Tag: summer reading

• New Books!

  I went on a “moms walk” the Friday before Mother’s Day with my mom and two of her friends. Basically, a selection of the historic downtown shops were participating in a Mother’s Day giveaway. We, as the participants, had to go to each store on the paper map we were given and get a stamp…

  Christine

  June 27, 2023

  Book Talk

  Black authors, books, Creep, How to Say Babylon, literature, Myriam Gurba, reading, Safiya Sinclair, summer reading

• Another Birthday and What I’m Looking Into for Fall

  It has been a marvelous 5 days, but today marks my return to work. My birthday was Thursday (hello 33) so I took a couple days off (plus the holiday made 5). I’m usually really excited about my birthday and make plans to do something special, but the way this year started and the way…

  Christine

  September 7, 2021

  Book Talk, Personal, Update

  33, birthday, book lists, books, fall reading, literature, Personal, reading, summer reading, writing

• Next Up… Hunger

  Now that I’ve finally finished the first book on my summer reading list, I get to dig back in to Roxane Gay. I’ve been intrigued by her work since reading Difficult Women, and reading Ayiti earlier this year further encouraged me to read more of her work, so here we are at Hunger. Hunger is…

  Christine

  August 10, 2021

  Book Talk

  books, literature, memoir, Personal, reading, summer reading

• Terry McMillan: I Almost Forgot About You

  First, I’m only halfway through this book. Second, the characters are a bit older than I’d anticipated. Third, I really can’t stand the way these friends speak to each other most times. I Almost Forgot About You is the story of a woman, Georgia, who is going through a life change. We’re not going to…

  Christine

  July 27, 2021

  Book Talk, Review

  Black authors, Black books, book review, books, fiction, literature, reading, summer reading

• My Summer Reading List

  I have come to accept I will never be one of those people who reads ten books per month… or five books per month. Some months I read one book—two if they are both really good—and sometimes I go two months without reading a single book. While it would make sense for me to shut…

  Christine

  June 15, 2021

  Book Talk

  book list, books, bookstack, Hunger, I Almost Forgot About You, Kiese Laymon, Long Division, new books, reading, roxane gay, Summer, summer book list, summer books, summer reading, summer reading list, Terry McMillan