I loved this book! It's a fantasy novella with a gorgeous m/m romance and a definite Nebula Award contender. I'm hosting a #giveaway on my blog if you want to try your luck!

Giveaway: http://wp.me/p7a9pe-1cF

#Litsygram #lgbt #sff #fantasy #readingoutside #Litsyfeature

I remember when this book came out and tons of people on Litsy were stacking it and choosing it for Book Of The Month. My review is FINALLY up 😅 I personally loved it, though some people expressed disappointment. I loved the characters and all their drama. 😌 I hope this book is only the start of Brit Bennett's long literary career.

#diversebooks #literaryfiction #hardcovers #reading #Litsygram

Full review: http://wp.me/p7a9pe-11H

Have you heard about Girl Out Of Water by Laura Silverman? I got an ARC last week and am going to be reading it with a few other people on Twitter and sharing thoughts & impressions using the #GOOW hashtag. If you happen to have an ARC, you should join us!

#ya #yafantasy #Litsygram #Litsyfeature #readingoutside

Just wanted to share a colorful pic today. 😊📚🌈

#diversebooks #diversereads #Litsygram #Litsyfeature #literaryfiction #reading #hardcovers #bookrainbow

It had been too long since I put up a review on Litsy. And I didn't even notice, so here's a second review back to back! The Education Of Margot Sanchez comes out on 2/21/2017. I loved it! 4.5/5

Full review on my blog: http://wp.me/p7a9pe-10A

#ya #yacontemporary #diversereads #diversebooks #Litsygram

5/5 because it made me cry and I love the characters and don't mind fluffy romance. 😍😍
Will try to write a full review this weekend.

#diversebooks #Ya #yacontemporary #Litsygram #reading

Are you participating in #DiverseAThon? You bet I am! Lol I'm currently reading The Reader and am digging so far. I love Fantasy worlds 😍.

#diversebooks #diversereads #sff #fantasy #YA #Litsygram #Litsyfeature

Look at the pretty book. 😍😍😍 Are you planning to read History Is All You Left Me? I wanted to start it today, but I have a blog post to finish. A very time-consuming blog post. 😥 sigh.

#Litsygram #diversebooks #lgbtya #Litsyfeature

Are you planning to participate in #DiverseAThon? It's a week-long readathon (Jan. 22nd - 29th) that was started by Booktubers but takes place all over social media. Just head on over to Twitter and check out the @Diverseathon account to learn more info.
I also made an announcement post to encourage people to sign up. The book in this pic is a book on my diverseathon TBR!

Full post on my blog: http://wp.me/p7a9pe-1aF

##diversebooks #Litsygram

January's @mylitbox package was so good! I was already planning to buy Difficult Women, so seeing it in this month's box was exciting. I also love my new Frida Kahlo bookmark! And the candle is bourbon scented! If you want to subscribe, just go to Mylitbox.com and use my promo code RDB10 for 10% off your first month's subscription.
For the full unboxing post, go to Readdiversebooks.com

#diversebooks #Litsygram #tbr #LitsyFeature #shortstories

This was my Book Of The Month pick for January! Did you like this month's selections? What did you get?

#diversebooks #Litsygram #shortstories #literaryfiction

I got some amazing #bookmail this weekend! 😱
Surely you've heard of The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas by now. If not, read up on it and add it to your TBR ASAP. This book is going be BIG when it releases. Don't miss out! I also got an ARC of Dear Martin by Nic Stone. Keep it an eye on both books. 👌

#diversebooks #Litsygram #tbr #YA #diversereads

Hi, Litsy! Sorry about the blurry picture! It looks way better on my blog. 😅I wanted to share my #ReadDiverse2017 reading & reviewing project for 2017 in case you don't follow my blog or my Twitter. The focus of the project is reviewing diverse books and blogging about them in general! If you don't have a blog or Tumblr, Goodreads reviews are OK as well!

Read full post here: http://wp.me/p7a9pe-16d

#diversebooks #Litsygram

I keep saying how lucky I am with giveaways and I'm not kidding 😭 Look what I won earlier this month!
Do you love Benjamin Alire Sáenz as much as I do? I want to own all his books one day. Slowly making that happen!

