Dr. Michelle
@lipsticklitterati.bsky.social
The People’s Professor | #FREADOM |#FreedomToRead |💗💚 | Using books & #BlackFeminist writing to make a better world | #KidLit | Proud #SCBWI member |Happily 💍! | Posts are mine, all mine.
Another Monday evening in #Houston means another amazing #KindredStories event. I had the pleasure of listening to my amazing Soror, @danaawilliams.bsky.social talk about her equally amazing new book, #ToniatRandom. Get your copy from your fave indie bookseller.
October 14, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Another Monday evening in #Houston means another amazing #KindredStories event. I had the pleasure of listening to my amazing Soror, @danaawilliams.bsky.social talk about her equally amazing new book, #ToniatRandom. Get your copy from your fave indie bookseller.
October 11, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I kicked off #BannedBookWeek at Kindred Stories in #Houston Listening to #KieseLaymon speak with @angelaflournoy.bsky.social about her new book was everything I needed! Do yourself a favor & get a copy of #TheWilderness.
October 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I kicked off #BannedBookWeek at Kindred Stories in #Houston Listening to #KieseLaymon speak with @angelaflournoy.bsky.social about her new book was everything I needed! Do yourself a favor & get a copy of #TheWilderness.
It's a great day in Austin. Had a great time learning from @chrisbarton.bsky.social at the the Mini MFA hosted by the @scbwi.bsky.social Austin chapter! #BartonInAction
September 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
It's a great day in Austin. Had a great time learning from @chrisbarton.bsky.social at the the Mini MFA hosted by the @scbwi.bsky.social Austin chapter! #BartonInAction
It's one helluva a Tuesday at #KindredStories. #107Days
September 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
It's one helluva a Tuesday at #KindredStories. #107Days
The stage is set! #KindredStories is ready to welcome Sasha Bonet home to the historic #ThirdWard to discuss her memoir, "WaterBearers." We ready! #BookSky
September 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The stage is set! #KindredStories is ready to welcome Sasha Bonet home to the historic #ThirdWard to discuss her memoir, "WaterBearers." We ready! #BookSky
I find community & strength in books & the people who read them. I had a lovely evening listening to #JasminneMendez talk about her amazing new book at #KindredStories. Get to an indie bookstore& grab a hard copy of The Story of My Anger. It's a #YA book for the young & not so young! #BookSky
September 20, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I find community & strength in books & the people who read them. I had a lovely evening listening to #JasminneMendez talk about her amazing new book at #KindredStories. Get to an indie bookstore& grab a hard copy of The Story of My Anger. It's a #YA book for the young & not so young! #BookSky
Times are hard, but please don't give in to despair. This is a reminder for me and all who come across this post. I pray this beautiful quote & sticker sticks with you.
September 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Times are hard, but please don't give in to despair. This is a reminder for me and all who come across this post. I pray this beautiful quote & sticker sticks with you.
So true, Doc! And let's get an early start on Banned Book Week 2025! Coming up in October! #ReadBannedBooks #FreedomtoRead #BookSky
September 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
So true, Doc! And let's get an early start on Banned Book Week 2025! Coming up in October! #ReadBannedBooks #FreedomtoRead #BookSky
If you know me well, hell, even if you've just met me, you know I read like my life depends on it. Here are just a few of the books that got me through August. #BookSky #MichelleIsReading
September 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM
If you know me well, hell, even if you've just met me, you know I read like my life depends on it. Here are just a few of the books that got me through August. #BookSky #MichelleIsReading
Happy to be in the number with your fave Black fantasy writer, @itsladarrion.bsky.social #KindredStories
August 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Happy to be in the number with your fave Black fantasy writer, @itsladarrion.bsky.social #KindredStories
At my favorite place, Houston's premier, Black-owned indie bookstore, #KindredStories
August 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
At my favorite place, Houston's premier, Black-owned indie bookstore, #KindredStories
It's Back-to-School season in Greater Houston. Take a look at some of these #BackToSchool events.
August 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
It's Back-to-School season in Greater Houston. Take a look at some of these #BackToSchool events.
If you know me, then you know that when the world is super extra-ordinarily crazy, I'm diving head first into a book. Luckily for me, my hometown fave, #KindredStories is always there to be lift me up. So excited for tonight's event.
July 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
If you know me, then you know that when the world is super extra-ordinarily crazy, I'm diving head first into a book. Luckily for me, my hometown fave, #KindredStories is always there to be lift me up. So excited for tonight's event.
It was an honor to celebrate #Juneteenth in Texas at a Sugar Land 95 Remembrance that included the unveiling of the historical marker. #FoundButNotForgotten #Juneteenth: www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
June 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It was an honor to celebrate #Juneteenth in Texas at a Sugar Land 95 Remembrance that included the unveiling of the historical marker. #FoundButNotForgotten #Juneteenth: www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
Missing the world's best PaPa today, but always grateful for having him in my life. #FathersDay
June 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Missing the world's best PaPa today, but always grateful for having him in my life. #FathersDay
Remember 'Wag the Dog'!
June 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Remember 'Wag the Dog'!
My TBR #KindredStories #HoustonsFinest
June 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
My TBR #KindredStories #HoustonsFinest
I don’t post many selfies, but when I do, best believe I’m snapping pics at #KindredStories. The whole place is a wonderful and beautiful vibe. An enduring homage to beautiful Black words. #Kindred #BlackIsLit #MichelleIsReading
June 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I don’t post many selfies, but when I do, best believe I’m snapping pics at #KindredStories. The whole place is a wonderful and beautiful vibe. An enduring homage to beautiful Black words. #Kindred #BlackIsLit #MichelleIsReading
#KindredStories is THEE most gorgeous bookstore ever … nobody’s even coming close! #BookSky
May 28, 2025 at 11:55 PM
#KindredStories is THEE most gorgeous bookstore ever … nobody’s even coming close! #BookSky
I’m sure the #MetGala think-piecing has already begun, so be sure to give Professor Monica L. Miller her flowers for this masterpiece on #BlackDandyism & the Black Diaspora. And #FishTales for the after party. IYKYK
May 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I’m sure the #MetGala think-piecing has already begun, so be sure to give Professor Monica L. Miller her flowers for this masterpiece on #BlackDandyism & the Black Diaspora. And #FishTales for the after party. IYKYK
