Recommendations

  • Favorite Books of 2023

    This year I completed a whopping 180 books! (A breakdown of genres and author demographics will come separately, along with recommendations for broadening your reading in 2024). In the meantime, here are my favorites: 10 nonfiction and 10 fiction. Grab them from your local library or favorite indie! Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning (2020)

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  • 2023 Sealey Challenge Recommended Reading

    One of my favorite things about August (besides it being my birthday!) is that it is Sealey Challenge time! The Sealey Challenge was started by poet Nicole Sealey in 2017 as a way to challenge herself to read more poetry for pleasure, at a time when she was busy promoting her own book. Since then,

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  • Pride Book Recommendations

    It is Pride month, a time to celebrate the many (many many many) contributions of queer people to our everyday lives, including the contributions of queer authors. These are just some of my favorite books by LGBTQIA+ authors, as well as some from my TBR list that I’ll be reading after June (because reading queer

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