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SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT!! 3/26. Are we checking on our mental health? Do we realize the importance of doing so? Well @drcoreyyeager has dropped a book that will help you initiate the conversation with self! How Am I Doing? Yes it’s shining under the spotlight! My 💭; A necessary book. Why? It’s important to check in with yourself in order to maintain a healthy mental outlook. Right from the first question, the foundation is established by making it clear that you are the star in your own show. And if you don’t take care of the star, you can’t be of much use to others. This is not a self-help book per se, but there are many strategies that can assist one in having conversations with self that are honest and intimate. MJ said, “I’m starting with the man in the mirror” and Corey Yeager is expounding on that statement and forcing the conversation with self. How am I? Well after reading this book and putting it on my reference table, I’m better and moving towards best. This is one, you’ll keep going back to, just to sharpen the conversation and deepen the understanding. A big thank you to Dr. Corey Yeager. We continue giving you the skinny on books you won’t see featured anywhere else on IG, Right!! #ownvoicesreviews #howamidoing #drcoreyyeager #harpercelebrate #mentalhealthawareness #bookpusherforlife #pushingbooksainteasy #readmorebooks #blackbibliophile #goodblackreads #blackbooksmatter #goodreads #readology2023 #readingismylife #makereadinglitagain #blackbibliophile (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqQPqJULGAz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT 3.19. Mychal Denzel Smith is the author that brought us, Invisible Man:Got The Whole World Watching and this new offering STAKES IS HIGH is engaging enough to be in the SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT!! My 💭; The stakes are indeed high! And time is running short. Mychal Denzel Smith is writing here with a sense of urgency. “There is a future that is not as grim as our past. But it is a future that depends on a bravery this country has never exhibited. It requires excess honesty and a radical retelling of who America has been. It will mean letting go of our myths and fashioning new selves based around principles we have thus far found difficult to live up to. We will have to relinquish old dreams and replace them with ones that meet the challenges we now face. We will have to do it quickly.” After this quote from the forethought, Mr. Smith takes us through four parts; Delusions, Justice, Accountability, and Freedom. Each part is essentially an extended essay written in searing prose that is intended to singe the consciousness. If America is to survive as a civilized democracy, then change must happen yesterday according to Mr. Smith. Stop with the myth making! Abolish the police! I’m sure he’s in for major pushback on that one. But hear him out on what that could look like. The statement itself, without context sounds incendiary, but that is of course why one reads, to gain a deeper understanding, right? So, all in all, Mr. Smith is challenging “Americans” to decide what kind of country you want to live in. There is no soft shoe, it’s tough love and digestion of these challenges may be tough for most, but you will be a more informed person for sure, from having read Mr. Smith’s ideas. Go get it! I got mine from @kindredstorieshtx #mychaldenzelsmith #stakesishigh #hachettebookgroup #ownvoicesreviews #bookpusher #pushingbooksainteasy #readmorebooks #blackbibliophile #blackbooksmatter #goodreads #readology2023 #bookblogger #bookstagram #bookreviews #bookish (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp-aPBELmL7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT!! It’s that time again, and we’re springing ahead with another spotlight! (See what I did there 🤣)Today we are shining the light on Roland Martin. He currently is the host of his own internet news series, Roland Martin Unfiltered. So big ups for that, the only Black owned and operated news show across the web! Well, he has a new book out and I have some thoughts I’d like to share. My 💭; Quick read. Slim volume. Nothing really new here. I really don’t like the term “majority-minority”which Roland Martin uses numerous times in this book. For a journalist of his renown, it strikes me as lazy. I know that term has recently become in vogue, but it really locks Black people and other people of color into being “minority” even as they become the majority. What’s wrong with saying white folks will no longer be the majority? As of 2043, white folks will be the minority. So, how can the current minority move into the majority position, yet still be referred to as minorities? Things that make you go hmmm. That fact aside, Roland Martin does an adequate job of exposing white fear and how it has been manipulated throughout the years to prompt actions that have been detrimental to Black folks. This fear and/or backlash has been written about in other places more forcefully and with more depth. But, this book is a good starting point to begin the white fear conversation, and Roland Martin gives you enough here to properly prepare one to intelligently engage in that conversation. 3.5 ⭐️. I bought my copy from @kindredstorieshtx and for all the latest books you should pay them a visit. Can’t make it in person? Visit their website and have it delivered to your door!! #rolandmartin #whitefear #ownvoicesreviews #bookpusher #pushingbooksainteasy #readmorebooks #blackbibliophile #blackbooksmatter #bookblogger #bookreview #bookreviews (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpsFD1eAmtH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT Ohh baby. This is the one. I posted about this book back in December and the time is now(Tuesday) that everyone can enjoy Rootless! My 💭; This is a debut?? Ok, I’m officially wowed, Ms.Krystle Appiah. You have brought a grown man to tears with that unexpected ending. The denouement was such a surprise, mainly because it was so skillfully tucked away into a beautiful story of family, home, motherhood, honesty, and the importance of being rooted in every sense of that word. I can’t believe this is a debut. The protagonist, Efe, is so richly fleshed out, that you feel every emotion right along with her, as if she is real. If you don’t feel this, check your empathy muscles and see that they haven’t atrophied. This work is beautifully constructed and even though we know from the publisher summary that Efe and Sam will be husband and wife, that knowledge doesn’t disturb the story of them coming together, that is due to the great pacing and placing of various scenarios, all highly realistic and relatable. After Sam and Efe have their first child, Efe suffers from postpartum depression, Ms.Krystle Appiah handles this so adroitly that it’s not even named nor forcefully thrust upon readers. After her recovery from postpartum, Efe and Sam work hard to rebuild their