#juneteenthreadathon

My #junewrapup! I have felt constantly bad this month about the amount of time I have spent reading this month, mostly because I still feel so behind on everything from the massive adjustment of suddenly having the kids at home way back in March. But this week I finished two of the biggest boulders that have been weighing me down, and I immediately celebrated by finishing the book I had been in the middle of for weeks and reading another cover to cover. I am still behind on many, many things, but I am also going ON VACATION next week, so maybe I will give myself permission to spend more time reading this month. . . In the middle of the month I committed to Day One of the #juneteenthreadathon and read: ❤️FREEDOM IS A CONSTANT STRUGGLE ❤️OUR NIG ❤️SULA All were from the #zoracanon, all were excellent. I posted about them all earlier this month. . . This month was also #readcaribbean, and the Caribbean was the focus for #readtheworld21 as well. So the two books I finished this week were: 🧡MADE IN SATURN 🧡WIDE SARGASSO SEA And I posted mini-reviews of both yesterday. . . In #familyreadaloud time this month we finished: 💚THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING 💚SAL & GABI FIX THE UNIVERSE Chances are, you already have an opinion about Tolkien, and I know I already spend a lot of time flailing enthusiastically about Sal & Gabi & Carlos Hernandez, but... FLAIL. There are a rare number of books that, if you read them aloud to your family, will make you feel clever, hilarious, and kind, all at the same time. Off of the top of my head that list is: The Sal & Gabi books by Carlos Hernandez The Tiffany Aching books by Terry Pratchett Tristan Strong by Kwame Mbalia There are other books that I have loved reading to my family for a wide variety of reasons, but these win the trifecta. . . No poetry last month, which I feel bad about. Try again this month! . . #angelaydavis #freedomisaconstantstruggle #tonimorrison #sula #ournig #harrietewilson #madeinsaturn #ritaindiana #wisesargassosea #jeanrhys #thefellowshipofthering #jrrtolkien #salandgabifixtheuniverse #carloshernandez #booknerd #bookstack https://www.instagram.com/p/CCG0SEHgwBt/?igshid=1qi10zdlrzyvn

So about 2/3rds of the way through Our Nig, I was taking a much needed emotional break from the horribleness that is Mrs. Bellmont, when I realized that both books I had been reading so far today, Our Nig and Freedom is a Constant Struggle, were on the Zora Canon. I hadn’t set out with that intention, but once I recognized it, I decided to commit the entire day. I checked the list, and as it turned out, Sula is both on the canon and was already on my TBR stack. Now, I haven’t finished Sula yet, but I should be able to do so before I go to bed tonight, which will make this a very productive first day of the #juneteenthreadathon for me. . . If you aren’t familiar with the Zora Canon, please, do yourself a favor and look it up. It’s a list of 100 books by African-American women, arranged to put them in context and conversation with one another. In a world of endless book lists, this one is a real contribution to the world. . . What did you read today? How did you celebrate Juneteenth? . . #zoracanon #angelaydavis #freedomisaconstantstruggle #ournig #harrietewilson #sula #tonimorrison #redbooks #readbooks #blackstoriesmatter https://www.instagram.com/p/CBpBwr9gZN0/?igshid=1kors5x75ipiy

#juneteenthreadathon — Today’s Stack. . . I am a little over 1/3 of the way through Freedom is a Constant Struggle. This hour’s prompt is to share your stack. I am hoping to finish 2-3 of these today, but I like to make stacks big enough to make choices. I really want to read all of them, of course, but there is only so much time in the day! . . #readathontbr #readathon #blackstoriesmatter #blackstorieshavepower #octaviaebutler #dawn #angelaydavis #freedomisaconstantstruggle #tonimorrison #sula #homegoing #yaagyasi #thepreyofgods #nickydrayden #americanah #chimamandangoziadichie #ournig #harrietewilson https://www.instagram.com/p/CBnqPoUgTKC/?igshid=ashhv7spaedw

#juneteenthreadathon — First Up! . . I woke up a little late for the readathon today, but I’ve got my coffee made and I am ready to go. My first book of the day is Freedom is a Constant Struggle — a book I lingered over at the bookstore a hundred times before I finally bought it. Here we go! . . #readathon #angelaydavis #freedomisaconstantstruggle https://www.instagram.com/p/CBngHSZA2iV/?igshid=186uosif1a1dr