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If you Love Flavour & Sweetness You’ll Love ‘Frying Plantain’ by Zalika Reid Benta.

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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 …

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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 things happen! I had to …

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To All The Books I Read in June…

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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 …

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Nicole Dennis-Benn Does it Again With Her Brilliant New Novel, Patsy.

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Thereโ€™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 Iโ€™d describe the new novel that came out on June 4th, …

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I am so in love with most of the books I read in May.   Seriously yaโ€™ll this month I got through nine books and seven of which I didnโ€™t only like but I LOVED!!! …

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New month, new reading intentions for March ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ“š Th New month, new reading intentions for March ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ“š

This month weโ€™re reading with softness, honesty, and a lil bit of discipline (because the TBR not gonna read itself ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ).

 Drop yours below: what are you calling in for your reading life this month.

#ReadingIsRestAndResistance #ThisBlackGirlReads #ReadingCommunity
March is here, and weโ€™re stepping into something t March is here, and weโ€™re stepping into something tender.

After the beautiful turnout in February (still smiling about that room ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ–ค), Iโ€™m so excited to announce our next read: The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley.

If youโ€™ve been craving community that feels like living room energy , not performance, this is your sign.

Weโ€™re reading.
Weโ€™re reflecting.
Weโ€™re growing.

Register through the link in my profile, or drop 'I'm in' and i'll send you the details. 

And if you were at the February book club, tell the people what they missed ๐Ÿ‘€โœจ
If i leave my house without my kindle, it's not a If i leave my house without my kindle, it's not a trip.... it's a mistake. ๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ 

Kindle girlies, tell the truth ๐Ÿ‘€ comment 'kindle girlie' if you never leave home without yours. 

Stickers from @da.book.nook

#kindlegirlie 
#thisblackgirlreads 
#blackbookstagram
Here's last month's reading recap. 10 books down Here's last month's reading recap. 

10 books down and I've officially passed my reading goal for the year. Excuse me while I rest ๐Ÿซก

Journaling through my read has become my favourite ritual. 

#thisblackgirlreads #readingjournal #readingwrapup #bipocbooks
Logging books in my reading journal each month has Logging books in my reading journal each month has become one of my favourite things.

Last month I read 12 books, and surpassed my reading goal of the year. 

My favs last month: 

โœจ๏ธ All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby 
โœจ๏ธ The Scammer by Tiffany D. Jackson 
โœจ๏ธ Don Caselli by Jahquel J

What should I read next??? 

#readingjournal #ReadingWrapUp #ThisBlackGirlReads
๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Hey Canadian Black book girlies ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿพโœจ โ€” wanna kn ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Hey Canadian Black book girlies ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿพโœจ โ€” wanna know how to getย free books by Black authorsย straight to your Kindle? ๐Ÿ‘€ I got you! Watch this quick BRAE tutorial and start stacking your digital shelf today ๐Ÿ”ฅ

 #BlackReaders #BRAE #BlackBooks #ThisBlackGirlReads #FreeKindleBooks
I read 8 books last month and finally added them a I read 8 books last month and finally added them all to my new #readingjournal

How did I do? Let me know. 

#rootedinreading #ReadingWrapUp #readingaddict 
#journalinginspiration
He asked what I was doing tonight.... I said, 'mee He asked what I was doing tonight.... I said, 'meet me at Indigo' #bookdate

#blackgirlreads #bookhaul
Because what??? How dare you come for one of my fa Because what??? How dare you come for one of my favs. 

๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ“š

#blackgirlreads #blackboos #beenieman #jamaicancomedy
โœจ Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is final โœจ Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is finally here! โœจ

Thereโ€™s nothing like the joy of unboxing a brand-new bookโ€”especially when itโ€™s from a literary queen like Chimamanda. ๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ‘‘

This powerful new novel follows a woman caught between memory and loss, love and duty, as she navigates the echoes of grief and the weight of family expectations. Adichie once again delivers a story rich with emotion, culture, and the complexities of the human heart. ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’šโค๏ธ

Thanks @knopfca for sending the books and the goodies. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ˜Š

Canโ€™t wait to dive into this one! Have you grabbed your copy yet? Let me know in the comments! โฌ‡๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฌ

#DreamCount #ChimamandaNgoziAdichie #BlackWomenRead #BookUnboxing #ThisBlackGirlReads
OLA 2025 was a whole vibe!๐ŸŽ‰ I loved being surroun OLA 2025 was a whole vibe!๐ŸŽ‰

I loved being surrounded by my bookish people, diving into powerful sessions, and exploring all the amazing vendors. But the best part? Seeing so many Black authors in the space, sharing their stories and their brilliance. 

This conference reminded me why I do this workโ€”libraries are about community, connection, and change. Until next year! โœจ #OLA2025 

#LibraryLove #BlackLibrariansLead #BlackStoriesMatter"
Library haul coming through! ๐Ÿ“šโœจ Just picked up t Library haul coming through! ๐Ÿ“šโœจ 

Just picked up three gems that I canโ€™t wait to dive into...

๐ŸŒปWho's That Girl by Eve 
๐ŸŒปOnly Big Bun Matters Tomorrow by Damilare Kuku 
๐ŸŒปA Broken People's Playlist by Chimeka Garricks 

Who else loves that fresh library book feel? Drop a ๐Ÿ–ค if youโ€™re adding these to your TBR!

Which one should I read first? 

 #ThisBlackGirlReads #LibraryFinds #BlackAuthors
I went... I saw... I bought books...๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ˜‚ Thanks @ I went...
I saw...
I bought books...๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ˜‚

Thanks @torontowots for another great year. Got to see and chat with some of my favs. Met some dope Toronto bookstagrammers and our bookmark exchange was a vibe.

The best part was that my mini spent the entire day with me. ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜

Until next year...

Did you attend this year? What were your thoughts. 

#wots2024 
#torontobooks 
#ThisBlackGirlReads 
#blackbookstagram
Ummmm but wait! Why didn't y'all tell me that this Ummmm but wait! Why didn't y'all tell me that this book was Xrated and full of... Well passa passa. ๐Ÿ˜ณ

I should have known from the opening line but I wasn't ready. 

I will say that I am always here for a woman going for what she wants, and Alim really sounds like he could get it, but di man puppah. Lawd๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ˜‚

Messy, messy but it did make for a delightful read. Can't wait to discuss it at the end of the month with all my TBGR Book Club Sistas.

If you want to join the discussion register at the #linkinbio

#bookblogger #BookClub #youmadeafoolofdeathwithyourbeauty #bookclubpick #thisblackgirlreads #caribbeanbooks #caribbeanbookstagram #BlackLove
Hello December! This month the TBGR Book Club pic Hello December!

This month the TBGR Book Club pick is ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ by @tiawilliamswrites. This book is all about the beauty of connection, Black love, and second chances.

Personally, I LOVE reading about #BlackLove. And not the type of Black Love that seems fake or curated for the gram, but real Black love, that's sometimes messy, that's sometimes complicated, that sometimes needs room to grow, and room to breathe, and that is why I loved this book so much.

Our discussion is taking place a little early this month, onย December 16 at 7 pm.ย Want to join? Register at the #linkinbio

Synopsis:
๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏโ€ฆ ๐˜Œ๐˜ท๐˜ข ๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข ๐˜ธ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด. ๐˜š๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค, ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ-๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ด ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ.

๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜š๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜Œ๐˜ท๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ข ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต, ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜บ, ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ด, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช. ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Œ๐˜ท๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜š๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ป๐˜บ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ. ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜บโ€”๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บโ€™๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด. ๐˜–๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜‰๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ, ๐˜Œ๐˜ท๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜š๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ reconnect.
Sometimes it's hard out here. So many books gave m Sometimes it's hard out here. So many books gave me this feeling.๐Ÿ˜ข But I'm doing better ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ

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