Once read, reread, and zoomed out, this book of poetry reads as a mashup of the author’s biography and passions. In 13 poems, Javier describes his concerns and love for Harlem.

For June 2023 I will be reading and discussing the following books: Empty Vows by Mary Monroe, Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, and ‘Til the Well Runs Dry by Lauren Francis-Sharma. If you are interested in any of the titles, please consider joining me. I don’t want to read alone. 🙂 So join me this month in reading!

The Devil Won’t Keep Us Apart by Shane T. Clark is a suspense novel and revenge story crafted around a father-son relationship between an elderly man, Elmer Ray, and his next-door neighbor, Adrian Franklin. I received a gifted copy of the book in exchange for an honest review from the author via Booktasters, and here it is. 🙂

What’s On My Nightstand is a sometimes weekly blog post, composed to update you all on what I’m currently reading. Why? Because I’m terrible at updating my social cataloging apps. I know. Shame on me.

Happy Hump Day and welcome to the WWW Wednesday post for December 7, 2022! WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words, where bloggers share the books that answer these three questions (the Three Ws): What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next? If you want to participate and you have a blog, answer the three questions above and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. If you do not have a blog, leave a comment with your…

What’s the purpose of this post? Realistically, weekends are more conducive to productivity for me and the blog. My weekdays are consumed by a full-time finance position in Higher Education, keeping home, reading, whatever else comes up and now drafting blog posts. Lately, I’ve shared ‘Weekend Reads’ posts to social media, and as of recently, I’ve realized how long-winded those have been. I tend to get passionate about whatever is going on in the media I’m absorbing, and before you know it I’m either ranting, raving, or rambling about it (lol). In retrospect, those social media posts really should have…

October came and went, honey! It was my best reading month and I should have shared these books with you sooner. Well…here we are :-). Here are the books I spent time with in October 2023.

Come see. I have something to say about chapters 1 through 4 of Mrs. Wiggins. Will this marriage last? How long will their marriage be believable before someone finds out that it doesn’t operate like a traditional marriage?

The tweet in this facebook post recently came across my feed, so I decided to pick up the author’s book. Luckily, the audiobook was available at my library and you all….it’s REALLY good so far. It’s been such a long time since I’ve reached for a middle grade series.

Wow. So, I sat down and went through the ebook selections for books released this week, and as of today, there are way more than I had expected to choose. My ‘Library Book Bag’ is now 43 books longer. It would have been 44 if my NetGalley request was denied for the 2023 ARC of For Lamb by Lesa Cline Ransome. It has taken me some time to decide how I want to share my digital ‘Library Book Bag.’ Because the length of this post can vary and quickly become pic and link-heavy, for easy navigation I will format the…

Maggie’s upright world which she’s carefully curated, suddenly tilts on an unbalanced plane. Talk to me! Will Maggie tell Hubert about Claude? Will Claude tell his parents about him and Daisy? What do you think will happen next?

I promise I’ve been reading. I’m a reader 😉. And…I have book reviews in my head. I just need to type and publish them to the blog. 😬 🤭 Bear with me, y’all. As a reminder of my presence, I thought to share a quote I came across while watching a new favorite TV show. I’m on episode 6 of The Last of Us, and although I’ve heard many good lines, this one stood out the most to me and I’ve been ruminating on it. Be careful who you put your faith in. The only people that can betray us,…