ReadSoulLit Photo Challenge – Days 19 & 20


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  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 […]

February 20, 2020

No Place To Call Home – JJ Bola


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JJ Bola’s, debut novel, No Place To Call Home attentively develops the themes expected in a novel about refugees surviving in a strange new country. Bola touches on language, community, parent-child relationships, specifically father-son and father-daughter relationships, expectations of first generation African children, religion, moeurs, and most of all home. All of these subjects are catalysts for […]

August 16, 2018

Behold the Dreamers


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The immigrant story has been the central theme to quite a lot of contemporary novels these past few years.  The release of Imbolo Mbue’s Behold the Dreamers may have first been perceived as another typical immigrant story to join all the others, but actually it’s much more. I was sent a Net Galley uncorrected proof […]

January 13, 2017

Here Comes the Sun


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Nicole Dennis-Benn’s debut novel explores living on the island of Jamaica.  Masquerading behind a jovial gay cover in bright orange, yellow, and green, Here Comes the Sun, starts gently and insidiously goes places we aren’t prepared for.  The novel revolves around three unlikable main characters – Delores, Margot, and Thandi, who form an unforgettable trio. […]

October 29, 2016

Hausfrau


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Intense. Surprisingly addictive. Mounting intrigue. Anna is an American who has to all intent and purposes met and fallen in love with a Swiss called Bruno. He is tall good-looking, unwavering, and candid in his opinions. She has lived in Switzerland for 9 years and still doesn’t speak German fluently. Her life is evolving as […]

December 31, 2015

#ReadSoulLit Photo Challenge – Day 10


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Day 10 – a Black Book: A black book is like saying the little black dress.  It’s a book that makes an impressive impact visually and for the content between its covers.  I chose Trumpet by Jackie Kay.  I haven’t read this one yet but I’m very familiar with Kay’s beautiful poetry and Red Dust […]

February 10, 2015

#ReadSouLit Photo Challenge – Day 9


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Day 9 – Beautiful Edition:   Well if you have followed you know how important today’s theme is to me.  Beautiful Edition!  Now I had a few ideas for this one but I decided to choose one of the books that I’m reading at the moment and that’s Jacinda Townsend’s Saint Monkey.  Couldn’t resist, it’s […]

February 9, 2015