Hello March! At the beginning of 2017, while setting my 52 book Good Reads challenge, I promised myself 12 of those books had to be poetry. That also means I’m going to buy more books that usual this year. Public libraries don’t carry as many poetry collections in comparison to fiction. Interlibrary loan helps, but … Continue reading
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1. “Mentoring in the Afterlife” by Ayana A. H. Jamieson (Online article). 2. Pantone by Shayla Lawson (Poetry collection). 3. Blues Triumphant by Jonterri Gadson (Poetry collection). 4. Guyku by Bob Raczka & Peter H. Reynolds (Picture book). 5. One Word from Sophia by Jim Averbeck & Yasmeen Ismail (Picture book). 6. Call Me Tree/Llámame Árbol by May … Continue reading
1. “Why James Baldwin Still Matters” by Jacqueline Woodson (Online article). 2. “Moving Beyond Pain” by bell hooks (Online article). 3. “Little Red Corvette” by Kevin Young (Poem). 4. “Where the Five-Day Workweek Came From” by Philip Sopher (Online article). 5. What is Not Yours is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi (Short story collection). 6. … Continue reading
1. Clay’s Ark by Octavia E. Butler (Novel). 2. Black Panther, #1 by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Brian Stelfreeze, Laura Martin (Comic book). 3. Delicious Foods by James Hannaham (Novel). 4. Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler (Novel). I did it again. I didn’t keep a record of the things I read this month. Assume … Continue reading
1. Authority by Jeff Vandermeer (Novel). 2. Boy with Thorn by Rickey Laurentiis (Poetry). 3. “Black Women Writers and the Secret Space of Diaries” by Morgan Jerkins (Online article). 4. “A Crash Course in the History of Black Science Fiction” by Nisi Shawl (Online article). 5. I Love You Already by Jory John and Benji Davies … Continue reading
Okay, so I did read this month. However I didn’t keep track of it like I normally do. Yeah, I dunno. I wish I had an excuse for it. Wait, wait. I can blame the fact that my library was – I mean is – shut down due to excessive roof leaks and that … Continue reading
