Motherhood, Rescheduled: The New Frontier of Egg Freezing and the Women Who Tried It
Simon & Schuster sent me this book to read so it's on deck literally and physically. :) Let me know if you check it out. It's available later this week.
What are YOU reading currently?
E: It takes the classic and turns it into something you'd actually want to read.
Me: *sigh*
SIP: I bet Shelly would read THIS. 1969 too! Where's TravelDiva? This is right up her alley!
A Facebook friend of mine posted this artwork representing a play he is managing. The poster made me stop.
I'd like to ask you what you think the play is about based on this poster. I've since asked Mr. Google about the book the play is based on. I ask that you not do that until you share what you think it's about based solely on the art.
If I was in New York...I'd try and get tickets to go see this play because it looks like it would be extremely interesting if the book reviews are any indication.
Book: B-Boy Blues
Tickets for the play: B-Boy Blues
Meditations for a Miraculous Life
What's the last audiobook you listened to? Is it worth us listening to as well?
I told yall about this book, Standing at the Scratch Line: A Novel (Strivers Row)
With "Django Unchained" coming out and all of the interest in it...I thought I'd see if yall read it because it is STILL one of the most bad-ass-est books I've ever read. King Tremain wasn't no joke and Django dang sure ain't no King Tremain.
If you haven't read it yet...you should. I PROMISE you won't be disappointed.
Oh...and the author, Guy Johnson? He's Maya Angelou's son.
BOOM.
Original post: http://creoleindc.typepad.com/rantings_of_a_creole_prin/2007/08/standing-at-the.html
I'm almost finished reading my current book and I find that I have absolutely nothing on deck to read next.
So I'm panicking.
What are YOU reading? Would you recommend? What's the last book you read that you'd recommend I read?
I was sent this book a while ago to review and it was sitting on my reading stack until one day I decided to lay on the sofa and pull a blankie over me. It was just sitting there looking all lonely so I picked it up and started to read it.
I'm in the middle of it and it's interesting so based on what I know so far...I'd read from the author again.
Check it out: The Cutting Season
What are YOU currently reading?
My nerd sister, Shelly, reminded me that J.K. Rowlings' new book, The Casual Vacancy
I was all excited and whatnot beep bopping over to Amazon to download it and found that it is available for $17.99.
For an eBook.
I usually pay $9.99.
The most I think I've paid is $12.99.
And now I'm mad.
Cuz I'm cutting off my nose to spite my face.
Sure...I'll try and wait until it goes on sale around Christmas but we all know I won't and then...I'm gonna be mad at myself while I'm reading it and enjoy it all less and whatnot.
UGH!
$17.99 for an eBook that is not a non-fiction work related book? UGH!
Me mad now.
Do you think it's pricey? What's the most you've paid for a fiction eBook? Do you have a criteria you go by? Do you care about the page count as it relates to the cost? That's another weird one I have. If it's 100 pages or less and they're trying to charge more than $6.99...HELL.NO.
But that's prolly just me.
ME MAD!!!!
SIP: Say bruh...how you gonna be mad at Harry Potter's mom?
This is what I'm currently reading: The Next Best Thing: A Novel
What are you reading? Would you recommend?
Judy Smith's (the crisis manager "Scandal" is partly based off) just dropped her book, Good Self, Bad Self, yesterday. Do you think it's something you'd read?
Whatcha reading now? Have you read anything you'd recommend?
Anybody read this yet? I keep seeing articles about them and somebody I know is reading it and can't put it down. I ain't saying no names. ROFL! Fifty Shades of Grey
The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life
What are YOU reading? What have you read lately that you think we'd really enjoy?
SIP: Yall know I get most of my book recommendations from yall right? RIGHT! C'MON! SPILL IT!
Check out this book by Taye Diggs: Chocolate Me!
And then check out this article. What say you? Taye Diggs Says Tyson Beckford Helped Him Love the Skin He’s In
Inheritance (Inheritance Cycle, Book 4)
What are you reading these days?
Many moons ago I met a young lady who had th emost beautiful "light" surrounding her. Super positive, smart and funny. Her passion?
Seriously...It is her PASSION!
NATURAL AND RELAXED!
She told me that she was going to finally do the proper research for a book about Black hair so people could use it as a reference. We would discuss the amounts of bad information out there and laugh at some of the beliefs and myths surrounding Black hair. The number one being...
BLACK HAIR DOESN'T GROW.
Mythology 101.
I knew if anyone could do it in the proper way...it would be her, Ms. Audrey Davis-Sivasothy.
The Science of Black Hair: A Comprehensive Guide to Textured Hair Care
GET.IT.AUDREY!
She sent me a copy of her extremely gorgeous book and I've been keeping it on my reading table. I pick it up whenever I need a break from what I'm doing and read something in it and, I have to be honest, it's like a reference book that is seriously like a thesis breaking down the science of Black hair from all considerations.
I'm a fan. This book is like...WHOA. I'm totally feeling like it's the only book one ever needs to read regarding Black hair in order to finally, finally GET IT.
She also has a website with lots of excellent information on it as well: www.BlackHairScience.com
It's my new favorite book.
Imma hafta hide it when Dr. Punkin gets hre next week cuz I don't want to have to cut her about my book hell.
Tell me something...have you ever read a book about Black hair care? Would you?
Last night, before I gave them candy, I asked each kid what was the last book they read or what they were currently reading.
I was totally surprised to find that only 2 kids couldn't answer the question.
One of them embarrassed the shit outta their mother because they didn't have an answer and she kept trying to give the kid titles to help him out and the kid was like...I didn't read that.
I gave him candy anyway cuz seriously...I just wanted them to leave.
Lying azz mama.
Most of the kids were EXCITED to tell me and quite a few gave me some really cool synopsis' of their book.
How cool is that?
So...whatchu reading? This is what I'm reading: Steve Jobs
Do YOU read romance novels?
If so...who are your FAVORITE authors?
Culo by Mazzucco
Producer to Producer: A Step-By-Step Guide to Low Budgets Independent Film Producing
What are YOU reading?
What's the last book you read that was career related?
Do you and your S/O ever read the same books?
Are YOU gonna buy it? Power & Beauty: A Love Story of Life on the Streets
Knowing Your Value: Women, Money and Getting What You're Worth
One of the things that is really standing out to me about this book is the part about women having to worry so much about being "liked." Men don't have those pressures put upon them by society so they are able to do what it takes to get the job done without worrying about being "liked." That is EXTREMELY interesting to me and really puts a spotlight on all of the women we know and admire at the top of their game and how they have had to separate themselves from that need for being liked and accepted in order they can get ish done.
Hmmmmmmmmmm...
Good job Nika Brzezinski...good job.
I realized when I was talking to random woman that a lot of folks are missing out and haven't read some of the "classics." You know...those books you LOVED and told everyone about and kept the copy for years because everytime you went to purge books you touched it and the smile of remembrance was immediate so you put it right back on the shelf where it still lives.
I'd like to tell you that I shared some of these titles with random woman so yall could think I'm all enlightening and ish and peace and love the world, blah, blah, blah but she seriously annoyed me so I stopped talking, bid her happy hunting and rolled on to do what I was doing.
That said...I figured we should share some of our most FAVORITE reads from back in the day so others can pick them up and enjoy them too. I've tried to start an accounting of my faves by using Good Reads but I'll be honest when I say it no where indeedly tracks all of my favorite books even as it's a good start. I'm CreoleInDC over there.
Whatcha got that you don't mind sharing?
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