relationship and one can imagine after that experience how difficult that could be. Ms. Appiah could have taken the readers down the heavy drama road but thankfully she didn’t and kept us on the real and engaging journey. By this point in the novel the reader will know they are in the capable hands of a writer flirting with greatness. Those plotting decisions result in a top notch debut. READ THIS! I’m guaranteeing right now, this will unquestionably be one of your best reads of ‘23! It’s that damn good! Thanks to Netgalley and Ballantine Books for an ARC. #ownvoicesreviews #rootless #ballantinebooks #krystlezaraappiah #bookpusher #pushingbooksainteasy #bookblogger #blackbibliophile #blackbooksmatter #bookstagram #bookreviewer #readmorebooks #readology2023 #noonedoesitbetter (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpaHt8DL_DI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT!! Here we are, with another eclectic book selection for you all to add to your reading list. If you are a lover of language and scintillating prose, this is a book you will love. My 💭; This is a novel of beautiful language. The prose is other-worldly and I think the plot is rather loose, but when the writing is this beautiful, the looseness of plot is but a minor annoyance. Alissa is a troubled lady who finds her settled in 1920’s South Africa with her Englishman husband. When the Immorality Act is passed which basically outlaws relations between Whites and Natives, Alissa, husband and their two daughters realize that a change in place is a necessity. This prompts Alissa to initiate a horrid act, and leaves the reader with a big ? Later when some of her journals are found, we are let in on her state of mind, but nothing detailing the whys. The construction of great paragraphs and greater sentences aids the reader in overlooking the thinness of explanation. And just as you might begin to tire of such, the novel concludes, and you will sit mesmerized by the language you just experienced and sometime later may add a little disappointing note about plot. I can’t wait to read whatever is next. A beautiful writer she is. Thanks to Harpervia and Netgalley for an advanced DRC. Book is out and available wherever books are sold. #ownvoicesreviews #bookpusher #pushingbooksainteasy #scatterlings #harperviabooks #bookblogger #blackbibliophile #bookreview #bookrecommendation #readmorebooks #readology2023 #whodoesitbetter #bookstagram #bookstagrammer (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpIhx3ALY-W/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT! Yes here we go again. The most eclectic account on the gram. Not just popular fiction but important non-fiction, often the ONLY place you see books like this one here is on this account, so tell a friend to tell a friend. Peniel Joseph is becoming quite the public intellectual. 💭 Peniel Joseph has become a public intellectual capable of reaching the masses with clear eyed prose and unmuddled analysis. Much like he did in his work, The Sword and The Shield, he makes it plain and therefore accessible to those outside the halls of academia. Here he makes the case that the 2008 election of Barack Obama ushered in America’s third reconstruction and once again a chance at abolitionist democracy. By juxtaposing the third reconstruction against the first two, it’s easy to grasp how the history has impacted the present and without meaningful transformation will influence the future in ways that may resemble the worst of the past. He states; “To admit that much of the racial progress experienced since the Civil War took place within a framework of American exceptionalism that has limited prospects for Black citizenship and dignity, and thus constrained the freedom dreams of an entire nation, is not to suggest ALL is lost. It merely forces us to confront moral and political truths we have been collectively reluctant to acknowledge about how a living history has actively shaped our present and might impact our future. The pastoral beauty that DuBois described in Black Reconstruction framed scenes of lynching, Black suffering and death have taken place alongside white celebrations of family, faith, and friendship—sometimes becoming the occasion for them. These juxtapositions may be characterized as horrific, tragic and even unforgivable, but they are no mere aberrations. They are not passive historical wrongs awaiting the moral justice of more clear-eyed generations.” Peniel has carved out room in that public intellectual space that seeks to engage the everyday people. Move over Michael Eric Dyson and make way for the bright young scholar writing his way into the public imagination. I got my copy @kindredstorieshtx #bookpusher #ownvoicesreviews (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co2A5gkLVYY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT! If you want to bring some levity to your reading selections, then you won’t find a better book to fill that taste. What Happened To Ruthy Ramirez will provide the joy and cheer you didn’t know you needed on your plate. A wise man once told me; “just because you make light of a situation doesn’t mean you take that situation lightly.” My 💭; The book title is more statement than question. But after reading the book, the statement becomes question. What indeed happened to Ruthy Ramirez? The answer is not really in these pages, not in the literal sense. It’s more of who is Ruthy Ramirez? And we find out who she is through her two sisters and her mother, Dolores. I’m not sure if Claire Jimenez was aiming for a comedic novel, but that is what she produced. The dialogue and interaction between sisters and mother is funny and lighthearted with a sense of realism. This is a hilarious read although the title would lead you to believe this is a very serious undertaking. And don’t get me wrong, the disappearance of a 13 year-old is consequential, but the novel doesn’t deep dive into the missing Ruthy, we get the effects of missing Ruthy on those she left behind. And those details are told with no shortage of straightforward hilarity that will give you laugh out loud moments. You almost forget that Ruthy is missing, until a reality show, called “Catfight” enters the story and the sisters think they are onto something. And, the feel of the novel takes a heavier turn but the hilarity is still intact. So, that’s a win for readers and a win for debut author Claire Jimenez. Thanks to Netgalley and Grand Central Publishing for an advanced DRC. The book will drop on March 7, 2023 #ownvoicesreviews #bookpusher #pushingbooksainteasy #whathappenedtoruthyramirez #clairejimenez #grandcentralpublishing #readmorebooks #readology2023 #sundayspotlight2023 #blackbibliophile #latinawriters #latinawomenauthors #bookblogger #bookstagram #bookreviewer #readingismylife #books4usbyus #eclecticbookchoices #booksaremylife (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CokL0BALOgx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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