#diversebooks #Litsygram #tbr #LitsyFeature #YA #LGBT

It's Christmas snow! I haven't seen it in years. ❄️😊❄️
My home is in Texas, but I'm in New Mexico this weekend. It's nice to be away for a while, get a change of scenery, and see actual snow! I haven't had much time to read, but brought a few graphic novels just in case. Happy Holidays!

#diversebooks #Litsygram #reading #graphicnovels

Do you like #shortstories and SFF? Then stack this book and add it on Goodreads! It will be out early next year, but I preordered it in September and my copy was shipped earlier than I expected. Very excited to read it. It has stories by fantastic authors such as Junot Diaz, Ana Castillo, Daniel Jose Older and tons others! Keep this one on your radar for sure. 👍

#diversebooks #Litsygram #tbr #LitsyFeature #diversereads #SFF

This beauty came in the mail last week! It was sent to me by the founderof Latinosinkidlit.com because I will be collaborating with them to write reviews on their website occasionally. Very honored to have this opportunity!
I don't know much about this book, except that it's set in New Mexico & the protagonist likes Albert Camus's The Stranger. I have connections to both! So I'm about to start reading. 😁
#diversebooks #Litsygram #tbr

Are you looking for a short story collection to finally get into reading short fiction? Deceit And Other Possibilities is great start! The stories are loosely connected & are about deception, displacement, and immigrant experiences - they're all drastically different from one another too! I enjoyed the variety of characters & experiences presented in the stories. Highly recommended!

Full review: http://wp.me/p7a9pe-10m

#diversebooks #Litsygram

I know Litsy has a lots of members who subscribe to Book Of The Month, but if you're not & are looking to try out book subscription services, please consider @mylitbox! They'll send fantastic monthly packages that highlight writers of color. Just go to Mylitbox.com to sign up.
If you do, you can use my promo code RDB10 for 10% off your first month's subscription.

Full unboxing post: http://wp.me/p7a9pe-14

#diversebooks #LitsyFeature #Litsygram

The #bookmail never ends!
This is the last review request I accepted for 2016. I don't plan to accept any more for several months. Haha. However, I may request books from publishers myself. There's a difference. 😉
Anyway, I love dark fantasy so this one sounds up my alley.

#diversebooks #Litsygram #reading #tbr

I'm not a big fan of Litsy's ratings. The "So-so" rating is equivalent to a 3/5 stars for me. But "so-so" makes it sound like I didn't enjoy it! Anyway, I quite enjoyed Hammers On Bone. It's creepy & Imaginative and a little shocking at the end. It's a great winter read. This is a Lovecraftian take on a detective story. So expect ancient ones and tentacles. ?

Full review: http://wp.me/p7a9pe-Uj

#books #Litsygram #novella #SFF #horror

I've been on a book photography slump recently, so I haven't been active on Litsy & Instagram. 😔 It's also been raining for days, which makes taking pictures difficult.
But I've read 2 books already this month, a novel & a novella. My next read is The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf for the Diverse Sci-Fantasy Book Club I lead on Twitter. If you're doing #DiversityDecBingo, this book fits the Indigenous MC category.
#diversebooks #diversereads

I got some awesome #bookmail today. I love scifi and fantasy most out of any genre, so I'm super lucky to receive these two novellas from Tor.
What's the latest book mail you've received, either from a publisher or books you've bought yourself?

#diversebooks #books #reading #LGBT #fantasy

I totally forgot to promote this on Litsy, but over on Twitter, I'm leading a readalong for Gabi, A Girl In Pieces from Dec. 1st-15th with a Twitter chat at 8PM EST on the 15th. I'm announcing the giveaway details tomorrow! We will be sharing our impressions & favorite quotes under the #GabiReadalong hashtag on Twitter & if you want to participate, you can use the hashtag on Litsy too! My Twitter handle is @_diversebooks

#BookClub #Readalong

Say hello to this cute little guy! He's lived in a decorative flower vase I've had for years but I finally plucked him out of there and set him free!
What should I name him? Or is it a she?
I'm thinking Coco or... Kiwi. 😄😋

#Litsygram #books #reading #booknerd #bookblogger

I won this gorgeous little editon of one of my childhood favorites and it came in the mail yesterday!
Do you have any luck with giveaways? What's the last one you won?

