Abbreviations #140: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You, The Little Book of Skin Care + Save Me the Plums

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You is the young adult adaptation of the original work Stamped from the Beginning , and it's done by Jason Reynolds in conjunction with author Ibram X. Kendi. And it's brilliant. It takes the detailed information provided in its adult counterpart and distills …

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Abbreviations #138: America is in the Heart, When Breath Becomes Air + Crying in H Mart

Carlos Bulosan is a name I’ve heard mentioned many times, but it was only this year that I finally took the plunge and picked up America is in the Heart . In this memoir, which is often considered a cornerstone of Filipino-American literature, Bulosan shares his life story. He begins by describing h…

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Abbreviations #136: Stamped from the Beginning, The Library Book + The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

I’ve been waiting for my library hold to come in for Stamped from the Beginning since last year. It’s one of those non-fiction reads that intimidated the heck out of me when I first thought about picking it up, but I felt so strongly that it was something I had to read. When it finally came in, I i…

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Abbreviations #127: Between the World and Me, Hood Feminism + The Poet X

Between the World and Me is a piece (part letter, part essay) that author Ta-nehisi Coates wrote to his adolescent son where he grapples with his personal thoughts about what it means to be Black in America in 2015. This is not meant as a guide to the entirety of the African-American experience. Bu…

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Abbreviations #120: Atomic Habits, Cobble Hill + White Ivy

I don’t read a ton of non-fiction (although I can foresee that slowly changing, as I’ve come across more non-fiction that’s really interested me lately), but I was interested in checking out Atomic Habits after my sister Rachel picked it for our family book club. It seems like a great choice for th…

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Abbreviations #110: Anxious People, Untamed + Big Friendship

Anxious Peopl e is the third Fredrik Backman novel I’ve read, and it has fully cemented him as an author whose work I enjoy. This novel has a premise that’s pretty out there: a would-be bank robber ends up holding a group of people attending an apartment viewing hostage. But this story is about more…

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Abbreviations #100 | Love Her or Lose Her, Vicious + The Crossroads of Should and Must

I wanted to make sure to review the remainder of the novels that I read last December before this month ends, so welcome to this December review wrap-up! I'm going to attempt to keep doing this regularly in 2020, so be on the lookout for more similar posts. But for now, on to the reviews! I was…

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Rachel Reads: 5 Non-Fiction Favorites

I have a special treat for you today, readers! We have a new guest reviewer to welcome on to this blog: my baby sister Rachel . I've been so proud of the fact that she's been reading a lot more these days, and since her tastes run different from mine (she's mostly into non-fiction), we …

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Abbreviations #53 | Brooklyn in Love, Ash Princess + Stay Sweet

Years after her stint living and working in Paris, Amy Thomas has settled back into life on the island of Manhattan. Brooklyn in Love chronicles a new chapter of her journey as she embraces marriage, motherhood and moving out of the city. To preface my thoughts, I must tell you how I adored Paris,…

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Abbreviations #45 | The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Who's That Girl? + The Tea Dragon Society

I've owned The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up for years, ever since my sister Mel gave it to me for Christmas. Now, to preface my thoughts on this non-fiction guide to tidying using the KonMari method, I've always been an organized person. I give credit to my mother for that, as she alw…

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