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[Last While In Books] I’m Still Here And So Are You

The writer, a Black woman in a tall yellow headwrap, a yellow spaghetti strap dress and a t-shirt with the dictionary definition of "eclectic" printed on it, gazes playfully down at the camera.

Fellow readers! I’m still here, but a lot is changing in Mel The Bookworm land. As a result time, contrary to the way I usually fill my personal schedule, is at a fleeting premium. Reviews and posts have been thin on the ground but one of the changes that’s happened lately means I have aContinue reading “[Last While In Books] I’m Still Here And So Are You”

Last While In Books: I’ve Mentioned Most of This Before.

A light skinned Black woman wearing a white eyelet frock, a big Afro, and funky neon yellow eyeliner sits by a window, reading a hardback book

The struggle continues, but so does the printing press, fellow readers. Without further ado, here are some tidbits of interesting diverse bookish news I’ve come across lately. I may have posted about this before, but I don’t think one can post too much about the adorable children’s book that James Baldwin wrote for his nephews.Continue reading “Last While In Books: I’ve Mentioned Most of This Before.”