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Holiday Gift Guide for Book Lovers
The holiday shopping season is officially upon us! These are some of my favorite gift items from female-owned small businesses perfect for any book lover…
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
I finally understand the CoHo hype. This is truly a powerful, engaging and heart-rending story.
Hunger by Roxane Gay
Hunger is a deeply personal and moving memoir about the author’s experience living in a body that society deems “problematic.” My December Literati selection…
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
This is a story about self-discovery, love and acceptance… check out my November Literati selection with Megan Rapipone’s book club, The Call In.
Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong
In this deeply personal collection of short stories, Hong, an Asian American raised by Korean immigrants, lays bare all her thoughts, feelings and insecurities surrounding her identity as an “other.”
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
Think Daisy Jones & The Six but swap Daisy for a fierce Black woman and replace The Six with a charming British songwriter. While there are many parallels to Daisy Jones, Opal & Nev is more serious, introspective and political…
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
My thoughts on Piranesi summed up in a few words: bizarre, thoughtful, fantastical and charming…
Happiness by Matthieu Ricard
This book is very reminiscent of The Four Agreements, The Power of Now and 10% Happier (yes, I used to have a major thing for self-help books…
Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia
Reviewing my monthly selection from Literati, my favorite book subscription service.
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
An epic female-centric fantasy novel selected by Steph Curry as his May book for his bookclub through Literati…
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Stolen Girls by Wolfgang Bauer
Despite it’s exceptionally heavy subject matter, Stolen Girls is an incredible piece of literature that weaves together first-person stories from women kidnapped by Boko Haram with historical data and detailed information on Nigeria…
City of Thieves by David Benioff
Reviewing my monthly selection from Literati, my favorite book subscription service.
The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
While I’m not usually one for romance novels, The Wedding Date was Malala’s February pick for her book club through @literati…
Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie
Reviewing my monthly selection from Literati, my favorite book subscription service…