#Litsygram #books #reading #booknerd #giveaway

#SignedSundays
I didn't get many books signed before I started blogging in 2016, but this copy of Under The Udala Trees is one of the few exceptions! I met Chinelo Okparanta at the Texas Book Festival last year and she was so wonderful, smart, and kind. The time I got this book signed & went to the book festival was when I was seriously considering blogging. Glad I went through with it!
#diversebooks #diversereads #literaryfiction #Litsygram

Sorry I've been M.I.A., Littens! This usually happens during holiday weekends, but I'm back home to my normal routine and will continue to post regularly again.

Anyway, I'm back with an audiobook giveaway! Visit my blog to enter a giveaway of Signal To Noise, a critically acclaimed novel about teens casting spells using vinyl records.

2 WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN! good luck!

Click here: http://wp.me/p7a9pe-11M

#diversebooks #Litsygram #audiobooks

I love all the pretty hardcovers I've accumulated over the last several months. Very soon I'll be able to rearrange my #diversebooks collection into rainbow shelves! But I'm trying very hard not to buy more books JUST because I want to have rainbow shelves. 😂

#bookwormproblems #diversereads #hardcovers #literaryfiction #Litsygram #LitsyFeature

This book had so much promise and I really enjoyed the first half. But then suddenly a new character enters the story and sexual assault is used as a plot device, which I found problematic because the victim's struggle with it was not centered. It was the male protagonist's reaction to it that was the focus!

For a detailed explanation, read my full review: http://wp.me/p7a9pe-VA

#diversebooks #diversereads #literaryfiction #Litsygram #reading

This is my first #SignedSundays entry!
@theshrinkette and I are reading A Little Life for 150 pages every weekend until we finish it because we want to finally get this book off our TBRs. I'm loving it so far!
I got this edition signed back in March, and since I started reading it this weekend, I noticed that it's missing 16 pages! 😱 Thankfully, the book is so huge that I didn't miss much. But it still sucks. 😡

#diversebooks #Litsygram #reading

I had quite a few books with #onewordtitles!
Homegoing and Shelter were both fantastic and Mongrels is on my #TBR. It's a werewolf story written by a Native American author and I've only heard positive things about it!

#photoadaynov16 #diversebooks #books #reading #Litsygram #literaryfiction

2 days late but here's my attempt at a #BookPyramid for #photoadaynov16! Yes, it's a pyramid of #diversebooks. 😃

#Litsygram #book #bookstack #reading

This is the best I could do for #headlesscovers! #photoadaynov16
I couldn't find a single one that had the full head missing. 😂 Some of you had better luck. Maybe I have an aversion to headless torsos, so I don't buy those books. 😳
#diversebooks #books #reading #litsy #literaryfiction #Litsygram

#ChildProtagonists for #photoadaynov16
Flexible Wings is a heartwarming Middle Grade book about a biracial girl, Summer, whose parents are both in the military. This means she moves every couple of years, so the story takes place during a summer in which she tries to make new friends while navigating the social dynamics of her local swim team. Get this one for the young one in your life!

Full review: http://wp.me/p7a9pe-5V

#diversebooks

I always forget to choose the early shipping option for Book Of The Month, so my copy of Swing Time came in a couple of days ago. I'm pretty excited to read it! Zadie Smith will be in my city on January 10th, so you bet I'll be there to meet her. I'm terrible about reading books I just bought, but this one's a priority!
Have you read Swing Time? What did you think?

#Litsygram #literaryfiction #diversebooks #reading #books #hardcovers #newreleases

#orangecovers for #photoadaynov16
Also, a book review because I have forgotten that I can review books in Litsy as well!
Half of a Yellow Sun is one of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's best books. It's perhaps even more ambitious than Americanah and I cannot choose between them. It's set during the Nigerian civil war, which not many people know about. So read it & educate yourself!

#diversebooks #books #reading #Litsygram #literaryfiction

I've been looking for Volume 2 in stores forever but it was always sold out. I loved the intro Volume and can't wait to read more! Do you love Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel as well? Let me know how many issues or volumes you've read.
Oh, and do you like my new Rey #bookmark? 😊

#comics #graphicnovels #Litsygram #reading

Yes, I'm 1 day behind on #photoadaynov16. ☺️

Finding books #publishedinthe90s was a little tougher than I thought. Every since I started buying & collecting books seriously in 2016, I've noticed most of the ones I own are from the 21st century. It makes sense because I prefer modern & contemporary books to older ones, but there are tons of great books written in the second half of the 20th century. Here are two good ones from the 90s.
#Litsygram

