We’re about halfway through summer, I know I can’t believe it either; But I’m happy to say that this summer I’ve eaten some great food, attended some awesome events and of course I’ve read some truly dope books. Like really DOPE! My ideal summer day involves sitting by the pool or beach, tasty drink in
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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 ideally are seeking meaning and validation to their experiences and their stories; and at the end of the day, if we take time to listen
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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 soccer match. Soccer is also the reason that my reading game slipped a little in June but I managed to get through 7 books all
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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 came out on June 4th, from Liveright Publishing. I must say thank you to Liveright and Nicole Dennis-Benn for providing me with an ARC of
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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 only like but I LOVED!!! Like seriously loved, loved, loved them so much. That prompted me to as the question: ‘How to love
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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 the Fire on High’ by Elizabeth Acevedo, I knew this book would fill my soul with happiness. I’m glad to say this one did not
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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 sure it happened. From the prose of beautiful poetry lines to tantalizing tales of Gingerbread, with a sprinkle of feminist thought, for me, April
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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 woman’s name because what this book did more than anything else is illustrate the situations we encounter collectively as black women. Sometimes they are in
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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 our second book club meetup to discuss Homegoing by Yaa Ghasi and the night was EVERYTHING! We pulled apart and dissected each character, and discussed
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This month Spring appeared and with it, my reading game leveled up. I can’t specifically explain how I did it but This Black Girl is seriously killing the reading game. Okay, let’s rewind a bit, let me break it down for you. This month my plan was the same as before, I have to read
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