2013 New Year’s Resolutions – June update
Half of the year is gone (Shocking, right? The time just flew by!) so it is time I re-evaluated my New Year’s Resolutions. 1. I’m struggling with this. The goal is to make God a priority but I “don’t...
View ArticleBook Challenges for 2013 – June updates
Almost important as my New Year’s Resolutions are my 2013 book challenges! I was quite ambitious this year. Let’s see how I’m doing. 1. Les Mis is long you guys. And not exactly riveting. Add French on...
View ArticleGirl Power Weekend
I had the most fantastic, energizing weekend y’all and I just have to share. I spent Friday night I listened to the audiobook of Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg. I must thank my friend Sabrina for harassing...
View ArticleLibrary Love
Today I went to the public library’s website and entered my 14-digit library card number from memory. That’s when I realized I’m hooked. This is, of course, the best problem to have. I keep a tight...
View ArticleSo y’wanna write about people of color…
I get a bit uncomfortable whenever white authors discuss writing about people of color as if it is a painful ordeal. If/when men say that they do not write fully-realized women characters because “we...
View ArticleWhy I Focus on Diverse Authors, not Characters
In last year’s POC Reading Challenge, the goal was to read as many books written by people of color or that included characters of color. This year my Heritage Reads challenge focuses solely on the...
View Article6 East Asian Writers
The third milestone in my Heritage Reads Challenge is not only complete, but also exceeded. I read books by six East Asian writers rather than than the requisite five and found some new favourites....
View Article#DiverseCanLit Scotiabank Giller Prize
Every time I do this I think I’ll be pleasantly surprised by the result. I think it’ll be better this time. And the Giller actually is. As the results below show, the Giller is slightly more diverse...
View ArticleTravel Tradition: Read a book by a local author
When I went to Seattle in July, I started quite a few bookish travel traditions. One of them was reading a book by a local author. My friend lent me her copy of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time...
View ArticleSelf-Preservation and Affirming Black Womanhood
They are trying to kill us. This is not an exaggeration. This is not click-bait or rhetoric. They (by which I mean the whole fucking world) are trying to kill us. The murder of Renisha McBride is the...
View Article2014 New Year’s Resolutions
To ensure my success this year, I am making my New Year’s Resolutions more concrete and measurable. That way my progress will be easy to track. 1) Finish reading Bible. Since the Bible is the...
View ArticleCooking with Léonicka
It was 5pm on a work day and my tummy started grumbling. I’d already eaten lunch and snacked on everything in the office. “Can’t wait for dinner,” I mumbled to myself, and started to pack my bags. Then...
View Article2014 New Year’s Resolutions: Update!
I can’t say I’ve been keeping track of my New Year’s Resolutions too closely but I am pleasantly surprised to see I’m doing well. 1) Finish reading the Bible I’m not reading from start to finish....
View ArticlePodcast: Episode 2 On Fallow Periods In My Career
Or “Read, Learn, and Live” Remember when I said I was going to try podcasting? Well I’m still trying! Here is my second attempt. Enjoy! Show Notes and Highlights: Check out the previous episode on bad...
View ArticleMake them Endure, Give them Space
Resisting in troubled times I was having the most amazing week, Just Monday night, I was jumping up and down in my heels and whooping til my voice was sore to celebrate Madeleine Thien winning the...
View ArticleNot My President
My President is Black. Still. Last year one of my goals was to visit DC for the first time. The plan was to spend a week there for my birthday so I’d see it before Obama left. But then I…Read more →
View ArticleEmily Mills celebrates HERstory in Black
It’s been a while since I posted. So long in fact that this awesome feature is actually old news! It’s still important though. Any initiative that features and honors black women is. And that’s exactly...
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