Good morning! I‘m starting my morning off with a big breakfast and I thought I needed to pull out Oprah‘s book for some needed comfort during such an uncertain time as part of my #SelfcareSunday The rainy gray day is leaning me toward getting cozy with my quilt and reading. Stay well! #blacklitsy
Just arrived on my doorstep. I love pre-orders but the temptation to ditch my current read and dive in is always a problem. It‘s that new book thing!☺️🤓#blacklitsy #blackauthor
Shameless plug heading your way!! I created a project for Black History Month and announced it on my Youtube channel and I wanted to share it with the Litsy community. Please come check it out and let me know what you think. https://youtu.be/s0c5FtMP_cg
Pick up read for today. It‘s dark and raining outside while I am reading at pickup today. I have owned this book for years and wanted to read it for longer so I am happy to be buddy reading it this month. #blackhistory #blacklitsy #blackauthor
The wait is over!!!!!! Eeeeeee yes!!! #blackauthors #blacklitsy #fantasy
Snuck downstairs this morning, made some tea, grabbed my favorite quilt and sat down for some reading before the house woke up! The best way to begin December!❤️ #diversebooks #blacklitsy
The heat wave has broke and the painters we hired to paint our home are off for the weekend. So I‘m having breakfast on my deck with the yummiest of oatmeal and another fun book by Guillory! #breakfastread #endofcabinfever #blackauthor
She might be my new favorite beach read! This is her second book and it‘s not disappointing! I brought 3 books on this family vacation but as usual I probably won‘t finish any! But reading on the beach with the sand on my toes is making me happy anyway. #beachread #summerread
Can you hear all the birds singing? The breeze is blowing softly making the trees sound like water, it‘s about 73 degrees and I‘m sitting on my deck with nothing to do but read! So happy we are finally getting good weather so we can enjoy our deck for the season. Enjoying this book so far! #ReadingWithNature
These are the books my son got for Independent Bookstore Day! It always fun to see what he picks. I might have to borrow Satellite!!☺️ #independentbookstoreday #bookhaul
Happy Independent Bookstore Day! My husband and I took my youngest with us to a couple of Independent bookstores for a day of shopping. Look at the beauties I bought for myself. The one from Attah is signed!!! I scored big time on Transcription and only paid $7 for it. Which is less than half the price on Amazon. I love the bookmark too. It‘s what I want to say often when I‘m in the thick of my books. #independentbookstoresday #bookhaul
pickFinished in one sitting because it was that good. Beautiful illustrations and thoughtful story that helps readers to open their eyes to the plight of immigrants. A good reminder that it is not a thing of the past but of the present. Highly recommend it!
pickI‘ve been on hold for this book for quite some time and as soon as it was available I knew I had to set my other things aside and read it because I know it will be a while before I can get it again. It was really good - part mystery, part homage to libraries. It‘s sprinkled with so many interesting facts. I really enjoyed the structure and the audio. There were so many little facts there that I would just love to have written down.
pickPick-up Reading. Enjoyed issue one will check out issue 2. First book with a character with Down Syndrome. #diversecomics
pickJust waiting at pick up and finished my first graphic novel of 2019! Really cute and love the illustrations. Definitely going to read volume 2. #graphicnovels
pickThis book has been on my TBR since I first saw Janet‘s interview with Oprah on Super Soul Sunday. This is my first book about a transgender person.
I listened to the audiobook version because she narrated it and I knew I would experience more listening to her speak her truth. There are trigger warnings (sexual abuse). For that reason I had to stop the audio from time to time. I am really glad that I finally read this book and highly recommend it.
I ran out as soon as I heard my mailman arrive! Yay!!!!!My husband bought us tickets to go see her next week. ❤️
pickJust finished while cooking dinner. I really liked how open and honest the author was in the writing. It‘s not so often that you get to read the perspective of an adoptee and one that is not from the same ethnic background. It really showed you how she had to struggle with hurting her parents when choosing to search for her birth parents. It also did a great job sharing the isolation she felt being the only Korean in a white neighborhood. Read it!
pickI really enjoyed this book. It was a nice glimpse into Afghanistan. I always love a book that presents challenging problems and then leaves you with information on how to help.
pickI liked book one better partly because the murder in this one was graphic for my taste. I also liked the characters better in book one. But I still enjoyed the book and will continue with the series. #mystery
It‘s 20 degrees above the average temperature for fall at a lovely 75 degrees so should I do laundry? Clean out a closet? Grocery shop? Nope. I run out to my deck to steal away with my book!!! Really enjoying this book. #readtheworld #litworld2018gb #afghanistan
This author will be in the area next month with a new book so I thought I would try to read some backlist. So I picked it up from the library yesterday. It‘s my pick-up read today.
