January was a great month for reading! I read 15 phenomenal books including picture books, chapter books, middle grade, YA, adult fiction and non-fiction. Read to see my five favorite reads in January.
Currently Loving…| January
How to launch a freelance career, the editing society in Nigeria, two favorite podcast episodes, and a list of Caribbean books to look out for in 2019.
Review| The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls
Anissa Gray’s debut novel is a powerful look at the ways only family can hurt us. The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls boasts a lineup of compelling women with serious, complex issues.
Managing Editor of Farafina Books, Enajite Efemuaye Talks Writing and Publishing in Nigeria
I spoke to Farafina managing editor, Enajite Efemuaye about her (very cool) job, how she got there, her work in training editors, and book publishing in Nigeria.
13 Books About Adoption
The list includes memoirs, middle-grade novels, YA, and of course, literary fiction.
Review | Genesis Begins Again
In Genesis Begins Again, thirteen-year-old Genesis grapples with intense self-hate worsened by her father’s verbal abuse and her grandmother’s backward ideologies about skin color.