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I’ve decided to break up my reading of Mia Alvar’s In the Country short story collection with some long form fiction. I’m really enjoying the collection of short stories thus far (I’m on the fifth story at the moment) but I’m finding that I like to sit with the characters before moving to the next story. Do you like to read short stories all at once or slowly? The long form fiction that I picked was one that has been on my shelf for equally long. It’s Ruth Ozeki’s My Year of Meats. I think I first heard of it on Jen Campbell and Didi of BrownGirlReading’s channels back in 2015. Goodness...time does fly. What’s next on your TBR list? . . . . . #booktube #bookstagram #books #booksofinstagram #booklover #booknerd #bookish #ruthozeki #myyearofmeats #booklove

It’s been a short while since I’ve last posted. I’ve been knee deep in the news (who isn’t though), finals, and a workplace that is requesting that I start coming back into work in spite of completing all my work remotely(a privilege) and having immunocompromised loved ones that live with me. It’s a lot, but I’m grateful to finally be reading again. I had my first five star of the year with Whitehead’s Nickel Boys and I’ve loved being with Preveen in Massey’s The Windows of Malabar Hill. I’m slowly nearing the end of the first Mistry book and think I will be picking up In the County by Mia Alvar next. It’s been on my shelf for years and I’ve had many friends speak highly of it. I’m eager to give this short story collection a go. What’s next on your list? . . . . . . #bookstagram #booklover #booksofinstagram #bookstagrammer #booktuber #booklove #booknerd #nextup #tbr #asianpacificislanderheritagemonth #apiheritagemonth #filipinoliterature

What’s on your TBR for the #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth? I’ve been wanting to read more mysteries so I picked up The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey from @countrybookshelf. Have you read it? Most of the folks I’ve seen read it have loved it so I’m eager to get into it! . . . . . . #bookstagram #booklover #booknerd #booktuber #booksofinstagram #thewidowsofmalabarhill #sujatamassey #mystery #nextup

My #currentlyreading is The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead. The Nickel Boys opens in the present when Nickel Academy has been shut down and a hidden cemetery on the grounds has been discovered by a nearby university’s graduate students. The text then goes back in time to the 60s where you meet Elwood. I’m already very attached to Elwood (the competition for the set of encyclopedias scene made me so mad...little did I know that this was only the beginning). Currently, we’ve just arrived to the Nickel Academy (a reformatory school that Elwood is sentenced to attend after a racist cop pulls over the man who was driving Elwood to university for driving a stolen car). I’m scared to find out what will happen next to Elwood, but needless to say Colson Whitehead has done it again. . . . . . . #bookstagram #booklover #booknerd #colsonwhitehead #thenickelboys

Happy New Year! January has proved herself to be a late riser who encourages days spent lazing about. Today I’ve been reading and spending time with part of my family before flying off to see my beloved maman. I hope everyone has had a lovely start of the year and I hope to be more active in our lovely community. We will see as school seems to swallow all my time, but I do love library school so! In other news, I’ve started a blog where I chat about books and libraries and things. I am a bit more active there so if you want to give it a look, then go to www.baskinginbooks.com . May the start of the year treat you kindly. . . . . . . #bookstagram #happynewyear #catsofinstagram #booktube #books

Rest In Peace Toni Morrison. Thank you. . . . . #literarygiants #tonimorrison #jazz #modernclassic

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