Whatever you love could be taken away, so live like it's your dying day. When I first read 'True to the Game,' over two decades ago it was the ...
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By LalaaWassup 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 ...
Hey book lovers This year your girl read 113 books! Whew, child, I'm tired just thinking about it. And of course, reading all those books I read a couple of great ...
If you know me, you know that fiction is my JAM! I love being transported into a fictional world that ‘could’ potentially be true. Not that I don’t read any…
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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 ...
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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!
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