If you haven’t heard of Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older then I clearly haven’t been doing my job as an advocate. It’s a YA novel that features an Afro-Latina protagonist from Brooklyn, who finds her self, her magic and her light with the help of her curiosity, reasoning and amazingly delightful group of friends and family…
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International Women’s Day – Book Edition
I’m recovering from pneumonia but I couldn’t let the opportunity to share some of my favorite books by some amazing women. Some of these books I’ve discussed or reviewed on the blog but all of them are invaluable to me and my experience as woman and a lover of literature. 1. Americanah – Chimamanda Ngozi…
The Dubious Task of Depression
Depression is a real thing, and as we continue to lose people to the emptiness they can’t fill, I hope we can be compassionate. How can someone begin to explain? It’s a lot easier to self medicate or over medicate with illegal or legal drugs to try to dull the pain. The relief that you…
Up Next: Books
My cat some how ended up in EVERY shot I tried to take of the books. I’ve been going to Strand Bookstore (NYC) lately, they have really great deals especially their Cheaper than e-book Section. This week, I decided that I needed more female voices in my head so I picked up: Annie John by…
Book 8 – Ghana must go
Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi It seems like I’ve been putting this one off for a while but I’m excited to start.
Book Seven: Hyperbole and a Half
Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh. I’ve been a fan of her blog (same as the book title) since I found it while browsing reddit a while back. It’s always been honest, hilarious and right on point. Glad I invested in the book. You will want to read it over and over again and…
Happy Birthday Maya Angelou
Today marks the 86th year on earth for the incomparable, Maya Angelou. She was one of the authors my Mother and I bonded over when I first arrived in the U.S back in 2000. Happy Birthday; you’ve inspired me to hope to live my life with such grace, truth and perseverance. With your life alone,…
Book Two: The Goddess Chronicle by Natsuo Kirino
Finding a new Kirino book is like running into an old friend. The cover is gorgeous and even though I’m only a few pages in, I’m hooked. Yes. Review will be posted soon.
Inspiration – Neil Gaiman
“Everybody has a secret world inside of them. All of the people of the world, I mean everybody. No matter how dull and boring they are on the outside, inside them they’ve all got unimaginable, magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds. Not just one world. Hundreds of them. Thousands maybe.” ― Neil Gaiman, A Game of…
I miss books
Let me explain. Growing up, every book I picked up was a good one. There was no deciding factor, no need to read the description on the back more than once or even the need to flip through the first chapter. Books were good. I can’t remember having a book that wasn’t amazing as a…
Lux 