Itโs time to diversify and decolonize your reading this summer! Although the TBGR Book Club is on break for the summer doesnโt mean that the reading has to stop. Join…
By Lalaa
Listen, if your kids are anything like mine, once summer hits they forget ALL about reading, but you know that’s not an option over here!ย That’s why for the 3rd…
By Lalaa
๐ธ๐ Happy Asian Heritage Month! ๐๐ธ 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 Lalaa
If you’re ready to add to your ever-growing reading list then read on. There are so many great books coming out this month. Get ready to dive into a captivating…
By Lalaa
Although 2023 has just begun, Iโm slowly and eagerly making my way through the books I CANNOT wait to read and talk about in 2023, and I will say there…
By Lalaa
As this year begins to whine down, I canโt help but think about some of the books I read in 2022. And if you read this blog or follow me…
By Lalaa
โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐บ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ช๐ต.โ -Deka I will begin by saying that I was OBSESSED…
By Lalaa
The novel begins with an uncomfortableโand all-too-familiarโscene when 25-year-old Emira, a Black woman, is accused of kidnapping Briar, the white toddler she is babysitting, in a grocery store late at…
By Lalaa
Looking for your next favourite read? That’s where I was when I picked up ‘Other Side of the Game’ by Amanda Parris. I’ve heard so many great things about this…
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? Thatโs precisely what happens…
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!
