Hello! I finished placing all my holds for books published in February. I have the list below, but if you prefer video, click on this link for the YouTube version. Continue reading
Category Archives: reading
One Chapter, One Poem: Obama, Braithwaite, and Smith
Remember a few years ago when I came up with this idea? Me either, but I did a search and found it anyway. Decided to give it another try here. Continue reading
The Holds List: January
I’m excited to get my reading started for 2019, so I’ve put holds on books that are coming out this month. Right now I’m reading books from 2018, but by the end of the month I want to focus on reading books from the current year, instead of lagging behind. Check out my holds list* … Continue reading
Poetry Collections Coming in 2019
A few days ago, I created a thread of poetry books I’d like to read in 2019. It was a list of 15 books, but I want to recreate a shorter list here, so I can focus on my reasons for wanting to read them and hopefully convince you to read them as well. 5. … Continue reading
Author Reading with the Hurston/Wright Foundation
Have I mentioned that I help manage the Hurston/Wright Foundation’s social media pages? Well, I do and I’ve been doing it for a few years. Occasionally, I attend the events and take pictures to create some content for Twitter or Facebook. During Writer’s Week in the summer, the workshop leaders give a reading for their … Continue reading
Genre, Format, and Height
A person’s bookshelves can tell you a lot about them—their interests, their histories, their dusting abilities—and while the content is what’s most important, of course, the organization can also speak volumes. — Emily Temple I read an article on LitHub about how writers organize their personal libraries and that got me to thinking about my own … Continue reading
An American Marriage
A few months ago, I was checking my Twitter timeline and happened upon this exchange: Continue reading
