...Enjoying this *second* sunny☀️ 😎 day in a row in the 60s with a good book📖 and some java☕️😌‼️

I’m rather proud of myself for beating my reading goal by some 30 books! Pictured are the favorites I’ve managed to acquire so far, though I must single out the following books I’ve not bought physically yet for special mention: Chouette - Claire Oshetsky The Firekeeper’s Daughter- Angeline Boulley Nightbitch - Rachel Yoder Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia The ones pictured: All’s Well - Mona Awad Crying in HMart - Michelle Zauner Such a Fun Age - Kiley Reid Bunny - Mona Awad Whose Story Is This? - Rebecca Solnit Freedom is a Constant Struggle - Angela Davis My Dark Vanessa - Kate Elizabeth Russell Ghost Wall - Sarah Moss Convenience Store Woman - Sayaka Murata The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and The Horse - Charlie Mackesy Kitchen - Banana Yoshimoto All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr Euphoria - Lily King The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls- Mona Eltahawy Saint X - Alexis Schaitkin RedHanded - Suruthi Bala & Hannah Maguire I’m so grateful for the @libby.app for making books so much more accessible. If you have a library card, check them out and enjoy all the ebooks and audiobooks they’ll give you access to! The local library is an indispensable resource for so many reasons, and a library card has allowed me to enjoy the majority of the 68 books I read this year. #books #shelfie #yearinbooks #reading #favoritebooks #goodreads #library #bookaddict #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #readmorebooks #libraries #audiobooks #redhanded #angeladavis #monaeltahawy #monaawad #sayakamurata #kileyreid #bananayoshimoto #rebeccasolnit https://www.instagram.com/p/CYHOSn6ubJ7/?utm_medium=tumblr

To whose age does Kiley Reid’s debut novel refer? 25 year old Emira, in the throes of learning how to “adult,” or 3 year old Briar, Emira’s precocious charge? #kileyreid #suchafunage . . . #jfdlibrary #dobielibrary #librarylove #bookish #flatlaystyle #bookphotography #librariesofinstagram #librariesofig #read #pisdreads #longhornpride #dobiepride #passionpridepurpose #southbeltreads https://www.instagram.com/p/CS_44J3rnhj/?utm_medium=tumblr

Hello everyone and hope you’re having or had a great weekend. This Sunday it’s #alphaauthorstack day created by the fabulous @puellalegit and this week I’m sharing eight books by authors whose surname begins with the letter R: The Discomfort Of Evening - Marieke Lucas Rijneveld The Farm - Joanne Ramos A Fatal Inheritance - Rachel Rhys Such A Fun Age - Kiley Reid The Mermaid Of Black Conch - Monique Roffey From The Wreck - Jane Rawson Dreamland - Rosa Rankin-Gee This One Sky Day - Leone Ross All eight of these books are still on my TBR but I’m not ashamed - it just means I have some amazing journeys ahead of me! A couple like The Mermaid Of Black Conch and Such A Fun Age are already quite high up on my reading agenda. I’d love to know your thoughts on any of these books or authors. Let’s have a chat in the comments! #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstack #tbrpilekeepsgrowing #tbrpile #booksimexcitedtoread #bookstagramchallenge #thediscomfortofevening #mariekelucasrijneveld #thefarm #joanneramos #afatalinheritance #rachelrhys #suchafunage #kileyreid #themermaidofblackconch #moniqueroffey #fromthewreck #janerawson #dreamland #rosarankingee #thisoneskyday #leoneross #booksthatwonawards https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ6s1b4LmXh/?utm_medium=tumblr

É tanto tapa na cara que esse livro dá que eu tô com o rosto todo vermelho. #bookworm #book #booknerd #bookpic #suchafunage #nacordabamba #kileyreid #editoraarqueiro #bookstagram (at Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil) https://www.instagram.com/p/COaSwMWlvra/?igshid=d0z6cmcyjgdh

My January book haul and books I've read from my physical TBR in January. Cursed was a DNF at around 50 %, maybe I'll give it another shot some other time but it was really boring. #bookhaul #bookstagram #morrigancrow #dreamsofgodsandmonsters #lainitaylor #redatthebone #jacquelinewoodson #thebody #billbryson #invisiblewomen #carolinecriadoperez #suchafunage #kileyreid #bloodheir #ilonaandrews #winterofthewitch #katherinearden #mythos #stephenfry #mitopeja #theboythemolethefoxandthehorse #cemeteryboys #ANEMBERINTHEASHES #betweentheworldandme #aidenthomas #sabaatahir #tanehisicoates #instabook #readingaddict #bookworm https://www.instagram.com/p/CLkT7pqgjx_/?igshid=1jabmsvmjonz0

