Welcome to Litsy!

I haven‘t been nearly as active on Litsy as I‘d like to be; from surprise gallbladder surgery in September, to two of the library‘s biggest events of the year within two weeks of each other, with jury duty in between, it‘s been a busy few months! But I‘m taking advantage of a day off today to look through this beautiful celebration of the incomparable First Lady Michelle Obama. God, what a queen. #michelleobama #theobamayears #amandalucidon

1. Maya Angelou, Michelle Obama, Oprah, Melissa Harris-Perry...I could go on!
2. Jesmyn Ward, Roxane Gay, Ta Nehisi Coates, Morgan Jerkins
3. Civil Rights Movement, #metoo movement, We Need Diverse Books
4. Mystery/thriller and Sci-fi/Fantasy
5. West Africa (Benin/Togo), Intersectionality of Black Women, Black Women Role Models
#BlistyHistoryMonth #BHM #BHMswap

Beautiful photos! I enjoyed reading some of the “behind the scenes” stories that were mixed in with the photos. Imagine all the things you‘d experience as an official White House Photographer! My favorite was a photo of the First Lady riding in a toboggan at the Great Wall of China...her photographer had to be one of the first down in order to snap photos and said even the secret service agents rode down in their suits 🤣

How cute is this photo? And how cool would it be to be a White House Photographer as a job!?

When I titled my own project, CHASING PORTRAITS, I had no idea how many books and films use the word “Chasing” in their title. If you search for my book on Amazon (but buy it from an independent bookseller!) I discovered CHASING LIGHT.I❤️ the Pete Souza Instagram feed, but what a delight to discover that Michelle Obama had her own fabulous photographer. This is a beautiful book,& I‘m not just saying that because CHASING is in the title #mothersday

I love photography books, especially ones from the White House Photographer. So when I saw these on the Lucky Day shelf at the library, I had to pick them up!! ❤️📸📚

Thank goodness I love my mother-in-law or else this gem would be coming home to live with me. Also, the last few items for #secretsantagoespostal arrived so I can get it sent out asap!

Will someone PLEASE buy me this book???? 😂😂😂

http://www.npr.org/2017/10/28/560270856/previously-unseen-photos-of-michelle-oba...