Call Us What We Carry

Call Us What We Carry – Amanda Gorman I am the first to admit that poetry is not my thing. For the most part I…

How Long ‘Til Black History Month?

– It’s Worth It! 2023 can best be characterized by the short stories I have been diving into; a year of starts and stops, quick…

– It’s Okay There are books in this world that you read, not because it is the greatest story ever told, or the best writing…

Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood – Fatima Mernissi This year, I hope to expand my reading by including books written by people…

– It’s Okay Books of stories often have a gem or two and otherwise leave me a bit “meh” about the book as a whole.…

3 Stars – It’s Okay I wanted to LOVE this second installment of The Legendborn Cycle and there was so much good in this novel…

– It Completes Me! We come to the end of N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth series with “The Stone Sky.” Perhaps my least favorite of the…

– It Completes Me! Rereading doesn’t always have a happy ending. I have reread many books that just don’t hold up, or for whatever reason…

– It Completes Me! Short stories have been a relatively new addition to my reading landscape. “Stories of Your Life and Others” by Ted Chiang…

– It Completes Me! I first read N.K. Jemisin’s groundbreaking work a few years ago. I enjoyed it (see original review below) though I often…