I'm often at odds with the choices that The New York Times makes so here are my best books of the 21st century.

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...

Format: audiobook via Libby app After seeing this book pop up on my timeline quite a lot, I thought I’d add it to my TBR. I didn’t want...

Where Wild Peaches Grow - Cade Bentley 3.75 stars Rep: Black American (Biracial, Southern) This contemporary fiction novel is about two...

Rating: 5 stars Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy Representation: Black American, Creole, African (Ghanaian, Nigerian, and more), Arab, Irish,...

Rating: 5 stars (HANDS DOWN!) Genre: Middle Grade Historical Fiction/Adventure Representation: Dominican-American (Chicago), Queer...

A Thousand Beginnings and Endings: 16 Retellings of Asian Myths and Legends edited by Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman Rating: 5/5 stars Click...

Soooooo I bought this beautiful dress last year that ended up matching my current favorite Romance of this year... A Caribbean Heiress in...

Arranged by release date (which publishers may changes). January 25 The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections by Eva Jurczyk...

Happy New Year! These are the books I enjoyed reading the most in 2021. You can find the list below this collage. Listed by genre: Poetry...

Rating: 4 stars Genre: Historical Fiction Representation: African American, possibly Asexual (there wasn't an understanding of asexuality...

Rating: 4.5 stars Representation: (mixed kinda) & immigrants Content Warnings: addiction, gore/blood, murder, sexual assault, and spousal...

Rating: 4 stars Genre(s): Historical Fiction, SciFi/Fantasy, Mystery, Romance Representation: Black characters, transgender man, racial...

Rating: 5 stars Genre: Historical Fiction Representation: Afro-Puerto Rican, Yoruba religion Content Warnings: Slavery, Rape, Colorism,...

Rating: 5 Stars Genre: Historical Fiction Representation: Latinx - Uruguayan, Paraguayan, Sapphic love, Jewish Content Warnings:...

Rating: 4 stars Genre: Historical Fiction Themes: Black-to-white racial passing, racism, classism, sexism, antisemitism, relationships....

September 15 - October 15 Before I dive into my book recommendations, I just want to provide more information on this month and the...

Rating: 5 stars Genre: dark fantasy historical novella Description: Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns with Ring...

Rating: 3 stars Genre: Mystery/Historical Fiction Description: The start of an exciting new historical mystery series set during the...

Rating: 3.5 stars Genre: Historical Fiction Description 1925: Chicago is the jazz capital of the world, and the Dreamland Caf is the...