JaimeJun 7, 20194 minNYC + Book Con RecapSo after the whirlwind of #NewYork and #BookCon, I had to make the time to gather my thoughts and experiences to share with you all. Thur...
JaimeMay 10, 20192 minMother’s Day: Book Gift GuideMother’s Day is approaching + what better way to shower your mom, grandmother or mother figure with a great read. Recently, I let my mom ...
JaimeMay 1, 20191 minApril Absorbed In Pages, MonthlyMy reading month for April was really great. I enjoyed everything I read + would highly recommend them all for different reasons. Check o...
JaimeApr 30, 20191 minWe Live for the We: the Political Power of Black MotherhoodWe Live for the We: the Political Power of Black Motherhood really nourished me as a reader and a #mother. Dani McClain is the mother of ...
JaimeApr 17, 20191 minSpring (Break) into Reading GuideHey, y’all! So there has been some great books released this season that I am sure we all excited to get to. I thought I’d put some toget...
JaimeApr 13, 20192 minWomen's Work: a Reckoning Between Work and Home by Megan K. StackWhen Megan Stack left her prestigious job as a foreign correspondent to have a baby and work from her home in Beijing writing a book, she...
JaimeApr 12, 20192 minMarch, I Got You CoveredHi, bookworms! Welcome to my first installment of my Monthly Favorite Cover Series. One thing I have been really delving into for the pas...
JaimeApr 11, 20191 minI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou This memoir captured my heart. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a memoir of Maya Angelou‘s early life — her coming of age. It is a stor...
JaimeApr 6, 20192 minThe People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara It is 1950 when Norton Perina, a young doctor, embarks on an expedition to a remote Micronesian island in search of a rumored lost tribe....
JaimeMar 29, 20191 minAbsorbed in Pages Monthly Hi, readers! Whew, March is coming to a close. I am reflecting back on my reading life this month. I read a total of 1,992 pages (6 physi...
JaimeMar 19, 20191 minLot, Bryan Washington In the city of Houston - a sprawling, diverse microcosm of America - the son of a black mother and a Latino father is coming of age. He's...
JaimeMar 8, 20192 minThe World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers, Bridgett M. DavisSet against the backdrop of Detroit in the 1960's and 1970's, the story of the life of a one-of-a-kind matriarch whose business in the Nu...
JaimeMar 5, 20191 minWhat’s Coming UpMy curly head is most likely in a book. Hi there, thank you for visiting my blog. I decided to take a chance and create a space where I s...