Black History month: For The Love of Black folks

Happy Black history month y’all. This month I want to read stories about Black love, Black folks being loved on, Black folks navigating love and relationships. Instead of picking just one book, I’m giving myself a challenge. I’m planning to read as many as I can in the time I have.

I love romance stories in general, I enjoy the pacing and the storytelling. And I hope this challenge influences one or two of you to get into the genre too.

I pulled these 6 from my shelves. 2 are a re-read and 4 are un-cracked spines. Let’s get to reading.

January 2025

Our first read of 2025 is: Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell. It is Campbell’s debut novel and is speculative Afro futuristic fiction.

Read More 2025

I’m not reading enough books. I know what my goodreads account says, but I am having a hard time cracking open the plethora of physical books in my home. It feels odd to write this on a blog that centers my journey with writing, but follow me on this thought train. I love bookstores. My hustle and and I have our favorites, and plenty a day trip is punctuated by picking up a new book. I have stacks on stacks of “to read books”. A stack on my bedside table, a stack on my office floor, I have a purse book, and a carry on book. The most damning of all? We have over 500 books on various shelves of our home, the vast majority of which are fiction.

In 2025, one of my goals is to get back to the practice of things I enjoy. I want to take in more writing that pushes me, more music that moves me, and more creativity in general.

So I’m starting a book club. Well not a real “book club” but every month I’m setting a goal to read a book on my shelves that I haven’t read before, and then I’ll write about it. I hope y’all will join me.