pickFinished this beautiful collection and am now catching up on the YouTube discussion for “Read a Book with Kara”
This collection gets 5 ⭐️ because it is full of lines like this. #shortstories #africandiaspora #diversespines #virtualbookclub
Catching up on some #YAreads by raiding my 16 year old cousin‘s book shelf. #nowreading #diversespines
pickLyrical, gorgeous, raw-there is a lot of graceful power packed into this slim volume. I love this poetry collection and look forward to reading more from Jericho Brown. #poetry #ownvoices #blacklivesmatter #diversespines #BLMReadingList
pickThis is an excellent story of something I knew nothing about. I learned a lot. The author told the stories of the three central individuals so well, it really brought them to life. I was on the edge of my seat, angered, heartbroken, it was an emotional journey. #diversespines #diversereads #buddyread #readwomen #blackhistorymonth
Week 3 #buddyread with @spinesvines is done. This book and the author really brings the stories of the migration to life. #diversespines
Listening while shoveling snow and feeding the birds. We got another 2 feet this weekend. Enjoying the sun and break before the next storm.
Listened to week two of the @spinesvines Instagram #buddyread today while cleaning and then shoveling 4 ft of snow off my car from this weekend‘s storm. The stories are agonizing as you can feel the emotion of the three main characters as they migrate out of the South. #diversespines
Reading this all month with an Instagram #buddyread for #blackhistorymonth - finished week 1 today. It‘s so good, the author is an amazing story teller, reads like historical fiction. #diversespines
Hosted by @spinesvines
pick“What no one tells you about grief is that you don‘t want to figure out a way to live with it—you want the part of you that hurts to die instead” 🥃🎀 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
A police officer has been killed, his widow is pregnant & she falls in love with his brother. Whoa! A beautiful debut. I loved how stories from the past intersect with the present. The element of music guides you through family dynamics, love & grief. #spinesvines #diversespines
As I look back over the tragic events of last week, it saddens my soul. We need more inclusion, #love & #kindness. Let‘s spread some love & light with #beKINDspines stacks! Share an inspirational message via your stack 📚💖
freedom is a constant struggle
and still I rise
god help the child
speak no evil
behold the dreamers
the sun does shine
Wishing you a great week ☀️
#spinesvines #diversespines #spinepoetry #mondaymotivation
pick🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷/5 Cheers!
I went into this book completely blind. Once I discovered the subject matter, I went to google to educate myself on Trokosi. The setting is a fictional West African country & Abeo Kata is a 9 y.o. girl who is ripped from her privilege lifestyle when her father forces her to become a slave in a religious sect. This was a haunting & heartbreaking read that stayed with me weeks after I finished. #spinesvines #diversespines
