2016 will probably forever be remembered as The Worst, but at least I read great books? It’s been a while since I stopped setting specific reading goals. Now I just try to branch out in new areas. Here’s how 2016 shaped up for me. Started reading comics I never read comics as a kid. (Unless… Read Post
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Podcast: Episode 1 On Bad Reviews
So! I’m trying something new. I recorded a podcast! And lemme be the first to say: it is rough. But I have the bad habit of using “it’s not good enough!” as an excuse to not put out my work. Not today! I’m going to share it with y’all as is. When I’m a big… Read Post
Léonicka Speaks | Guest on Better Than The Movie podcast
One of my favorite podcasts (the first podcast I ever subscribed to, in fact!) is Better Than The Movie. Jeanette and Tahmeka talk books in a really, casual but in depth way that appeals to me as a Black woman working in the industry. It is so easy for me to only hear book news… Read Post
Red Queen: Red Blood
[Content note: This post contains tons of spoilers for Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard.] The major premise in Red Queen is a lie. Mare Barrow is a Red: poor, ordinary, born to serve her betters. But when she displays special abilities that only Silvers are supposed to have, her very existence has to be explained. The answer the royal family… Read Post
