This will be the third year in a row I’ve participated in Whitney’s Unread Shelf Project. The idea is to read the books you already own! At the beginning of the year, you count all the books on your unread shelf and then see how successful you were at cleaning those shelves when the year … Continue reading 10 Books at the Top of My TBR in 2022
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I'm a book lover of all genres - my favorites are memoir, contemporary fiction, historical fiction, and self-help/non-fiction.
2021 Year-End Wrap-Up
Books Finished: 135Fiction: 87 (64%)Non Fiction: 48 (36%), including 19 memoirs Debut Authors: 49 (36%)Authors of Color: 51 (38%)Male/Female Authors: 102 female (76%), 37 male (27%), 1 other (1%) Diverse Topics: 57 (42%)Audiobooks: 7 (5%) (audiobooks are just so hard for me...I prefer listening to podcasts!) Repeat Authors: 31 (23%) – Akwaeke Emezi, Susan Meissner, Kristin Hannah, Walter Isaacson, Maggie O'Farrell, Patricia … Continue reading 2021 Year-End Wrap-Up
December Wrap-Up // 2021
I LOVE that I finished the year with some incredible books! It really helped the sour taste I've had in mouth lately in regards to reading and it energizes me for the New Year! I read some really great books this month and had four books fighting for the top honor of my favorite book … Continue reading December Wrap-Up // 2021
My Top 10 Books of 2021
It’s finally here! The day I announce my Top 10 Books of the Year! If you’d like to catch up on the other “Best of…” posts, here’s the link to 2020 and 2019. My Absolute Favorite Book of the Year: Honor by Thrity Umrigar In Honor, Umrigar explores the consequences of the cultural clash between Muslims … Continue reading My Top 10 Books of 2021
The Top 10 Backlist Books of 2021
At the beginning of the year, I made a goal to try and tackle some of the books already on my shelves. While I did read a lot of backlist books in 2021, my overall total number of books on my personal bookshelves stayed pretty much the same. 🤷🏼♀️ I'm going to continue to focus … Continue reading The Top 10 Backlist Books of 2021
The Best Debuts of 2021
I've never paid attention to whether or not a book is a debut until I became friends with Sarah and Susie. They track their reading (Sarah's Book Tracker is AWESOME!) and this is a category they put a lot of emphasis on. I recently recorded a podcast with Sarah (listen to her awesome podcast and … Continue reading The Best Debuts of 2021
21 Superlatives for 2021
This was a lot of fun to create and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! (Any book I read this year was eligible regardless of publication date.) If you’d like to catch up on the other “Best of…” posts, here’s the link to 2020 and 2019! My Favorite Fiction Book of the Year I … Continue reading 21 Superlatives for 2021
2021 Books To Read…and Skip!
It's that time of year where everywhere you look, there's another Top 10 list! Those lists are my favorite posts and I look forward to them every year, but they also have a tendancy to give me anxiety as I see all the books being pushed that I missed and need to read ASAP. While … Continue reading 2021 Books To Read…and Skip!
Nonfiction November
So far I've read 121 total books in 2021... Of those, 43 have been nonfiction books (36% of my total reading). Most of my nonfictional reading falls into the memoir category...with most topics seeming to deal with race/social justice issues. I also find myself gravitating to the grief/cancer/illness categories quite often. Without further ado... 2021 … Continue reading Nonfiction November
November Wrap-Up // 2021
November started off slow and disappointing, but picked up speed and motivation as the month went on! I'm hoping the ambivalence I've had towards reading the past couple of months is gone now! 🤞🏼 Because of my lack of ambition towards reading, I wasn't going to actively participate in Nonfiction November. However, just by chance, … Continue reading November Wrap-Up // 2021
Happiest When Reading 