Full of flavour and sweetness, that’s the only way to describe this book. I truly believe that the core message in all literature both fiction and non-fiction is identity. People…
By Lalaa
Last month I was invited to a Toronto Book Blogger meetup, and although my weekend was swamped, I was determined to go. Why? Well, because when book lovers gather magical…
By Lalaa
June has come and gone and with it came the roar of soccer season. And the only thing I love just as much as a good book is a great…
By Lalaa
There’s nothing left to say other than Nicole Dennis-Benn has done it again with her new novel Patsy. Beautiful and disturbing brilliance is how I’d describe the new novel that…
By Lalaa
Hey sis! I don’t know about you but whenever I’m reading a good book, I spend so much time wanting to talk about the book with other well-read women….
By Lalaa
I am so in love with most of the books I read in May. Seriously ya’ll this month I got through nine books and seven of which I didn’t…
By Lalaa
There’s no question about it, I love food! I love movies about food, I love new and beautiful food experiences, I love Masterchef. That’s why when I heard about ‘With…
By Lalaa
April felt like it went by so quickly. I remember the first week, then bang it’s May 1st. But since I read so many books in April, I know for…
By Lalaa
Oh Queenie, Queenie, Queenie! Those were my exact words as I read the last page in Carty-Williams’s debut novel, Queenie. But I could have just as easily inserted any black…
By Lalaa
Happy Thursday my booklovin’ sistas and Happy New Month! And with a new month comes new reads of course!!! Last Friday the ‘This Black Girl Reads’ crew met up for…
By Lalaa
Hey I'm Lalaa and welcome to my little corner on the internet. Over here I do literary tingz! I read diverse books, write about diverse books and talk about diverse books on the Getting Lit Podcast. I live in Toronto with my kiddos and my goal is simple, to decolonize and diversify bookshelves everywhere! Our book club the #ThisBlackGirlReads Book Club, meets monthly to discuss out pick of the month. Hope you find some reading inspo!
