Tag: literature

• Laundry

  31. Write about an odd fear   “Laundry.” “Laundry?” “Laundry.” “But why?” “Long story.” “I’ve got time.” “Okay, it’s not a long story. I just don’t want to tell it.” “Why not?” “Because you’ll think it’s stupid and I’m overreacting.” “No I won’t. Promise. Just tell me.”          July sighed, resting one elbow on the…

  Christine

  May 9, 2019

  Short Stories

  challenge, fiction, literature, Personal, reading, short story, writing

• Reading Outside of Your Comfort Zone

  Happy Monday all! Answer me this: what is your favorite genre to read? I asked myself this question the other day, and I couldn’t really answer it definitively. I really enjoy Science Fiction, but I mostly just like reading multicultural literature regardless of the specific genre. This started in college. All throughout middle school and…

  Christine

  May 6, 2019

  Book Talk

  advice, anthologies, books, fiction, literature, non-fiction, opinion, reading, sci-fi, things to do, true stories

• Oyinkan Braithwaite: My Sister, the Serial Killer

  I’ll be honest, I was a bit disappointed with this one. It was a fairly quick read, but the chapters were choppy, there were a lot of questions not answered, and, quite frankly, I really wanted one of the main characters to die (is that bad?). So the book is mainly about a woman named…

  Christine

  April 29, 2019

  Book Talk, Review

  Black books, Blake Crouch, book review, books, fiction, literature, Oyinkan Braithwaite, reading

• Fighting Book Junky-ism

  As you may know by now, I love books. I love the way a book feels in my hands, I love that new book smell, and I love flipping through pages as I read. I do have a problem though: I have neither the space nor the finances for every book I want to read.…

  Christine

  April 22, 2019

  Book Talk

  advice, books, challenge, literature, opinion, reading

• New Book Alert!

  Happy Monday yall! Last Monday I told you guys about Children of Blood and Bone and how I wanted more when it ended. Well guess what also happened last week… Tomi Adeyemi released the cover for the second book in the series: Isn’t it magnificent! Now, we’ll have to wait some time before we can…

  Christine

  April 15, 2019

  Update

  books, Children of Blood and Bone, Children of Virtue and Vengeance, fiction, literature, new book, reading, Tomi Adeyemi, vengeanceontheseheauxes

• The Black Room

  I found a post on Pinterest with short story writing prompts. This list is what I will be using to spark my weekly short stories. This week’s prompt: Write about a “Black Room” (note I decided against being creative with the title). * * * I woke up to a knock on the door. I’d…

  Christine

  April 11, 2019

  Personal, Short Stories

  Black Room, challenge, literature, Personal, reading, short short story, short story, writing practice

• Tomi Adeyemi: Children of Blood & Bone

  Happy Monday! I feel like talking about books is the best way to begin the week, don’t you? First, what I added to my “To Read” list last week: Betty Shabazz, Surviving Malcolm X – Russell J. Rickford Now for the meat & potatoes (though I’m currently limiting my meat to fish only. #thestruggleisreal) Children…

  Christine

  April 8, 2019

  Review

  book review, books, childhood, Children of Blood and Bone, fiction, literature, race, reading, teens, Tomi Adeyemi

• The Year of Black Books: What I’ve Read So Far

  Holla Holla and we’re back! You guys! I’m so excited to be back here with you. I’ve totally missed writing about the books I’m reading, especially since I am actively, and successfully, working through a pretty decent reading list this year! I made it a point at the beginning of the year to make a…

  Christine

  April 1, 2019

  Review, Update

  An American Marriage, Barracoon, Black books, Black Literature, book review, books, Children of Blood and Bone, fiction, Glory Edim, Homegoing, If Beale Street Could Talk, James Baldwin, literature, non-fiction, race, reading, sci-fi, slavery, Tayari Jones, Tomi Adeyemi, true stories, Well-Read Black Girl, Yaa Gyasi, Zora Neale Hurston

• Hating the Classics

  It’s perfectly acceptable to not like classic literature.

  Christine

  September 19, 2018

  Book Talk

  classic literature, literature, opinion, reading