Review: Four Hundred Souls by Ibram X. Kendi & Keisha N. Blain
At a time when overt suppression of African American history in this country is actively taking place, those of us who care about the...
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Elizabeth Garcia
Jun 30, 20212 min read
Review: Caul Baby by Morgan Jerkins
In this magnificent debut novel, Morgan Jerkins tells a nuanced story of Black motherhood, women’s agency, class divisions in the Black...
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Elizabeth Garcia
Jun 16, 20212 min read
Review: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
When I first saw the release of Mexican Gothic, I thought that’s not something for me. I expected gothic to mean horror story set in some...
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Elizabeth Garcia
May 25, 20212 min read
Review: Five Midnights by Ann Dávila Cardinal
Did you grow up with the legend of El Cuco? It’s a shadowy monster that mothers used as a threat to get their kids to behave when...
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Elizabeth Garcia
Nov 17, 20202 min read
Review: Marcelo Hernandez Castillo's Children of the Land
It’s been quite some time since I last wrote a post sharing my musings on my reading adventures. Just like many of you, the tumultuous...
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Elizabeth Garcia
May 13, 20202 min read
My Reading of Americanah by Chimamanda Ndozi Adichie
I’m the kind of reader that when I see a particular book being talked about all over the place I become curious and want to find out what...
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Elizabeth Garcia
Jul 25, 20191 min read
Book Review: My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Being in summer mode I've been into reading more leisurely type books. For me this typically means suspenseful type of narratives,...
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Elizabeth Garcia
Jan 30, 20192 min read
Review: Becoming by Michelle Obama
Reading Michelle Obama's book Becoming, was just what I expected it to be, an immersion into an inspirational life told with beauty and...
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Elizabeth Garcia
Jan 16, 20192 min read
Review: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
When I first saw the title to Tayari Jones' newest novel I was immediately intrigued by the title. What makes a marriage "American"? ...
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Elizabeth Garcia
Jan 7, 20192 min read
New Year, New Plan!
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season filled with new memories. We had a lovely low key holiday with our...
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Elizabeth Garcia
Dec 7, 20182 min read
Book Review: Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
I'd been hearing a lot of buzz about Tayari Jones' recent novel An American Marriage, and became curious of her earlier works. I found...
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Elizabeth Garcia
Nov 28, 20181 min read
Book Review: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
If you're a fan of the Harry Potter series like I am and are always looking for books that incorporate magical realms, you're going to...
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Elizabeth Garcia
Sep 26, 20182 min read
Book Review: La Frontera-My Journey With Papa
If you're wondering how to talk to your children about immigration in a way that they can understand you need to read to them La...
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Elizabeth Garcia
Sep 19, 20182 min read
#ShareHerStory: Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton
The little known history of a Mexican American pioneer woman. To celebrate Latino Heritage Month this year I'll be featuring stories and...
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Elizabeth Garcia
Aug 30, 20183 min read
Review: First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Perez
Full disclosure on this one. The author of The First Rule of Punk and I attended the same high school and were great friends. And thanks...
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Elizabeth Garcia
Aug 23, 20182 min read
Summer Update 2018
I hope you have all been enjoying your summer and are ready as I am to make the seasonal switch to Fall. It's been pretty quiet around...
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