Last week I announced on Twitter--out of nowhere--that I'm going to read 12 books in the next 24 days. I'm off work for winter break until January 2, so what better time to try and inject some energy into my reading life?
These are the initial books I chose from my shelves that I'd like to focus on. Check out GirlXOXO's and TravelingWithT's picks, too!
Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin
Hammer Head by Nina MacLaughlin
You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott
The Mother by Yvette Edwards
Academy Street by Mary Costello
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher by Hillary Mantel
Chainmail Bikini by Hazel Newlevant and Sarah Winifred Searle
Rat Queens volume 2 by Kurtis J. Wiebe et al
Right now I'm reading the other two. Today I'll finish I Shall Wear Midnight (Tiffany Aching #4) by Terry Pratchett and I'm reading Just Mercy along with Heather. Good stuff!
You've got some good ones in that stack! Brown Girl Dreaming is a very special book.
ReplyDeleteI cannot wait for it! I started it a month or two ago, but I just wasn't ready for reading yet, and I don't want it to get short-changed for that reason.
DeleteYou Will Know Me is a suck you in type of treat!
ReplyDeleteGOOD! Need that for sure. Especially as I worth through 12 books.
DeleteBrown Girl Dreaming is excellent! The Mothers is on my winter list. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteHeather just read The Mothers and loved it! Can't wait to give it a try. And Brown Girl Dreaming's reputation is so good, I am so excited for it.
DeleteSounds divine! I'm just aiming to finish the three I've got going!
ReplyDeleteWhatcha got going? Inquiring minds want to know!
DeleteBrown Girl Dreaming is a must read, I think, before the end of the year. I'm not sure about the others, except for You Will Know Me, which was okay, but can wait until next year, imho.
ReplyDeleteI think You Will Know Me will be a good suck-me-in-quick read if I need it, but Brown Girl Dreaming is a first priority. Excited for it!
DeleteYou Will Know Me is def worth reading! Megan A is divine at her twists and turns!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tamara! I see such great reviews of her stuff.
DeleteGood luck on your reading plans!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kelly!
DeleteYou can do it!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd Brown Girl Dreaming... ahhhh. :) Enjoy!
Yessss! Can't wait!
DeleteBrown Girl Dreaming is one I would love to get my hands on!
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