Happy Women’s History Month! Here are some dope new releases by women (and nonbinary people) to add to your TBR! Study Break:11 College Tales from Orientation to Graduation edited by Aashna Avachat Release Date: March 7 LGBTQ, YA My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix by Kalynn Bayron Release Date: March 7 LGBTQ, YAContinue reading “Anticipated books for March 2023”
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Anticipated books for February 2023
It’s Love Month! It’s Black History Month! It’s a good month to add books to your TBR! Here are some books I’m excited to see for February! Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir by Lamya H Release Date: Feb. 7 LGBTQ+ memoir Healing Justice Lineages: Dreaming at the Crossroads of Liberation, Collective Care, and Safety byContinue reading “Anticipated books for February 2023”
The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks: Book Review
Check out my interview with the author on feministbookclub.com I want to open a bookstore now after reading The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks! Maggie makes it seem so easy! Anti-bookworm Maggie Banks comes to Bell River to help out in her best friend’s bookstore. But she struggles to follow the strict rules put inContinue reading “The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks: Book Review”
Afro-Bougie Blues by Lauren Wilson: Book Review
Potentially Sensitive Topics: Abortion, Alcoholism, Domestic Violence, Mental Health This short story collection was a quick and fun read that explored the lives of everyday Black folks. One thing I love about us as Black folk is that we find new and creative ways to be our authentic selves every day. We are culture creatorsContinue reading “Afro-Bougie Blues by Lauren Wilson: Book Review”
The Survivalists by Kashana Cauley: Book Review
To what lengths would you go to prepare for the end, whatever that means to you? This is one of the most interesting books I have read in a long time. I was instantly sucked into Aretha’s life and descent from NY lawyer on the partner track to doomsday prepper. I felt like I wasContinue reading “The Survivalists by Kashana Cauley: Book Review”
Anticipated books for January 2023
Happy New Year! I have seen so many challenges on Instagram, from #20BooksWrittenByBlackFolx to #ReadWhatYouOwn. I’m ready to read more books this year, and I have so many to add to my TBR. Do y’all ever get sad that there are so many good books in the world, and we won’t ever have enough timeContinue reading “Anticipated books for January 2023”
Best Fiction of 2022
Like every year, I was super disappointed by the winners of the GoodReads Awards. Another year of publishing showing that they don’t do their due diligence promoting diverse books and diverse authors. Here is my own favorites of 2022 list! Reading break down Every year, I like to take a look at the books IContinue reading “Best Fiction of 2022”
Anticipated Reads: July 2022
Summer is in full effect! How are you in your summer reading challenge (wish I could still get a prize from the library)? You know the deal! Here are some of my anticipated new releases for this month: General Fiction Sister Mother Warrior by Vanessa Riley Release date July 12 I also read Island Queen.Continue reading “Anticipated Reads: July 2022”
Must Love Books: Book Review
Must Love Books by Shauna Robinson My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book is perfect for the quarter life crisis. Nora thinks publishing is her dream job is working in publishing, but she feels stagnant and unfulfilled. When she meets Andrew Santos, She starts questioning her happiness level and if publishing is really whereContinue reading “Must Love Books: Book Review”
A Book about a “Crazy” Black Woman
At first glance in Luster by Raven Leilani, Edie is a crazy Black woman, one of those where Black men and white women would easily call a “crazy bitch”. She is fueled by sex and wrapped up entirely in her own pain. Her train of thought was erratic and non sequitur, and darkly hilarious (hella dark). ThroughoutContinue reading “A Book about a “Crazy” Black Woman”
Liberation is Lit 