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Two Black boys in their teens stand back to back. One faces the front in his black and white dashiki and gloves. He holds a black staff with a carved golden end in the shape of a crescent moon and a blue gem hovers inside it. His hair is in a high top style with 2 lines on the side of his head. Behind him, a boy in a red and black dashiki and glasses looks over his shoulder. His hair is in short twists. In a starry background, a bald black man with white eyes stands with his arms crossed over his chest in metal chains. Text along the top reads ANTOINE BANDELE. Along the bottom, text reads TJ YOUNG & THE ORISHAS; 3; THE HERO'S EQUINOX.

Two Black boys in their teens stand back to back. One faces the front in his black and white dashiki and gloves. He holds a black staff with a carved golden end in the shape of a crescent moon and a blue gem hovers inside it. His hair is in a high top style with 2 lines on the side of his head. Behind him, a boy in a red and black dashiki and glasses looks over his shoulder. His hair is in short twists. In a starry background, a bald black man with white eyes stands with his arms crossed over his chest in metal chains. Text along the top reads ANTOINE BANDELE. Along the bottom, text reads TJ YOUNG & THE ORISHAS; 3; THE HERO'S EQUINOX.

The Hero's Equinox by Antoine Bandele

The Hero's Equinox by Antoine Bandele brings us back to Ifa Academy in the aftermath of the Orisha of the ocean's massive tidal wave attack that resulted in toppled skyscrapers, many injuries, and a death.

Jul 261 min read

Text: Bookish AfroLatina’s APRIL wrap-up; REMINDER: PLEASE READ THE CONTENT WARNINGS FOR EACH BOOK ON STORYGRAPH! Ten books are displayed in a row: Star Child by Ibi Zoboi, The Windweaver’s Storm by Antoine Bandele, A Cowboy to Remember by Rebekah Weatherspoon, If the Boot Fits by Rebekah Weatherspoon, and Lore of the Tides by Analeigh Sbrana, A Thorn in the Saddle by Rebekah Weatherspoon, The Queen’s Spade by Sarah Raughley, Destiny’s Embrace by Beverly Jenkins, Destiny’s Surrender by Beverly Jenkins, and An Abolitionist’s Handbook by Patrisse Cullors. In the faded background stand a couple of trees with light pink flowers in bloom.

Text: Bookish AfroLatina’s APRIL wrap-up; REMINDER: PLEASE READ THE CONTENT WARNINGS FOR EACH BOOK ON STORYGRAPH! Ten books are displayed in a row: Star Child by Ibi Zoboi, The Windweaver’s Storm by Antoine Bandele, A Cowboy to Remember by Rebekah Weatherspoon, If the Boot Fits by Rebekah Weatherspoon, and Lore of the Tides by Analeigh Sbrana, A Thorn in the Saddle by Rebekah Weatherspoon, The Queen’s Spade by Sarah Raughley, Destiny’s Embrace by Beverly Jenkins, Destiny’s Surrender by Beverly Jenkins, and An Abolitionist’s Handbook by Patrisse Cullors. In the faded background stand a couple of trees with light pink flowers in bloom.

My April Reading Wrap-Up

It’s time for my April reading wrap-up! I read 10 books last month & here are my thoughts:

May 164 min read

Glowing, bright blue TEXT - BOOKISH AFROLATINA’S MARCH WRAP-UP. Five books line in the middle. Below the books, light blue text over a black banner reads: REMINDER: PLEASE READ THE CONTENT WARNINGS FOR EACH BOOK ON STORYGRAPH! In the background, there are colorful bookshelves that are blurred & darkened.

Glowing, bright blue TEXT - BOOKISH AFROLATINA’S MARCH WRAP-UP. Five books line in the middle. Below the books, light blue text over a black banner reads: REMINDER: PLEASE READ THE CONTENT WARNINGS FOR EACH BOOK ON STORYGRAPH! In the background, there are colorful bookshelves that are blurred & darkened.

March Reading Wrap-Up

It's time for my March Reading Wrap-Up! I read 5 books in March, mostly in a hybrid format (audio & print).

Apr 112 min read

TEXT: 36 AMAZING BOOK RECS TO CELEBRATE WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS DAY. Text lays over a black rectangle. Colorful bookshelves line the background.

TEXT: 36 AMAZING BOOK RECS TO CELEBRATE WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS DAY. Text lays over a black rectangle. Colorful bookshelves line the background.

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

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