On My Bookshelf
There’s absolutely nothing like a good book and flipping from page to page, anticipating what’s to come. I have always loved reading and this year, I made it my mission to live in the moment and read as much as I can. In January of this year, I read a total of 11 books for the month. I loved every minute of it. In February, I was only able to read one book before life got a bit more busy. I can’t wait to get back to reading, but for now, I will share with you the books I have read thus far and the books waiting to be read on my TBR (to be read) list. I love reading books by Black authors and women & men of color. To keep up with my day-to-day reading, follow my personal blog Instagram page @tallawahting. Happy Juneteenth & don’t forget to support Black owned businesses, initiatives, creatives, writers, organizations, and more year-round. Take the time to learn a bit more about the significance behind this special day here.
Read & Loved in 2020:
Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika & Maritza Moulite
A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid
Children of Blood & Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi
Color Me In by Natasha Diaz
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Well-Read Black Girl by Gloria Edim
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
There There by Tommy Orange
To Be Read (a continuously growing list):
Bone by Yrsa Daley-Ward
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Book of Lost Saints by Daniel Jose Older
The Source of Self-Regard by Toni Morrison
These Ghosts are Family by Maisy Card
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
The Fire This Time by Jesmyn Ward
Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward
The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland
More Than Enough by Elaine Welteroth
Who Put This Record On? by Morgan Parker
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
The House Girl by Tara Conklin
The Book of Night Women by Marlon James
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
A Black Women’s History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry & Kali N. Gross
Breaking the Cycle of Pain by Halimat Olaniyan
Fried Platain by Zalika Reid-Benta
The Burning by Megha Majumdar