Marhaba and hello, dear friends! I hope all is well, and if not, I hope brighter days head your way soon! Well, Indigenous American History Month was back in November, Black History Month was in February, and Women’s History Month was March, but the party isn’t coming to a halt just yet, because this month—April—commemorates […]
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Well, friends, lemme tell ya: we are six months into 2021 and for me it has already been a year! The major theme of my 2021 so far seems to be burnout. I’ll be real with y’all: I loathe remote learning with a burning passion. Beyond just being a poor match for my learning style […]
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Hello, friends! Happy belated Thanksgiving to my friends in the US and to those who don’t celebrate I wish you a happy day! Aside from Thanksgiving this week is an exciting one for me as it also happens to be my 26th birthday today! I know we’re in the midst of a global pandemic and […]
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PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links for Libro.fm, for which I receive a free audiobook if you use to purchase a subscription. Hello, dear friends, I hope you are all safe, happy, and healthy (and if you are not, I am wishing good vibes your way)! Well, it seems we can cross yet another […]
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PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links for which I receive a small commission if you use them to purchase an item. Hello, dear friends! I hope you are all well and if not I hope you are able to see brighter days soon! As you probably know, summer in the northern hemisphere is coming to […]
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Hello, dear friends, I am coming to you typically late as ever to bring you my 1000 follower Q&A! I apologize for the delay—I had an urgent family situation that I had to focus on (fortunately my family member is doing well now). Today I’m celebrating six years of blogging and 1000 followers by answering […]
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Boy oh boy, is it September of 2020 already?! For real???! Honestly, with the current global pandemic forging on, it seems like March never ended so I, for one, am in complete and total shock that we only have three more month of this hellish year left! Like, how is that possible?! Regardless of my […]
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Hello, dear friends! As you may be aware, July is Disability Pride Month and, today, I’m going to be talking about a topic that is very close to my heart: what you should know about book blogging while disabled. Now, I technically began book blogging before I was just formally diagnosed with one of my […]
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Hey, y’all, it’s Lila! I’m coming to y’all today because I was tagged by the lovely Rae at Educated Negra and the wonderful Leelynn from Sometimes Leelynn Reads to do the Black Book Blogger Tag (adapted from the Black Booktuber Tag created by The Unfriendly Black Hotties)! I’m so excited to do this tag and […]
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Hey, dear friends. I hope you are all well and safe and taking care of yourselves. I know it feels like the world is exploding, but I want to take a moment to remind everyone—especially my fellow Black folk—to take care of yourself, both physically and mentally. The past week and a half, two weeks […]
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Hardcover Haven 