Currently reading (to my mami). So excited to finally get my hands on this book (and her other books). It was one of my first tasks in Santo Domingo! I had to beg my family to let me walk into the bookstore (they know how much time I love to spend in them). #RitaIndiana #DominicanRepublic #diversebooks #latinxwriters #latinxauthors
And a good book is essential for riding the subway in New York. There aren't enough published memoirs about abortion. It's important to share our stories with each other. #pooryoursoul #miraptacin #abortionstories #memoir
A good book to listen to is essential for riding the bus. I first read Kindred in 2010 and I am revisiting it (and all of Octavia Buter's books) in audiobook form. I highly recommend it. Riding the bus in New York and dealing with the MTA's shenanigans is not recommended. #favoriteauthor #octaviabutler #kindred #freeblackwomenslibrary reading challenge #audiobook #womenshistorymonth
I found these gems at the house of books. Octavia Butler books are so hard to find and I love the cover art on the paperbacks of older sci-fi novels. #octaviabutler #bookstore #books #scifi #scifibookcovers
Sometimes when I go to listen to abortion stories there are some damn good books in the house and I get to use them as mic props. These were all part of her story. The Argonauts and Of Woman Born are on my TBR list. I love The Handmaid Tale (one of my absolute favorites). And she gifted me her copy of "Birth Work as Care Work."
Montreal = Leonard Cohen stacked. I finally got my copy and I'm exited to dig in. #leonardcohen #poetry #music
My favorites! #OctaviaButler's Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents are both .25 cents each on kindle right now. Just because the world seems like it's ending doesn't mean we can't read good books. It's actually probably the best time to read her books.
Kassi's book just arrived in the mail and I am so excited to read it!
Books 5 and 6 of 2017 are Persepolis I and II. I loved this part of the book (reading vacations are the best vacations), but the book felt ominous to me as we head into Trump-apocalypse.
Found this gem on one of the science fiction shelves at a used bookstore in Toronto. For those who don't know #jamestiptreejr was a pseudonym used by #alicebradleysheldon. I'm focused on reading books, especially sci-fi, written by women this year.
This is my fourth book of 2017, and third for #thefreeblackwomenslibrary 2017 reading challenge. I wasn't wowed by it but thought it was okay. I've been wanting to read one of her other books, but now I'm not sure. I'll give it a try and hope I like it better. #diversebooks
This is my third book of 2017, and a #reread / audiobook listen for me. It's still one of my favorite books. So timely and important. Claire Danes narration is fantastic and I loved listening to it. It was a great choice for a first #audiobook.
#thefreeblackwomenslibrary 2017 reading challenge list. I'm currently reading Binti for this reading challenge. #diversebooks2017
Second book read of 2017 (2/50). Also, one of my books for #thefreeblackwomenslibrary 2017 reading challenge. #diversebooks2017
First book bought in 2017. I have been looking for a copy of this book for months. I've looked for it in so many used bookstores in so many cities. Now here it is in my hands. I found it in a used bookstore in Toronto. I can't wait to read it!
First book read in 2017, and last Octavia Butler book I had left to read. I am so sad. The first Octavia Butler book I read was Parable of the Sower and I read all of the rest of her books rather quickly. She got me in to sci-fi. I waited over two years to read this collection (it's been sitting in my kindle since 2014) because I didn't want to really be done with all her books. No one compares to #octaviaebutler. #diversebooks2017
Current winter reading / night table situation. Yes, I am traveling with all but three of these books. Am I crazy?
I'm staying at a friend's place in Toronto and it's cold outside, but I'm keeping warm inside with these books. These are just some of her books. #lucky
