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
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….
By Lalaa
The standard of beauty is not definite, we define it. But what happens when beauty is defined by a society that has been poisoned and brainwashed? That’s precisely what happens…
By Lalaa
International Women’s Day is held on March 8th every year, and every year I see an influx of quotes and hashtags on social media. This whole social media show made…
By Lalaa
I fell in love with Mary Monroe, and her writing years ago after reading God Don’t Like Ugly. I went on to read about a half a dozen of her…
By Lalaa
With the start of March comes the hopes of warmer weather, the end of daylight savings time and books, so many great books. And although I won’t be able…
By Lalaa
The brisk cold air and the light dusting of snow could not stop the over 400 people who came to see renowned two-time bestselling author Angie Thomas at the Rose Theatre…
By Lalaa
When I think of some of the books that I couldn’t wait to read in 2019, Magical Negro was at the top of that list. I’m pleased to say that…
By Lalaa
As January comes to a close the only word I can use to describe it is WOW! It has been quite a month and I must say that I…
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!
