their works this Black History Month. Enjoy! If you’d like to pick up a copy […]
Bye 2018. Hello 2019 Literary Goals!
I can hardly believe that 2019 has arrived so quickly. 2018 was a good reading year as a whole for me because I did complete my Goodreads goal to read 60 books. I also read 461 more pages than last year. However, there were quite a few things that did not go as planned that I […]
American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin – Terrance Hayes
When I heard about the release of this American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin, I knew I had to read it. I don’t often read poetry but when I do it’s because I’m sure the collection is going to move me. And this one did that and more. This collection was savvy, intelligent, […]
The Unkind Hours – Dwayne Alexander Smith
The Unkind Hours is the latest exciting thriller from Dwayne Alexander Smith, the author of terribly underrated Forty Acres. (You need to read Forty Acres if you haven’t already!) We meet an ex-baseball player Steven who’s married to Nichole. They are happily married and have a little girl named Luna who is four years old. […]
April Wrap Up 2018
April was a successful month of reading. Why, you ask? Duh, I read a five-star book! The last book I finished in April was read on the 28th and it really rocked my literary fiction world. Slave Old Man by Patrick Chamoiseau is 152 pages of pure literary genius. It’s a must read for all of […]
Tar Baby Live discussion!
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#ReadSoulLit Photo Challenge Day 9 Want to Reread
There are so many novels that I’d like to reread but the one that comes to mind from an African-American author is Native Son. I first read Native Son in college for a third year literary course. I was blown away by the precision in Richard Wright’s writing style. You will literally go through all […]
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