As much as I would love to try the #50bookchallenge, I know myself. I don’t read quickly enough. So instead I will take the Level 5 POC challenge! The goal is to read between 16 and 25 books in which the protagonist or author is a person of color. My goal will be to have every book I read… Read Post
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Passing Through – Review
Title: Passing Through Author: David Penhale Genre: Literary Fiction Length: 327 pgs First line of the book: “It was Friday, the beginning of the weekend in the Middle East, a day to lace on a pair of boots, stick a map in your pocket and head for the desert.” Summary: [From front flaps] Daniel Foster… Read Post
No-Nonsense Guide to Tourism – Review
Title: The No-Nonsense Guide to Tourism Author: Pamela Nowicka Genre: Guide Length: 144 pages First line of the book: “Being a tourist is easy but tourism is complex.” Summary: [From back cover] Pamela Nowicka explores the third biggest industry in the world (after oil and narcotics). Taking the reader on a trip through the early… Read Post
Sisters of the Yam – Review
Title: Sisters of the Yam: black women and self-recovery Author: bell hooks Genre: Self-help/Black Studies/Women’s Studies Length: 190 pages First line of the book: “Sisters—and you who are our friends, loved ones, and comrades—I greet you in love and peace.” How I found the book: Bought it at the Between the Lines booth at Word… Read Post