For the first time this year, my reading goal was manageable enough to accomplish. I read two books! But, of course, they were two very different books, and I’m still contemplating all that I absorbed. So, now that I know I can easily read two books per month, I will be adding more books progressively…
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Here is another fun challenge from bookstagram #gettoknowmechallenge 5 Books I love Kindred Stay with Me Americanah A Girl is a Body of Water All About Love: New Visions 4 Auto-Buy Authors Toni Morrison bell hooks Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi Yaa Gyasi 3 Favorite Genre Literary Fiction Historical Fiction Nonfiction 2 Places I Love to Read…
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…human being was born to be a ginnal and it was a rare person who didn’t take advantage of a weaker one, or pretend to be the friend of a stronger one just to reap the benefits. Charmaine Wilkerson
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💫Last: COMMUNION by bell hooks– Loved it, and another must read. There was so much to reflect on, and it will be a minute before my review. 💫Now: BLACK CAKE by Charmaine Wilkerson– I’ve seen mixed reviews about this book, so wanted to check it out. Lots to discuss at book club. 💫Next: GIRL, WOMAN,…
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Here’s a fun challenge going around on bookstagram #lastbooki: Last Book I… Bought: Pleasantview by Celeste Mohammed Borrowed: Citizen by Claudia Rankine Was Gifted: Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford Gave to Someone’s Else: All about Love by bell hooks Started: Communion by bell hooks Finished: Yinka, Where is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damiola Blackburn…
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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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As humans, I think we are fixated on our realities. It is so easy for me to constantly focus on life’s difficulties, ruminating on how things could be better. But, until I encounter another individual, who openly shares their situation, I realize it could be far worse. Not to say my problems are not significant,…
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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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Many readers, and most particularly those who review current publications, employ other standards for judging, and praising or condemning, the books they read – their novelty, their sensationalism, their seductiveness, their force, and even their power to bemuse or befuddle the mind, but not their truth, their clarity, or their power to enlighten. They have,…
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Bookish Naija Gal 