I joined the black author read-a-thon and it’s going well so far. If you know of a romance graphic novel written by a black author, please let me know 😍 #anuncomfortableconversationwithablackman #emmanuelacho #dearmrblack #shanorawilliams #mrvega #xylaturner #beinghospitable #mekajames #wildrain #beverlyjenkins #forgetmenot #qbtyler #suchafunage #kileyreid #touchme #alexandriahouse #twistedminds #ketakendric #blackauthorsmatter #blackauthorreadathon #supportblackauthors #diversereads #diverseromance #romancebooks #inspirationalreads https://www.instagram.com/p/CLVri9XgAYn/?igshid=sqrm2qixiyhr

Whew chile. This book. A debut novel that tackles race, class, and privilege. The beginning of the novel starts with Emira Tucker called in for a late impromptu babysitting emergency for the well-off white family The Chamberlins. Emira takes almost 3 year old Briar to Market Depot to kill some time and is accosted by a white customer and security guard who believe she is kidnapping Briar. The novel that follows jumps between Emira, 25 year old black woman who is struggling to find purpose and a job with benefits and Alix Chamberlin, white mid 30s mom and LetHerSpeak lifestyle guru with a newscaster husband and a book deal looming. Throw in Emira's new boyfriend Kelley, white man 7 years her senior who she met while he filmed the "incident" and turns out to have a past connection with Alix. *SPOILERS* This book is full of "very nice liberal white people" who believe they know whats best for Emira. Seeing Alix and Kelley fight over Emira like she was their own personal negro had clapping for Emira when she was like "yeah nah I'm good" to both Alix and Kelley. I will say that I did feel like at least with Kelley he had genuine feelings for Emira but his white savior complex and paternalism felt icky. Alix however fell in love with the idea of what she thought Emira represented and then was willing to stomp right over anything Emira wanted in order to get the relationship she desired. Alix is every very nice white woman who "doesn't have a racist bone in her body", voted for Obama twice, is curious about Black culture, is quite sure she knows what's best for the Black people in her life and is willing to re-imagine history so she is the victim of any wrongdoing rather than admitting she is problematic. Can I just say everyone deserves to have a friend like Zara? Someone who will support you, tell you the truth even when you dont wanna hear it, and be willing to act a damn fool if the situation warrants it! #TeamZara4Life This is a book that's gonna stay with me for a bit. 5/5 #BookReview #SuchAFunAge #KileyReid #debutnovel #WhitePeopleAmIRight #NPRsCodeSwitchMadeMeDoIt #NowIGottaListenToThatEpisode #blackgirlsread #Bookstagram #nerdymama #nerdybooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CFU-aHGgUUB/?igshid=10npmgmh9ok79

I guess if I was betting, I would lose. The only book I have on the #bookerprize longlist didn't get on the shortlist. #tuesdayreads #kileyreid #literaryfiction #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CFLPF-zBoYe/?igshid=4zf21ro76kc7

#suchafunage by #kileyreid is an amazing read. If you are white and need to see what two different flavors of the white savior are like and how exhausting it must be...this is the book for you. #readthis not only for its truth telling but it’s extremely well-developed characters and clever writing. https://www.instagram.com/p/CDsTSLwF-vF/?igshid=1x8moozz3p01z

I posted a very overdue Reading Rush vlog on my channel, the only book I read in the vlog was Such A Fun Age. It's so good! We've definitely been sleeping on this one friends. . 4.5 ⭐ for me, I just wished Kelley was in it more! . What's a read that you've finished recently and enjoyed more than you anticipated? . . . . @thereadingrush #thereadingrush #suchafunage #kileyreid @kileyreid #booktube #24hourreadingvlog #contemporaryfiction #comingofage #pinkandwhitebooks #paperbackbooks #amreading #readbyamity #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #ausbookishfeatures (at Wollongong, New South Wales) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDjbf4Sgp-o/?igshid=1fdhbeogaqn6a

