Updates and Reflections

Hey y'all! I know it's been quite a while but I'm back now. 2023 felt like it lasted two seconds for me. So much happened that I keep forgetting all of it was in one year.

• Settled into a new apartment.

• I started a new job.

• Got engaged.

• Gave talks and spoke on a panel.

• Went to the American Library Association's Annual Meeting (a conference for librarians and library workers).

• Went to SteamyLitCon (A hella diverse Romance book con).

• Met some of my favorite authors!

• Started writing two books!!! (One Literary Fiction and one Cozy Mystery)

• Started planning my wedding.

• Co-taught a college course.

• Made new friends!

• Read a whole lot.

• Learned some of Palestine's History and called for a ceasefire in Gaza.

• Worked on my mental health.

• Gained a chosen sister!

Looking at this list, I know I did a lot, but I still feel behind. I haven't been able to achieve some of the personal goals I wanted to as I juggled all of the outward-facing projects and events. What I’m most grateful for is making it through another year.

So while I am definitely back in this bookish space, I want y'all to know I'm still gonna be posting a bit less than many of my book influencer peers. I wish I could be more like them in this sense, but I have to accept that POTS makes me tire more easily, I'm getting married soon, and I have to give myself grace.

With allllllll of that said, stay tuned for my next posts on book highlights, fave books I read in 2023, new bookish goals, and books I'm excited to read this year.

Since I'm going to be spending a lot more time writing this year, I've created two new profiles:

Substack for writing updates: https://substack.com/@bookishafrolatina

Ko-fi for any donations y'all might want to send my way to support my work: https://ko-fi.com/bookishafrolatina

Thank you all for your continued support!