#FavouriteNeilGaiman for #photoadaynov16
Coraline is the book that made me fall in love with Neil Gaiman, then I read Neverwhere and knew this man's writing was special. I also loved The Ocean At The End of The Lane. But I couldn't find the latter two books before leaving for work. Lol! Yes, I take books with me to work so I can take pictures of them. I just took this one outside my office building. It has a nice lawn. 😊

#fantasy #reading #books

So, it's been a stressful last couple of days...
I'm devastated, still recovering from Trump being elected president.. I haven't done any reading until tonight. I read one chapter of this lovely little book and hope to read for the rest of the night. Let's see how far I get. I really need to escape into a book tonight, so I hope Margot Sanchez's story grabs me!

#diversebooks #books #reading #YA #Litsygram #Arc

A book I #ReadInSchool for #photoadaynov16.
I figured most people would feature high school books, so I wanted to highlight a lesser known one I read in college in a contemporary American Lit course, which featured a diverse groups of authors.
I don't recall the plot very well 😅 but I remember it being a fun, fast, and poignant read. Plus, it was cool that every chapter started with a Loteria card!

#diversebooks #diversereads #reading

The Sun Is Also A Star is @mylitbox's book of the month for November. My Lit Box doesn't generally feature YA titles, as its focus is Literary Fiction, but I was thrilled to see Nicola Yoon's new National Book Award nominated #YA Contemporary.
Did you read Yoon's debut "Everything, Everything"? Or did you read TSIAAS early? What do you think of her work? I've always wanted to read it but hadn't got around to it!

#diversebooks #books #LitsyFeature

Have you heard of @mylitbox? It's a subscription box committed to promoting writers of color & I've been a member since June. Every box has been fantastic! I now have the honor to partner with Mylitbox.com for 3 months to help reach new readers. Here's a peek at the contents of November's box.

If you join, use my promo code RDB10 for 10% off your 1st month's subscription.

Full unboxing post: http://wp.me/p7a9pe-103
#diversebooks #LitsyFeature

Here's my full Texas Book Festival haul! I kept it down to 5 books, so I'm very proud of myself. It's hard to go to a book festival and not buy a few books, but after my huge October haul, I was a bit hesitant because I already have so many. Right now, I'm set for the next 3-6 months. I do NOT need new books. 😂 No more hauls for me, I promise.

#diversebooks #books #reading #LGBT #YA #bookhaul #tbr #bookphotos

Saturday was day 1 of the Texas Book Festival. It started off on the wrong foot, because finding parking was a nightmare, I was late, and it started raining. But eventually I just stopped worrying about what I missed and enjoyed myself.
I bought 5 books yesterday! One of them was Brown Girl Dreaming. I will post pictures of my full haul later today. :)
Oh, & Sunday is DAY 2! Bye, I'm heading out. 👋

#bookhaul #diversebooks #books #reading #YA

This beautiful book has finally arrived!
Have you heard of Certain Dark Things? It's a gritty Vampire novel set in Mexico City. I don't know about you, but I'm so down to read a book about Mexican vampires! I aim to review it on my blog sometime in December.
Stack this book now!

#diversebooks #books #reading #SFF #fantasy #hardcovers #newreleases #tbr #bookphotos

Here's a book #setinasmalltown, for the most part! #photoadaynov16
Malgudi Days is a collection of delightful short stories about the people in the fictional town of Malgudi in India. The variety of experiences & lives depicted in the stories was impressive. But then you notice that most of the stories are about men..this was my only issue, though a rather big one, with an otherwise good collection.

#diversebooks #books #reading #shortstories

This is one of my favorite reads of 2016, along with Homegoing. Actually, I'd say it's even more ambitious & impressive than Homegoing. The protagonist, Aminata Diallo, is one of the most #insipring women in fiction. The Book of Negroes is an essential read for fans of historical fiction & people who want to learn about slavery, its history & legacy. Spread the word!

Full review: http://wp.me/p7a9pe-rX
#photoadaynov16 #diversebooks #LitsyFeature

#insipring books for #photoadaynov16!

For me, everything Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says is insipiring, even in her novels. She is a consummate writer and I admire her immensely. But her TED talks are especially moving and inspirational. I'm sure many of you have watched The Danger of a Single Story and this talk on feminism.
It's hard to read it and NOT be inspired and resolved in your feminism.
#nonfiction #reading #diversebooks