#blackouttuesday • Here is another selection from my shelves of books that I love and are written by Black authors sharing Black experiences. • Please never forget that the stories of fiction here are heavily rooted in fact. I would highly recommend reading The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas if you would like to begin to understand some of what the protestors in the States right now are experiencing. This novel covers why people may respond to a murder such as George Floyd's with riots and protests. It looks at the police's treatment of Black members of society and specifically those who are protesting peacefully. It looks at the cost of injustice and the process of that injustice at a very human level. It looks at the harmful narratives created by and enforced by white society. The author's note at the end of the book explains some of the real examples Angie Thomas touched on in her novel. Please keep reading, keep learning, keep supporting Black authors, and prioritise hearing Black narratives. Sign petitions, donate if you can, be an ally. We can do better and be better because #blacklivesmatter • #ownvoices #ownvoicesbooks #readtolearn #educationiskey #becoming #michelleobama #angiethomas #thehateugive #thug #onthecomeup #childrenofbloodandbone #tomiadeyemi #alicewalker #thecolourpurple #malorieblackman #noughtsandcrosses #suchafunage #kileyreid #afuehirsch (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA8Pb9Pgxwk/?igshid=dz2cdrz23l9k

💫 April Wrap💫 April was rough but I pushed through! This “New Normal” gave me H E 🏒🏒! Some of the books I read for this month, I wasn’t ready for. 🌼 I started the month learning the real definition of Careful What You Click For (ARC). 🌼Tried to follow it up with Such a Fun Age which couldn’t hold my attention or my eyes open long enough so I put it down. 🌼Queenie had my nerves bad with her poor decisions but I was truly ecstatic about bringing Awareness about Mental Health in the black community that goes ignored because some people think that it brings shame to the family if they seek therapy. 🌼I found a new love in Poetry with Milk and Honey. 🌼 I found out Monster-in-Laws might be a blessing in disguise in The Other Woman. 🌼 I ended April with a bang with The Last Mrs. Parrish and I learned everything that glitters ain’t gold honey! Here are my reads and ratings for the Month: * Careful What You Click For (ARC) - Mary B Morrison ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ * Such a Fun Age (DNF) - Kiley Reid ❌ * Queenie - Candice Carty-Williams ⭐️⭐️⭐️ * Milk and Honey - Rupi Kaur ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ * The Other Woman - Sandie Jones ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ * The Last Mrs. Parrish - Liv Constantine ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #Aprilwrapup #Aprilreads2020 #MaryBMorrison #KileyReid #Suchafunage #Queenie #Candice CartyWilliams #Milkandhoney #RupiKaur #TheOtherWoman #Sandiejones #ThelastMrsParrish #bookworm #quarantinereads #booklover #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B_nYJ9cADvI/?igshid=m0tvq9l8shhu

Such a fun age by Kiley Reid #readersofinstagram #reader #bookstagram #book #suchafunage #kileyreid #booklover #bookworm #booknerd #bookstagrammer #bookaddict #booksofinstagram #bookobsessed #bookcommunity #bookphotography #booklove #bookgram #bookhoarder #bookaholic https://www.instagram.com/p/B9sWH6dhTbi/?igshid=12kyoprz9f466

#hedengrens is probably the #stockholm #bookstore where you will find the best selection of new #englishbooks. On this table, some are on my TBR. I have read #kileyreid #suchafunage. Want to read #thetopekaschool and #weather, already bought #annnapolitano #deardward. #rainierbooks #bookstagrammer #bookish https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ZiNgOgJnU/?igshid=7j7trnkl52pc

#gifted {Tandem Collective Readalong} So excited to start this readalong that was gifted to me from @tandemcollectiveuk @bloomsburypublishing ❤ Blurb: In the midst of a family crisis one late evening, white blogger Alix Chamberlain calls her African American babysitter, Emira, asking her to take toddler Briar to the local market for distraction. There, the security guard accuses Emira of kidnapping Briar, and Alix's efforts to right the situation turn out to be good intentions selfishly mismanaged. Tagging the wonderful people taking part in the comments! #suchafunage #kileyreid #bloomsburypublishing #tandemcollective #amylittlefordauthor #amylittleford #bookstagram #books #booklover #book #bookstagrammer #reading #bookish #bibliophile #instabook #booksofinstagram #readersofinstagram #read #bookphotography #booksbooksbooks #bookshelf #booklove #instabooks #bookblogger #bookcommunity #bookreview #igreads #booklovers #reader (at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJtUNjhFy9i/?igshid=1d3h3izz37qow