Jess and I bought our nephew his first book at two months old because you’re never too young to excited about books! We have a list of children books by Black authors that will make perfect additions to a burgeoning bookshelf.
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We're an Open Book
Jess and I bought our nephew his first book at two months old because you’re never too young to excited about books! We have a list of children books by Black authors that will make perfect additions to a burgeoning bookshelf.
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It’s been a while since I’ve done a book haul so here are the newest books decking my shelves !
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It took a little while for the East coast to shake off winter, but spring is finally here and in March and April I picked up some new books and bookish items for my shelf.
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The Countdown is on to 2017 and here are the books we can’t wait to read in 2017 !
JANUARY
1. Seconds To Sunrise by Nico Rosso
Book three in Nico Rosso’s romantic suspense undercover operator series. This time an Automatik operative’s mission is to protect a war widow from cyber terrorist. – Jess
2. The Book of Mirrors by E. O. Chirovici
An investigative journalist is hired by a literary agent to use a posthumous partial manuscript to solve a murder from twenty years earlier. Crime and a journalist protagonist ? Yes, please. – Jess
3. Caraval by Stephanie Garber
During the BEA Buzz panel the editor of this book said she had a sit-on-the-floor-couldn’t-get-up moment when reading this. If that’s endorsement enough this book has also been compared to The Night Circus. – Jess
4. Breathless by Beverly Jenkins
A follow up to Forbidden, this installment seems to have a bit of a time jump and features the niece of the heroine from the first novel. – Jess
5. History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
Based on his debut novel Adam Silvera knows how to pack an emotional punch and make a contemporary settings come to life. – Jess
MARCH
6. Stealing Mr. Right by Tamara Morgan.
Um, jewel thief married to an FBI agent ? Yes, please – Jess
7. An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole
Two Civil War spies;one a former slave the other a private detective begin a mission together in Richmond, VA. Not sure if this is going to be an easy book to read considering some the power dynamics but. . . I’m open. -Jess
8. Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
Published last year in the UK, this YA book tells the story of two teenagers who start a podcast that goes viral. Interestingly enough, this is Oseman’s third book and she’s only 21. -Kat
APRIL
9. Back To Your Love by Kianna Alexander
This second chance romance is the first in a series following the brothers of a the fictional Black fraternity Theta Delta Theta. – Kat
10. To Me I Wed by K.M. Jackson
This is the second book in KM Jackson’s Unconventional Bride’s series and starts with a woman who is throwing a big wedding where she’s going to marry…herself ? I just have to see how this plays out.
11. Gem & Dixie by Sara Zarr
Sara Dessen was raving about this on Twitter and it instantly went on my TBR. It tells the story of two sisters from a broken home. – Kat
MAY
12. When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
I can’t wait to read this YA romantic comedy about two Indian American teens – Kat
13. One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
A YA murder mystery where 5 students walk into a detention room and only four walk out alive. The questions is, which one of them is the killer ? – Kat
14. From Duke Till Dawn (The London Underground) by Eva Leigh
I read Leigh’s debut last year and really liked her style. This is the first book in a new series and features a con artist heroine who needs the help of a duke to get back her stolen money. – Kat
June
15. Royal Bastards by Andrew Shvarts
Okay, first of all I’m super surprised Barnes and Noble let a YA book get a title like this. This looks like a Games of Thrones-y type book about a group of literal royal bastards who group together to try and stop a civil war. Shvarts is a videogame designer so I’ll be curious how videogame storytelling will influence the story. – Kat
July
16. Unraveled by Lauren Dane
The first book in a new series about a vintage style barbershop and whiskey bar in Seattle(because of course). From the hipster setting to the heroine being a punk rock drummer this romance feels fresh and doesn’t sound like anything I’ve read before. – Kat
September
17. They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera
Okay, I have been unamused by “end of the world” books but Silvera is a promising YA authors so I’ll give this one a chance. Set in the near future this novel follows two teens who meet on their End Day. – Jess
A few weekends ago Kat and I went up to National Book Festival. I felt like I needed to stretch first because it’s been so long since I’ve been to an author/book event.
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I’m kind of falling out of love with YA movie adaptions, but I think there are so many books that would make some great anime ! With the right animation and voice acting I can see these YA books coming to life in a whole new way.
Anime is all about the blue hair don’t care |
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
I have two reasons for this pick 1.) a live action movie would have to be very expensive to get the chimeras right and 2.) Karou has blue hair ! From Pokemon to Sword Art Online, anime is the trope codifier forYou Gotta Have Blue Hair.
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