I recently hit the first milestone in my Heritage Reads challenge: I read the work of 10 Black women writers. I added this category because there are so many fantastic books I wanted to read, and who do I have more in common with than Black women? I am very pleased to share these books… Read Post
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Armchair BEA 2013! Children’s Literature
I am so blessed to be working in children’s publishing! Children’s books retain a sense of wonder and imagination that some adult fiction has put aside. Reading was a huge part of my childhood and I still can’t believe I almost discounted children’s literature when I entered the publishing industry. I’ll never forget the moment… Read Post
The Great Wall of Lucy Wu by Wendy Wan-Long Shang
There is a magical box at my office. It’s called “the box at the end of the hall.” The box at the end of the hall is where all the books people want to get rid of end up. And it’s where I found this gem. I get you Lucy Wu. I, too, have a… Read Post
More Reading Challenges
Or “Lists of Great Books I Can Read In Order To Complete the Many Reading Challenges I Set for 2013” Clutch Reading Challenge This list would have been great last year when I was doing the POC Reading Challenge. I’m not going to try to read all 100 books but I there are many, many… Read Post