I find such joy in getting books for kids. Which is why I was surprised when I overheard quite a few guests at a baby shower confess that they didn’t know what books to get for Baby, either because they didn’t have kids of their own or because their own had grown up years agoContinue reading “Baby Shower Books To Encourage A Love Of Reading”
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The Somewhat Counter-intuitive Reading Habit That Helped Me Read More
I am a slow reader. Well, slow compared to the hardcore Bookstagrammers and Booktokers out there. I don’t think I’ll ever reach 50+ books a year, at least not at my current stage of parenthood. But I have consistently surpassed my personal goal of 25 books/year for a few years now, and to me, that’sContinue reading “The Somewhat Counter-intuitive Reading Habit That Helped Me Read More”
2019 in Books: Record-Breaking, Life-Changing, and a Whole Lot of Fun
35 books. I shattered my goal of 25. And I had a hella good time.
The Awesome Book That I Can’t Recommend to Everyone: Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
My only criticism of this book is that it’s an awesome story that I can only recommend to a few people. Y’all, these are sexy stories. Beyond the sexy stories, though, Balli Kaur Jaswal presents a multi-faceted critique of both Indian and Western culture.
For Strong Girls Who Like Poetry: Elizabeth Acevedo’s The Poet X
If I explain too much of the story, I think the magic of Acevedo’s storytelling will be lost. It’ll feel too much like an average teen angst story. And if I share what made this stand out, I may spoil some parts of the book. So here’s what I’ll say: Acevedo found the voice of the teenage girl and put it into poetry.
NLD x Swapna 