Friday Flatlay: Black women authors edition Oh, so many beautiful book designs. Any favorites? How many have you read? Or better yet, how many are in your tbr pile, lol I’ve read five and absolutely love these two: Kindred All about love Happy Friday, everyone!
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Majestic May.Mental Health Awareness Month.Month of celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage.Moody Spring Weather.Meaningful New Books to Read.Mastering New Goals. These are my hopefuls for May: Communion: The Female Search For Love by bell hooks Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson Happy reading! What are you reading this month?
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Wow, I cannot believe April is over already; it just flew by. I thought my reading goal was manageable this month; I was wrong. I only read 2.5 books, and my goal was only 3.5! So, what can I say? Life got in the way! But also, one of the things I learned from reading…
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So, this month I’m participating in the Afrocentric April Booksta Tour on Instagram. This tour highlights African books and authors. Today is day 20, and the prompt is an author new to you. Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka (Wole Soyinka) was born on July 13th, 1934, in western Nigeria and was the first African to be…
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Artsy April. Afrocentric Book Tour. Amazing Poetry Month. Appealing Spring Weather. Awesome New Books to Read. Achievable New Goals. These are my hopeful for April: Kindred by Octavia Butler Monster in the Middle by Tiphanie Yanique Yinka, Where is your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn Happy Sunday! What are your reading goals for this month?
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I had such high reading hopes for March! I thought I would easily read 6 books this month. However, even though I had vacation days this month, I only managed to read 3 1/2 books. I’m still working on How to Read a Book, an impromptu addition. So far, the book has been fantastic, and…
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It is a perfect cloudy evening to snuggle up and read with a cup of hot cocoa. I’m 100 pages or so into how to read a book, and I’m learning a ton. So check out my musing of the day for an interesting quote. My next read will be a novel from one of my favorite…
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Today is International Women’s Day, a day we celebrate women globally. So, I thought it would be a great day to highlight black women authors (Morrison, Makumbi, hooks) who I love and plan to continue to read. Of course, Toni Morrison, I cannot say enough great things about her. Even though she died a few…
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This is my book stack for this month. I’m super excited to read all of them! ✨Black Sunday by Tola Rotimi Abraham ✨communion by bell hooks ✨Ogadinma by Ukamaka Olisakwe ✨Recitatif by Toni Morrison ✨salvation by bell hooks ✨Wahala by Nikki May What are you reading this month?
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My 2021 was exceptional bumpy for many reasons. There were highs, disappointments, and many unknowns. However, even with all the craziness, I learned and accepted several things: It is frustrating when disappointments happen in life, but it is truly redirection. Speak your truth and set your boundaries. Personal growth is hard. Sleep, sleep, sleep. Listen…
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Bookish Naija Gal 