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 […]
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 […]
I just received this special edition of The Darkest Child last week. This new cover is perfect. I’ve been hearing so many people rave about this book as well as saying how mad it made them. It’s a book that’s going to put us through a lot of emotions. Sounds like a book for me. […]
Halsey Street – Naima Coster, hardcover, 320 pages (Little A) Tar Baby – Toni Morrison, paperback, 306 pages (Vintage) I’m an affiliate for The Book Depository. It would be much appreciated to click the link below if you’re interested in picking up any of my recommendations. It will help fund my incessant book buying, […]
I must admit the first time I saw this cover and read this title I was immediately drawn in and was curious to see what this book was all about. As soon as, I realized that it was a collection of essays written by women recounting life living without their fathers and their sometimes subsequent […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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