OKAY, I’m back.

GOOD NEWS!

On 2/11 at 4pm EST my dear friend @roxanegay.bsky.social is coming to visit me here at Harvard! We’re going to read some new work and have a conversation AND YOU CAN JOIN VIA ZOOM!!!! harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

I hope you enjoy it!

It can be challenging sometimes to know what will be easy to read or understand (especially in classic/modern classic lit. The subject matter can be heavy at times but she provides it in a way that is accessible for most.

"You don't have to think about doing the right thing. If you're for the right thing, then you do it without thinking."

"I wouldn't miss Mrs. Flowers, for she had given me her secret word which called forth a djinn who was to serve me all my life: books."

"If growing up is painful for the Southern Black girl, being aware of her displacement is the rust on the razor that threatens the throat. It is an unnecessary insult." -Maya Angelou

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Before I Let Go is a masterpiece!

I'm planning to snag a copy of Let This Radicalize You from my local indie too. Nice haul!

Nice haul! What will you read first? I've been wanting to get my hands on The Vegetarian, and Toni Morrison is always a solid choice.

Another alternative is bookshop.org - I believe they're working on making ebooks purchased there (where you can support you local bookstore) accessible on Kobo.

I usually only read a few horror books per year - looking forward to reading The Reformatory this month