By Lalaa
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July 16, 2019
Representation Matters, Here’s Why You Should Care
Last month I was invited to a Toronto Book Blogger meetup, and although my weekend was swamped, I was determined...
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July 3, 2019
To All The Books I Read in June…
June has come and gone and with it came the roar of soccer season. And the only thing I love...
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June 5, 2019
Nicole Dennis-Benn Does it Again With Her Brilliant New Novel, Patsy.
There’s nothing left to say other than Nicole Dennis-Benn has done it again with her new novel Patsy. Beautiful and...
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June 3, 2019
You’re Going to LOVE our Monthly Pick Girl! – June
Hey sis! I don’t know about you but whenever I’m reading a good book, I spend so much time...
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June 3, 2019
How to Love the Books You Read! May Monthly Update
I am so in love with most of the books I read in May. Seriously ya’ll this month I...
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June 1, 2019
With the Fire on High Book Review
There's no question about it, I love food! I love movies about food, I love new and beautiful food experiences,...
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May 2, 2019
Books, Books, Books…Here’s all the Goodness I read in April
April felt like it went by so quickly. I remember the first week, then bang it’s May 1st. But since...
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April 22, 2019
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams Review – a smart, worthy and timely debut
Oh Queenie, Queenie, Queenie! Those were my exact words as I read the last page in Carty-Williams’s debut novel, Queenie....
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April 4, 2019
It’s About time for NEW BOOKS! Monthly Update
Happy Thursday my booklovin' sistas and Happy New Month! And with a new month comes new reads of course!!! Last...
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April 1, 2019
This Black Girl Read 12 Books in March! Winning!
This month Spring appeared and with it, my reading game leveled up. I can’t specifically explain how I did it...
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March 28, 2019
The Everlasting Rose leaves us Questioning, What is Beauty?
The standard of beauty is not definite, we define it. But what happens when beauty is defined by a society...
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March 8, 2019
Five Excellent Ways to Celebrate International Women’s Day Including Dope Books by Dope Women
International Women’s Day is held on March 8th every year, and every year I see an influx of quotes and...
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March 6, 2019
Neighbours get Pushed to the Edge in Mary Monroe’s New Page Turner
I fell in love with Mary Monroe, and her writing years ago after reading God Don't Like Ugly. I went...
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March 5, 2019
10 New Books Coming Out In March 2019 To Add To Your Spring Reading List
With the start of March comes the hopes of warmer weather, the end of daylight savings time and books, so...
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February 25, 2019
Bestselling Author, Angie Thomas, Gives a Voice to the Voiceless
The brisk cold air and the light dusting of snow could not stop the over 400 people who came to...
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February 7, 2019
An incredible catalog of everyday hope, despair and fear in Black womanhood.
When I think of some of the books that I couldn’t wait to read in 2019, Magical Negro was at...
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February 3, 2019
Nine down and 104 to go! Here’s my January Monthly Roundup of the Books I Read
As January comes to a close the only word I can use to describe it is WOW! It has...
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February 1, 2019
Books Coming Out In February Are Lit!
Hey, my book sistas first of all happy February! Brrrrr it is cold out there girl; so cold that my poor...
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January 24, 2019
Being a ride or die for your sister takes on a different meaning. My sister, the serial killer.
Being a ride or die for your sister takes on a different meaning, in Oyinkan Braithwaite’s debut novel, “My Sister,...
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January 9, 2019
Most Anticipated Books of 2019
To be honest, I could spend the next hour talking about all the books I want to read in 2019...
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Lalaa
Copywriter & Book Blogger
Lalaa is a Canadian book blogger and avid reader who loves to read good Black books and drink lots of great coffee. You can usually find me posted up in the Community and Culture section of Chapters, or trying to squeeze in one more chapter. You can find me on Twitter @lalaawrites
Latest posts by Lalaa (see all)
- Representation Matters, Here’s Why You Should Care - July 16, 2019
- To All The Books I Read in June… - July 3, 2019
- Nicole Dennis-Benn Does it Again With Her Brilliant New Novel, Patsy. - June 5, 2019