What I Read in 2019 | To Be Black and Loved
I experienced a lot of life changes in 2019. And reading, honestly helped to carry me through the last year of the decade. It’s been a while since I’ve made a blog post, but felt that it was only right to share the books that served as literary blankets through a turbulent 365 days -- with a few reviews.
I Can't Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyoncé
By Michael Arceneaux
An American Marriage
By Tayari Jones
Sing, Unburied, Sing
By Jesmyn Ward
No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America
By Darnell Moore
The Hate U Give
By Angie Thomas
Beloved
By Toni Morrison
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
By Zora Neale Hurston
The Bluest Eye
By Toni Morrison
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
By Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Children of Blood and Bone
By Tomi Adeyemi