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Top Ten for the Weekend: “About the Author” Edition

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The weather is finally cooling down in Los Angeles and now that Halloween is over, it won’t be long before we all start hearing Christmas Chorals. Everything moves so fast here in LA LA land. This week I thought it would be fun to give you some dirt on me a chance to get to know me better. Each interesting article I encountered this week found a way to link itself back to me in a more personal way. What I’m Reading I’ve slowly started to read Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson as a read-a-loud to my girls. They are still pretty young to be completely engaged; however, the language is mesmerizing and the use of poetry helps to make the content relevant. Her imagery reminds me of growing up in a southern family and really missing my hometown. Sharing this memoir with my girls is a way to show them some of my own histories in a context they already enjoy. I haven’t gotten very far, but from what I have read, and what other have said about her …

Top Ten for the Weekend (06/24/2016)

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Top Ten for the Weekend is a collection of some of the most interesting bookish things I’ve seen lately.   1 and 2) In case you missed it, I posted TWO reviews this week, each of the Science Fiction genre. If you haven’t done so yet, check out my review on Kings of Earth (2015) by Joe Ponder and Parable of the Sower (1993) by Octavia Butler. Ponder is a newly publish author living in Texas. His book deserves some praise! Butler is well-known as not only a great writer but an icon in the genre. 3) After reading Remembering Octavia Butler, I wanted to honor her myself. I hope I did with my book review. 4) I also found out that talks started last year to turn Butler’s book, Dawn, into a tv series. This article from IndieWire gives you some more background. 5) If you need a pick-me-up, Blavity.com has a list for you. 11 Self-Help Books Written By Black People That Will Get You Through Anything. Making the cut is one of my current reads Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes. 6) And reminder of why …

Top Ten For The Weekend

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This is taking the place of Weekly Wrap-Up. It just wasn’t accomplishing my goal of being an “in case you missed it” kind of post. Making the posts were tedious, and somewhat lacking in substance. I spend a lot of my time reading short form articles, and I wanted to bring other perspectives into the blog. Top Ten for the Weekend will be my favorite bookish or informative things from the week. That can include book titles, quotes, articles,  photos, ANYTHING that moved me. Please enjoy the first installment of TTftW: My Sister, She (a poem) by Jasmyne K. Rogers Why We Must Find Space for the Activism of Black Women Academics by Jenn M. Jackson Afro-Zen, The Afro Centric Coloring Book for Grown-ups by Sinai Fleary What Maya Angelou Taught Melissa Harris-Perry About Courage an interview with Rev. Dr. Katharine R. Henderson Newbery Medal Acceptance Speech by Kwame Alexander Why Harriet Tubman on the $20 Matters So Much to Me As a Black Woman by Evette Dionne We all were sadden to hear of the passing of a …