This month, This Black Girl Reads book club dives into the award-winning novel Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue—a powerful story that captures the complexities of chasing the American Dream….
By Lalaa
Our stories are the ones we tell in whispered voices, in private spaces, to people who we know will not judge us but will hold space for our truths. Sisters,…
By Lalaa
“You know what they say, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. What you deemed useless and blemished, I regard as valuable and a fucking marvel. But I should actually…
By Lalaa
“You were not just born to center your entire existence on work and labor. You were born to heal, to grow, to be of service to yourself and community, to…
By Lalaa
“To me, love is like listening to an album. Some people skip to their favorite songs and ignore the rest. Other people listen to the entire album over and over…
By Lalaa
“Sometimes you can fool yourself into thinking you’re “over” something. Then you catch yourself saying things, doing things, avoiding things, realizing you never truly got over anything. You just set…
By Lalaa
It’s time to diversify and decolonize your reading this summer! Although the TBGR Book Club is on break for the summer doesn’t mean that the reading has to stop. Join…
By Lalaa
This year has been awesome so far, and believe me, we are just getting started with amazing upcoming events. I had the pleasure of attending Toronto’s Word on the Street…
By Lalaa
🌸📚 Happy Asian Heritage Month! 📚🌸 May is Asian Heritage Month! What better way to celebrate than by diving into some great reads that will give you a feel and…
By LalaaNew month, means a new book! This season of the This Black Girl Reads Book Club has been epic! Thanks to all the new and returning members who joined the…
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!
