Six Books For the Woman Who Wants It All
As women, we are constantly being told we cannot have it all. We are given options and told to pick three. For those of us who want it all, it can be a constant struggle to balance our expectation of what “all” is and how to achieve it. Countless books have been written that explores […]
October Wrap-Up
In October I read 17 books, not as much as I wanted to, but according to Goodreads, I am still on track. (Yay). I am not sure if it is just me, but October went by so fast and all the reading I had planned to do did not happen. I think I just needed […]
Black Leopard, Red Wolf” by Marlon James
“Black Leopard, Red Wolf” by Marlon James is the first book on the Dark Star Trilogy. This trilogy has already been dubbed in the publishing world as “the African Game of Thrones” and I will tell you why soon. The publication date for this is January 2019 but thanks to those amazing people over at […]
How To Love A Jamaican
“There is a way to be cruel that seems Jamaican to me.” The first time I heard of this book “How To Love A Jamaican” I laughed at the title because as a Jamaican, I am still trying to figure that out. This debut novel by Alexia Arthur perfectly captures the various nuances of the […]
Thicker Than Water: New Writing From The Caribbean
Thicker Than Water:New Writing From The Caribbean is a collection of memoirs, essays, stories and poems by Caribbean Writers. Some of the writers in this collection I was already familiar with, others I was excited to hear from. The collection is edited by Funso Aiyejina and he did an amazing job of curating this strong, […]
So Many Islands: Stories from the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Pacific
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 […]
Not Your Cliche Chick-Lit
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 […]
30 Books To Read Before 30
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 […]
5 Memoirs by Women We Can All Learn From
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 […]