Book Review: Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid
“You’re not the first black woman Alex has hired to work for her family, and you probably …
By Lalaa
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Book Club: June Book of the Month
When I first read ‘True to the Game,’ over two decades ago it was the first book I truly fell in love with. I found it right smack dab in the middle of my obsession with Urban Fiction; aka ‘street lit’ aka street fiction.
But most Urban Fiction is a genre defined by socio-economic realities and ghetto culture. The tone is usually dark and grimy focusing on sex, violence and the streets
By Lalaa
Book Club: May Book of the Month
When I first read ‘True to the Game,’ over two decades ago it was the first book I truly fell in love with. I found it right smack dab in the middle of my obsession with Urban Fiction; aka ‘street lit’ aka street fiction.
But most Urban Fiction is a genre defined by socio-economic realities and ghetto culture. The tone is usually dark and grimy focusing on sex, violence and the streets
By Lalaa
Five Must Read Books you finally have time to Tackle
Most of the world is practicing social distancing or self-isolation so what better time to catch up on all of the books that you’ve been meaning to read. You’ve got the time right!?
These are not just good books, these are books that will make you lose track of time and provide a little escape.
With all this time and nowhere to go here are some books that will help you stop looking at the clock.
By Lalaa
You Should Read Amanda Parris’ Award Winning Play ‘Other Side of the Game’
Looking for your next favourite read? That’s where I was when I picked up ‘Other Side of …
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Put this ‘RIOT BABY’ on Your Reading List NOW!
If you read my ‘Most Anticipated Books of 2020’ post then you know that this book was at the very top of my list. And while I was so very excited to read this one, I approached Riot Baby with no expectations at all, just a desire to see how Onyebuchi would tell the story […]
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The Best New Books of 2020 That I Can’t Wait to Read
Wassup my book lovin’ sistas and brothas You guys know how much I love talking about books and I had such a great time talking about books in my end of year round up. Putting together that mega list of the best books of 2019 gave me all the feels. But thinking about my favourites […]
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Top 10 Books of 2019
Hey book lovers This year your girl read 113 books! Whew, child, I’m tired just thinking about …
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10 Non-Fiction Books by Women of Colour Everyone Needs To Read…
Nonfiction November has come to a close but it was filled with an array of books that were compelling, enlightening, and important to read. But just because the month has come to an end doesn’t mean that the nonfiction love has to end. There are some stories that just need to be heard, and […]
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The month of October was a whirlwind but I read 11 Books & I LOVED a few of them
The month of October was a whirlwind but I read 11 books and although I felt like …
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