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"Our father lights up at the sight of her. My sister kneels across from him. They unwrap their cheeseburgers on the coffee table, spilling all the fries." ~ "When I look up again, Omar and Mike are talking at each other. I watch them do that. I turn back to Ahmad. So, I say, how are you? Without even turning from his fries, Ahmad flashes his teeth at me." ~ This book has given me approximately 37 new cravings for things I won't be able to try for a very long time. So many delicious sounding meals in this book and here I am posting about cheeseburgers and fries because I'm literally stuck in small town Italy (orange zone, can't leave town) so no ingredients. I was tempted to do the frittata style casserole Mike and Kunihiko forget they have in the oven but it seems ridiculous to be purposely burning food for this account. ~ #memorial #bryanwashington #riverheadbooks #cheeseburger #fries #foodinbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CHsocyUgV4C/?utm_medium=tumblr

"But after the women in my family bounced, I made my hungover father simple meals for breakfast: scrambled eggs, grilled cheese, fruit bowls." ~ Finally started @bry.washing 's Memorial which I've been dying to read after seeing it all over here all year. I'm choosing this food quote because I'm only at the beginning, but I know it's going to be full of all kinds of awesome food descriptions. Unfortunately, this may be my last restaurant meal for a while as the Marche region has now been declared an 'orange zone' so all restaurants will be closed as of tomorrow, as well as not being able to leave the town and a 10pm curfew. What are the restrictions like where you are these days, and more importantly: have you read Memorial? ~ #memorial #bryanwashington #riverheadbooks #scrambledeggs #grilledcheese #fruitbowl #foodinbooks (had trouble sharing IG posts for a while - catching up on old posts this into is from Nov 2020) (at La Locanda Del Luppolo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHlFSFcAG7F/?utm_medium=tumblr

Q: What do these books have in common? A: They are the books I bought this month and the last I plan to buy this year. Q: Do you think I can make it to 2021 without buying another book? ~ #bookhaul #tbr #memorial #bryanwashington #eightmen #richardwright #oneflewoverthecuckoosnest #kenkesey #paradise #tonimorrison #maraineysblackbottom #augustwilson #bookbuyingban (had trouble sharing IG posts for a while - catching up on old posts this into is from Nov 2020) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHaSxrhARYT/?utm_medium=tumblr

I know…these aren’t the right colors for #pridemonth but they are my #currentwip so they are what I have to share. I got the pattern and the yarn 🧶 from @michaelsstores Now, the book is called #memorial by #bryanwashington and I just started it a few days ago. I was intrigued by the unusual storyline. A couple, Mike and Benson, are in the midst of deciding where their relationship is going when Mike travels to Japan to be with his dying father while Benson must stay behind to be there for Mike’s Mother who had already been scheduled for a visit. I had so much anxiety just reading the tension in the beginning, but as the story truly begins now, I want to know more about each of the characters making it hard to put down. I’m crossing my fingers for a satisfying ending🤞🏼#bookstagram #lgbtqbooks #lgbtq #crochetersofinstagram #bookgeek #crochet #bookworm #icecreamsandwichcrochetafghan #booknerd #lionbrandyarns #icecreambigscoopyarn #bookish #crochetlove #bibliophile #bookaddict #bookaholic #bibliotherapy #crochetblanket #michaelsstores #michaelspatterns #makeitwithmichaels https://www.instagram.com/p/CQNRDaVrEHn/?utm_medium=tumblr

A year after reading Lot, I’m again touched by Washington’s simple and poignant prose. He’s one to keep your eye on. #memorialanovel #bryanwashington #igreads #instabooks #bookreview https://www.instagram.com/p/CKTzYGYjQABubi_T0iSkwDMDqBJbu62c5S9qfY0/?igshid=1aeloh1pgfst9

Read this collection in a day. Stories of identity, asking “what is home”, are the literary checkmates I look for. #bryanwashington #lotstories #bookreview #instabooks #igreads @bklynlibrary https://www.instagram.com/p/B79erRbJnkxOzSpCE4D-IBRHeCcGAOkJaOn5CI0/?igshid=s7wvy6dhrqz4

"Sure, Poke said, reaching for some cereal and almost simultaneously Nacho slammed into the room." ~ (see my previous post for my thoughts on this one) ~ #bryanwashington #lotstories #cereal #honeyhoops #fivestars #atlanticbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/B78sphBo9I_/?igshid=6p52lckggh30

"His bedroom was nice and the building was nicer. Wood flooring. Green walls. Like the inside of an avocado." ~ Wowee can Bryan Washington ever write! I was blown away by this collection. I know it's only January but I'm predicting this to be my favorite book of the year. And I'm sooo jealous of @ritacca and @prettiletti who get to meet him in Toronto as part of the @kofflerarts Books and Ideas series. Why am I not in Toronto now 😭 ~ #bryanwashington #lotstories #navigation #avocado #fivestars #atlanticbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/B76S3guIp2H/?igshid=hpv64i91yopf