pickI read this for a sci-fi/fantasy book club. Ive only read one book aboutabout Holocaust and that was Night by Elie Wiesel. I am also not sure how many fantasy books are written about the Holocaust. This was one and although it was short and at times fairytale like I had to remind myself that the book was originally written for her young adult audience and was published in 1982. With all that in mind, I think it was a good book. N
Happy Read an Ebook Day! I‘m setting up now. I‘m just waiting for my water to get hot so I can steep some Chai in the teapot. I‘m going to grab my blanket since it‘s dark and raining outside. Perfect day two lose myself in a book. If only for a couple of hours! #readanebookday #ebooklove
I think I am seriously about to melt. It‘s 96 degrees and so humid, any type of movement require way too much effort. So reading is my plan and I found this second in the series today while at the library with my boys. I hope you all are having better weather than we are experiencing. #graphicnovel
pickI chose to listen to the audio version of the book because Tiffany narrated the book and my general experience is that when the author reads their own book about themselves, they put more into it then you could ever get by reading it. I really think that she was very brave and put forth a lot of personal information in this book. One word I would use to describe it is raw. She had a story to tell and she told it. #blackbooks #blackauthors
Still suffering from jet lag so I need pictures with few words for my #fridayreads. What are you reading today?
pickLoved book one and two. I think I should have re-read book 2 before reading this. I spent a lot of time trying to remember things. However, it started great, slowed in the middle and action packed in the last third of the book. I enjoyed the book but I am not sure I understood the ending and possibly for the reasons above. Even my review is confusing 😂. It doesn‘t help that I have to do it in 451 words!!! Advice: re-read book two first.
pickJust finished this audiobook yesterday in preparation for my upcoming vacation reads. I really enjoyed the audio edition. I have been researching my family history and love all things Genealogy so this book was good. I found the bits of French history incorporated into the story very interesting.
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Oh and I forgot to share a picture of this lovely bookmark my husband bought me today along with the history book. It says: “Let nothing dim the light that shines from within.” - Maya Angelou. It‘s so pretty I might have to take it with me when I go on vacation in a few weeks.❤️
Today‘s book purchase while at the bookstore. It was on the bargain table and who couldn‘t use a little history? I laughed when I first saw it because it‘s so small but I‘m curious so it had to come home with me. What finally sold me was the fact that her other book is titled, “ I Used to Know That History and Bad History: How We Got the Past Wrong”.
My boys an husband are asleep and the house is quiet. I opened the window to hear the light wind and birds chirp while I crack open this beauty. #blackhistory #history #Brazil
Finally getting to this beauty that I‘ve had for years! #blackauthors #blacklitsy #caribbeanlit
pickGreat read, strong the characters and a unique story. I quickly became absorbed with this story. I read a great interview with the author prior to reading and how she speaks up about the underrepresentation and misrepresentations of minorities in YA. So what do you do when you can‘t find any YA books with black characters?If you are Justina Ireland you write a damn good book with black characters. Read it! #blacklitsy #blackauthors #blackYA
I‘ve been meaning to read this. I just made a quick donation drop at Savers this morning and stopped for a peek at the books. I found 3 but I just can‘t process this big ugly Savers sticker. I mean didn‘t they see this book is a Pulitzer Prize Winner and Andrew Carnegie Medal recipient? Book blasphemy I tell you!! Naturally I will be removing it! 😉 #pulitzerprizewinner #thriftfind
#FreeComicBookDay in the day and now #CincodeMayo thru sunset!!! Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone! Just starting this book. Hope it‘s good!
I love how each issue has a quote at the beginning. This one is from the amazing Mae Jemison! Still enjoying #comics on #FreeComicBookDay
Free Comic Book Day, Yay!!! These are my freebies. Jason Lutes‘ Berlin is new to me and I‘m very excited because you know I love historical fiction!! Now I‘m going to spend some time with some comic and a cup of Jasmine tea!! #freecomicbookday #comics
Getting ready for Free Comic Book Day with an early purchase on my Kindle. Heard about this series on #bookriot and it sounded good and looks like there are some people of color in it so you know I need to have it!! I am going to look for it in print tomorrow at our local comic book stores. #comics #freecomicbookday
Browsing at Amazon bookstore and discovered this beauty!! I‘ve never heard of it before. But it would look fantastic on my bookshelf. #coverlove
Look what I have taken with me to my annual girlfriend getaway!! I have been wanting to read this book for weeks! Enjoy your weekend!!!
Ok I really meant to read this book with my son when I first brought it home from the library. ☺️🤭 I forgot and the lady told me I have to return it because someone has it on hold. How bad is it if I keep it hostage just until Monday and I can read it this weekend with my son? Come on, back me up!! #booksheldhostage
pickJust finished a Sunday morning read with my son. I never heard of Horace Pippin before reading this so it was a delight for both of us. The illustrations are lovely. When we finished we looked up and discovered some of his art is displayed in our local museum so we can actually go see it. Have a wonderful Sunday! #picturebooks #readsoullit
It‘s pick-up time and I just started reading one of my favorite author‘s latest book. But first, let us enjoy the beautiful endpapers in this book. She even signed a bookplate for me. It is a perfect #mystery book for the #mysterymarch challenge. Hope you all are having a great day!
Several days into my recovery from the flu 😷 and today I decided to start in on my TBR for #marchmysterymadness and begin reading this book. I have had this book forever and today I need a pick me up book! I am also thrilled that this book will also fulfill my #litworld2018gb
pickLet‘s not discuss how long I have owned this book. I finally finished the audiobook while cooking dinner. The talented Robin Miles narration made the book so enjoyable. It‘s great to complete this shortly after seeing Black Panther. Binti rocks and I can‘t wait to get to book 2. #readsoullit
