Happy February, Friends! Welcome to the second bookshelf club pick of the year. Last month we read The Almost Sisters, by Joshilyn Jackson. (Stay tuned for our review!) This month we’ll be reading Between The World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Here’s the official book blurb: In a profound work that pivots from the biggest…
Hello Friends! Welcome to the first book club pick of 2019 – for the entire year, we’ll be announcing a book club on the first Sunday of every month. We do hope you’ll join the fun! Our first pick is The Almost Sisters, by Joshilyn Jackson. I’m a huge fan of Joshilyn, (you can read my…
Happy September, Beautiful People! Where did the summer go?! And yes, I know that technically summer doesn’t end until September 22, but the eternal teacher/student in me always thinks of the start of the school year ad the start of September as the star of fall. So, on to more important things…like our bookshelf pick…
Happy August! Another month means another book selection for our book club, and I do hope you’re reading along! What’s next? Stay with Me: a novel, by Ayobami Adebayo. Here’s the official book blurb: Yejide and Akin have been married since they met and fell in love at university. Though many have expected Akin to…
Happy July, Beautiful People! The bookclub pick for this month is Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, by the late, great Anthony Bourdain. The official blurb is thus: A deliciously funny, delectably shocking banquet of wild-but-true tales of life in the culinary trade from Chef Anthony Bourdain, laying out his more than a quarter-century…
Happy June, friends! Can you believe that we’re halfway through the year already?! I certainly cannot. Time flies when you’re planning a wedding, directing, writing, teaching, living…you get the picture. But alas, I digress. The bookclub pick for our June bookshelf is Come Matter Here, by Hannah Brencher. Now, I already read it. And I…
Happy May! Another new month means another new book for the bookshelf and our book club! This month I’ll be reading Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be, by Rachel Hollis. Here’s the official book blurb: Founder of the lifestyle website…
I recently finished reading An American Marriage, by Tayari Jones on audible – and it was everything I dreamt of and then some. Here’s the official book blurb: Newlyweds, Celestial and Roy, are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive and she is artist on the…
Happy, Easter! Happy, April! Happy….Spring!? (I hope. I’m so sick of this snow.) Last month we read An American Marriage by Tayari Jones. (Check out this post to get the info on that fabulous book, and leave a comment telling us what you thought!) This month, we’re gearing up to read Artemis by Andy Weir. Here’s…
Happy March, Friends! I’m launching something new this month – so let’s see how it goes. Starting here, starting now (bonus gift if you know what musical theatre reference that is), we’re going to be transforming our bookshelf picks into The Write Teacher(s) Book Club! I made this huge list of books that I wanted…