Title: Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell Summary / Synopsis: Nearing thirty and trapped in a dead-end secretarial job, Julie Powell decides to reclaim her life through cooking all the recipes in …
Black History Month is almost over, but I couldn’t end the month without letting y’all know my thoughts on a few of the Black stories I read during February 2021. Surprisingly for someone who isn’t …
Tomorrow is Toni Morrison Day when we will celebrate the birth of the literary titan and Nobel Laureate. Of course we couldn’t let this month pass without acknowledging one of our favorite Bookish Black History …
This weekend, we will celebrate love in all of its many forms from romantic love to amazing friendships. Whether you celebrate Galentine’s Day or Valentine’s Day, here are some of the best bookish quotes that …
Today is not only the first day of Black History Month, it is Langston Hughes’ birthday. Born James Mercer Langston Hughes in 1901 in Joplin, Missouri, Hughes eventually became one of America’s greatest and most …
We are in 2021, which started with serious 2020 vibes, but has been looking up since January 20th. While trying to survive this panorama and watching America’s homegrown terrorists storm the Capitol building, I was …
Born January 25, 1950, today would be Gloria Naylor’s 71st birthday. Naylor was born in New York City to sharecroppers who escaped the segregated South and migrated north to Harlem in search of better opportunities. …
Today, we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his campaign of nonviolent activism during the Civil Rights Movement. Many use the day to participate in the MLK Day of …
Or maybe, he thought now, he just didn’t recognize all those other girls. The way a computer drive will spit out a disk if it doesn’t recognize the formatting. When he touched Eleanor’s hand, he …
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell Summary: During the 1986 school year, star-crossed misfits Eleanor and Park know that first love almost never lasts, but they are brave and desperate enough to give love a …
