So Many Islands:Stories from the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Pacific edited by Nicholas Laughlin is a collection of short stories, poems, essays from the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Pacific. When I heard about this collection of stories, I instantly gravitated to the idea of different island people coming together to speak their truth in […]
We all know how the story goes. We’ve read the book a million times. The movie adaption is on repeat on our Netflix. We never get tired of reading this story: girl meets handsome guy, falls in love, something keeps them apart, but they overcome and they end up happily together. What is it about […]
I decided to do a “30 Books To Read Before 30” because having reached 30, I know how reading these books helped me in my 20s and how much I am better for it in my 30s. A lot of these books really opened my eyes, my world, taught me something new, helped me to […]
In my second article for XXMag I talked about memoirs by women that we can learn so much from. Whenever I need help, I generally turn to books, specifically books written by women who struggled with the things I am currently dealing with. Gone are the days of generic “self-help.” I crave memoirs and autobiographies that […]
Recently I wrote an article for The Guardian Newspaper here in Trinidad and Tobago. In it I spoke about how to rekindle your love for reading. Since launching BookOfCinz, I have met a lot of persons and their major feedback to me is, “I used to love reading, I don’t know what happened and when […]
In September I actively took part in @anovelfamily’s #ReadWhatYouOwn challenge. The challenge was put forward on Bookstagram for readers to read the books they currently own during the month of September. While I was preparing for the challenge, I realized I had at least 20 books that I haven’t read on my shelf. My goal […]
I had the biggest reading slum to date during the month of August. I know what you are thinking, “you call reading 16 books in a month a reading slum? Get out of here!” Seriously though, I spent so much of my free time watching TV Shows, instead I am almost sure I could have […]
This month I read a whopping 7,222 pages—that’s 22 books, 5 of which were solid 5-star reads. That leaves of course many that were underwhelming but also includes books that are my favorite re-reads. My standout books were “Nearing Home: Life, Faith and Finishing Well” by Billy Graham. This read really made me start thinking […]
At the outset of 2018, I set a not-so-ambitious goal to read 100 books this year. Yes, I know. That’s more than even Bill Gates reads per year. I set a low target just in case my year gets hectic or helter-skelter and I can’t meet it. But, guess what? As of July I have […]
A month ago www.goodreads.com went down for maintenance for over two hours and I had a bit of a breakdown. It felt as if all the books I read were being held ransom. Goodreads is my go too site for everything book. Before I start reading a book I visit Goodreads, before I buy a […]
