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9 Queer BIPOC Books
Pride Month ain’t over yet! I’ve got 9 Queer BIPOC Books for y’all to enjoy.
Jun 273 min read


36 Amazing Book Recs to celebrate We Need Diverse Books Day
I took a little break from posting & now I'm back to celebrate We Need Diverse Books Day!
Apr 32 min read


My New Arrivals: 12 books I recently received
Whenever I'm feeling hopeless, I try to to find something to look forward to like a get together with my friends or a new book.
Mar 243 min read


Afro-Puerto Rican Spotlight: Ángela María Dávila Malavé & Roque Raquel Salas Rivera
I’m excited to share this newly translated edition of animal fiero y tierno/fierce and tender animal by Ángela María Dávila Malavé &...
Mar 112 min read


AfroLatine Authors by Bookish AfroLatina
AfroLatine authors I want to share with y'all.
Jan 123 min read


Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1916-2019 edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain
This book has been on my tbr for some time. I kept telling myself I should read it. I knew I would love it but I also knew that it was one..
Jul 17, 20242 min read


The Best Books Of The 21st Century According To Me
I'm often at odds with the choices that The New York Times makes so here are my best books of the 21st century.
Jul 10, 20248 min read


May Reading Wrap-Up
I finally have some time to share my May reading wrap-up! I got married this June and the planning has been all-consuming for so long...
Jun 21, 20244 min read


March Reading Wrap-up
It’s time for my March Reading Wrap-up! Stats Books Read: 6, Pages Read: 1,761, Hours Listened: 40.5 Author Stats: 83% books by & about...
Jun 20, 20242 min read


Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo
And now, I share one of my latest five-star reads... Another incredible novel by Elizabeth Acevedo! In her debut adult novel, the Marte...
Jul 13, 20232 min read


September Wrap-Up
Where Wild Peaches Grow - Cade Bentley 3.75 stars Rep: Black American (Biracial, Southern) This contemporary fiction novel is about two...
Oct 11, 20227 min read


June Reading Wrap-Up
The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin Rating: 5⭐️ Genre: Fantasy Dreamers Series by Adriana Herrera Genre: Romance American Fairytale (#2)...
Jul 8, 202210 min read


May Reading Reviews
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings: 16 Retellings of Asian Myths and Legends edited by Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman Rating: 5/5 stars Click...
May 31, 202217 min read


A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera
Soooooo I bought this beautiful dress last year that ended up matching my current favorite Romance of this year... A Caribbean Heiress in...
May 3, 20222 min read


Hidden in Plain Sight: Stories of Black Lowell by The Free Soil Arts Collective
My thanks to The Free Soil Arts Collective for a print copy of this book. Rating: 4.5 stars Genre: Nonfiction - Oral History/Local...
Feb 26, 20222 min read


My Anticipated Releases of 2022
Arranged by release date (which publishers may changes). January 25 The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections by Eva Jurczyk...
Jan 9, 20221 min read


Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith
Thank you to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for the digital advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review. Rating: 5 stars Type:...
Jan 4, 20222 min read


Daughters of the Stone by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa
Rating: 5 stars Genre: Historical Fiction Representation: Afro-Puerto Rican, Yoruba religion Content Warnings: Slavery, Rape, Colorism,...
Oct 6, 20213 min read


Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton & More
Rating: 5 Stars Genre: Young Adult Romance Description "A summer heatwave blankets New York City in darkness. But as the city is thrown...
Aug 8, 20212 min read


Book of the Little Axe by Lauren Francis-Sharma
Rating: 4.5 stars Description: "In 1796 Trinidad, young Rosa Rendón quietly but purposefully rebels against the life others expect her to...
Jul 27, 20213 min read
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