It’s my birthday month! The best gift to me is that there are so many dope books coming out this month. And I am also starstruck that I have the same birthday as Tiffany D. Jackson 🤩 Here are the books coming out this month! Wild Poppies by Haya Saleh, Marcia Lynx Qualey (translator) ReleaseContinue reading “Anticipated books for June 2023”
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Anticipated books for April 2023
Happy National Poetry Month (and all the other months April is)! Here is a list of books I’m excited to come out this month, most of which come out on April 4th. Don’t judge me that this list doesn’t actually contain that many poetry books 😅 Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker Release Date: AprilContinue reading “Anticipated books for April 2023”
Anticipated books for March 2023
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”
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”
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”
Anticipated books for December 2022
It’s the last month of the year! How have you fared with your reading goals? I actually made mine this year since I set a more realistic goal 😅 Here are some anticipated books for December! Stay tuned for my best books of the year wrap-up! A Dash of Salt and Pepper by Kosoko JacksonContinue reading “Anticipated books for December 2022”
Anticipated books for November 2022
It’s been a while since I have posted one of these lists 😅 Only a couple more months left in 2022! If you get some time off to read during the genocidal, colonist celebration, er, I mean Thanksgiving, get your hands on some of these reads! Sky Court by Faith Mosley Release Date: Nov. 1Continue reading “Anticipated books for November 2022”
Anticipated Books for August 2022
It’s that time of the month again! The first Tuesday of the month! Fresh books for a fresh month. New books will distract me from the fact that summer is nearly over 🥲 Mademoiselle Revolution by Zoe Sivak Release date: August 2nd Love me some historical fiction novels with Black women at the center! JournalContinue reading “Anticipated Books for August 2022”
Liberation is Lit 