It took me a while for me to write this review. I actually finished How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America this summer. But when I finished it I just had to sit with it for a while and sort through my thoughts and emotions that came from […]
Reading the anthology Come On In: 15 Stories About Immigration and Finding Home edited by Adi Alsaid felt like I was sitting at a huge banquet sized table at a huge dinner party listening to people tell stories all night long. It was a fantastic experience. I learned so much from the many different perspectives […]
I’ve only recently become a fan of anthologies again. I hit upon several good ones during a library search and have several more on my TBR lineup that I’m excited to dig into. A Few Practical Reasons to Try Anthologies What I have found is that anthologies are a great candidate for you to try […]
My Favorite New Addition to My Kids’ Christmas Shelves As a child, if you celebrate Christmas, you will inevitably have questions about how Santa Claus operates. For some kids, they will get their answers from The Night Before Christmas by Clement Moore. But for a lot of children, who don’t live in what marketing campaigns […]
I don’t know about you but the winter season is a busy one for me. Sometimes I just want to curl up in a blanket and alternate between reading and catching up on movies. I know December is going to fly by, so I’m going to rein in my expectations for what books will be […]
November was a very busy month. I participated in the @_Indigathon and Non-fiction November reading challenges. I attended the annual NCTE Conference and ALAN Workshop. And on top of all of that I was engaged in Mom Moves for getting the house and family ready for Thanksgiving Break. Check out what I accomplished in my […]
November is Native American Heritage Month and in the book community that means amplifying the voices and books of Indigenous authors especially during this time. At the beginning of November, I was blessed to come across a post by my #bookstagram buddy @Bookish_afrolatina in which she discussed joining the @_Indigathon Reading Challenge. I decided to […]