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#MarchIntoReading Day 31 - Best of March

I had a pretty stellar reading month in March - 13 books read! This also wraps up my #WinterOfWomen17 project - reading only books written by women from December 21-March 31. Of those, these three were my favorites.

#MarchIntoReading Day 30 - Starts with U/V/W

For the penultimate Day of Women's History Month, here are three fascinating and intriguing books by and about women:
•UNACCUSTOMED EARTH by Jhumpa Lahiri
•A VERY GREAT PROFESSION: THE WOMAN'S NOVEL 1914-1939
•WOMEN OF WINE: THE RISE OF WOMEN IN THE GLOBAL WINE INDUSTRY

#winterofwomen17 #persephonebooks #womenshistorymonth

#FunFridayPhoto - Luckily, the book I'm currently reading is sitting right beside me. I guess the aliens will get to watch me read about a young woman who sleeps her way around WW2 London. 🙄👾

#persephonebooks #winterofwomen17 #womenshistorymonth

#MarchIntoReading Day 3 - Recent Non-Fiction Read

Zora had a great interest in African American storytelling & folklore traditions that were prominent in the American South. At a time when black lives weren't given much regard at all, she spent 1928-1932 visiting New Orleans and her hometown area in FL. She recorded the stories they told, and collected them into this book - 100 in total.

#kittenlitten #winterofwomen17 #womenshistorymonth

#MarchIntoReading Day 1 - March #TBR

After failing spectacularly at keeping with February's TBR, I'm giving it another go in March.

#WinterOfWomen17

Currently reading this reprinted novel full of brief conversations between domestic workers in 1950s Harlem!

#blackhistorymonth #winterofwomen17

#riotgrams #whereiread

It doesn't look like much, but this ottoman is just right for me to sit for a few hours of reading. Right now, I'm reading a digital library loan of White Teeth by Zadie Smith.

#winterofwomen17 #blackhistorymonth

#FeistyFeb Day 1 - #FebruaryTBR

This month I'm setting a challenge for myself. I'm already (at least until March 21) only reading books written by women for my #WinterOfWomen17 project.

In celebration of February being Black History Month, I'm taking things a step further. I'm challenging myself to read only books written by Black women this month. Here are some books that I hope to read!

#ReadJanuary Day 31 - Best of January

I consumed a surprising 15 books during January. My favorites were the Whipple, M Train, and the non-fiction book Unmentionable, about day-to-day life for Victorian women, which was an ebook loan from my library. I kept with my #WinterOfWomen17 goal, except for the book about hygge. I'm looking forward to February's reading!

#persephone #botm #bestofhanuary

Time to dive into book 5 of my #24in48 #TBR - I've heard it is quite weird, so I'm intrigued!

#botm #shortstories #winterofwomen17