Last: PLEASANTVIEW by Celeste Mohammed
I’ve seen numerous glowing reviews of this book. So, I thought it was a perfect selection for this month. Pleasantview is a fictional town in Trinidad, and the book highlights the dark side of living in the Caribbeans. The book is written in English and Trinidad Creole and consists of multiple short stories. The storytelling is vivid and raw. Let’s just say I”m still mulling over my thoughts on this book.
Now: WHEN WE WERE BIRDS by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
This is another Caribbean read for this month. I’ve seen several mixed reviews of this book. It’s not a book I will usually pick it up, but I”m curious. I’m reading it with two other bookstagram buddies, and that’s always fun
Next: SALVATION: BLACK PEOPLE AND LOVE by bell hooks
I’m so excited to read this book; the other two books in this series were transformational. I do not think this one will disappoint. In fact, I suspect this will be my favorite out of the three. Reader, I know, know – going into a book with such great expectation can lead to such disappointment. But, I guess this is why we read! So, stay tuned for my thoughts on this one.
Bookish Naija Gal 
Looking forward to your full thoughts on all of these! Last for me was The Bachelor by Stella Gibbons, a 1944 novel set in 1944 and very British mid-century. Now is Jeffrey Jeffrey Boakye’s non-fiction work Black, Listed, which cleverly takes all the way a Black man in the UK might be labelled and mulls over each one – it’s funny and angry and brilliant. Next will be James Ward’s Adventures in Stationery which is erm about stationery, basically, history, types, etc.
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Black, Listed sounds like a fascinating read. I look forward to your thoughts!
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