March 2 2027 Percival drops another one! Black musician? Harlem vibes? Count us in🤗 #booksky

Colson effortlessly makes NYC feel like a character with a pulse. The city breathes, reinvents itself, wears people down, and somehow keeps calling them home. Carney is older now but Whitehead never lets us believe the past is something we leave behind. This story is about how we carry our history.

I’m in tears before I make it to ch 3. “There’s no one in there,” doctors told his family, a sentence that too many parents of autistic children have heard. Reminded that our job isn’t to decide what’s possible for our children but to give them every chance to become who they are. Pub date: 8/11

Today my 6 year old got her very first library card 🔖 🥹 Libraries are one of the few places that ask nothing of us except our curiosity. Here’s to the beginning of a lifelong relationship with stories! #librarysky

Nothing like a quiet morning with a book 🥹 Found some new kindle stickers, too. #booksky

Already pulled into a world where family, loyalty, violence, and love are colliding. Eunha is raised in the shadow of the Triads, spends her life trying to outrun that legacy, and is forced when her son is kidnapped. If there’s one thing that will bring out the shadow aspect of a mom it’s her kid!

Ren writes about living in the in-between spaces and reminds us that our identities don’t exist in isolation. They are constantly informing one another. A question I think all of us should wrestle with: Am I code-switching, or am I masking? This book asks us to notice where we’re shrinking. #books

Dodge City doesn’t release until Sept 29 but letting you know about it now because Lee’s family is a trip! When he gets expelled from UCLA after receiving a draft letter to serve in Vietnam, he tries running. But boy does this story teach a lot about life and how we can run but we cannot hide.

BookTok convinced me to make a quick stop at Savers… and I’m so glad it did. 📚 I walked out with a stack of books—some longtime favorites, some I’ve been wanting to read for years—all for less than $20. There’s nothing like the thrill of finding beautiful books waiting for a second life. #books

“This is not a book about language loss or death; it’s a book about life in the face of destruction.” Galer reminds us that it is not normal for languages to disappear at the pace they are. Through stories of endangered languages like Irish & Ainu she shares how political forces impact extinction.

First place I wanna visit in any bookstore is the children’s section. I will determine if the rest of the spot is worth my time after I catch the vibes there 🐻 🥰 Also, shout out to all the adults who still read and love kid lit! When we are reading, we are healing! #booksky

If Kin by Tayari Jones hooked you, I think you’ll enjoy The Lovers, the Liars, and Me by DeAndra Davis. At its heart is a daughter returning to Jamaica after avoiding her family for 7 yrs, determined to learn the truth about the mother who left her. Its also a love letter to single Dads🤌🏽 #books

July 4th 📖 stack #booksky inviting us to read our nation’s history with curiosity. They remind us that understanding our past isn’t about replacing 1 story w/another. It’s about being willing to hold complexity and ask, Whose voice haven’t I heard?” The greatest gift reading offers: Perspective.

If you’re local to Springfield, MA or in the western MA area I cannot recommend Calo’s Cozy Oven enough! Celebrating my son’s birthday so hubby and I got some treats to celebrate our selves, too!😋😋😋😋

Finally got the support network to design something really special for our reading community. I get to use my expertise in Bibliotherapy to truly make a difference towards supporting our collective mental health. Can’t wait to share more soon! Send good vibes and prayers friends 📚 #booksky

Edwidge Danticat’s novel DEY understands trauma in a way that is especially true. Magnolia survives a mass shooting, returns home, and tells no one. She keeps working, keeps mothering, keeps caring for everyone around her even as she becomes increasingly disconnected from herself. Pub: August 25

Happy Father’s Day to the dads, grandfathers, father figures, and caregivers who love with their whole hearts 👑 And to my husband, Chad: thank you for being the kind of father our children can count on. Happy Father’s Day ♥️

Brown treats Black girling as both a verb, something we actively do, and an adjective, something we inherently are, moving with ease through stories about identity, Southern roots, hair, food, dating, pop culture, and the sacred wisdom passed down by our grandmothers. #booksky

Sarah Wilson acknowledges how many of us are carrying grief, uncertainty, outrage, exhaustion and fear about the state of the world. Instead of offering easy answers, she invites us to slow down, feel, and remain connected to our humanity. It also normalizes feeling hopeless w/o bypassing #booksky

It’s rare that I watch the movie first then read the novel second. But when I found out The Supremes at Earl’s All You Can Eat was a novel after watching it on HULU I ran to Libby to read the book. Highly recommend especially for those who love great friendship stories! #booksky

My 17y/o client just performed at Carnegie Hall! So damn proud 🥲

Kate Eberle’s debut novel If Books Could Kill: what if you were granted a wish to step inside your favorite author’s next book? For Roxie, that dream turns to a nightmare when she discovers her beloved romance writer’s newest manuscript is actually a crime thriller. Pub Date: July 21 #booksky

Dr. Powell-Hicks names so much in this book. There are things we intellectually understand through logic and then there are things we are impacted by based on systems and power politics. I love a book by a Black psychologist and here’s one I recommend everyone read! #booksky

If you’ve added Bibliotherapy in the Bronx to your syllabus I want to meet you and invest in you equally. Capitalism is a MFer but culture is the medicine. Shoot me an email and let’s connect! #booksky

Reading can be entertainment. But it can also be a form of witnessing. A form of remembering. A form of healing. If you’d like a companion for that journey, download my free READ Framework: literapynyc.podia.com/the-r-e-a-d-... #booksky

The way Ruhama broke the ish DOWN in ‘I Hope You Elope: A Bridesmaid Survival Guide’ is tooo good for you not to read it. If you’re someone who’s been a bridesmaid, was recently asked to be one… hell, if you’re about to be a bride who needs a reality check thats real- pick this one up. #booksky

Love how this book explores the emotional cost of hiding parts of yourself in order to survive. There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood by Rasheed Newson releases June 2. Set against the backdrop of 1950s Hollywood and queer Black LA it examines what Hollywood demands from Black performers. #books

Ya girl is officially a Penguin Random House Affiliate 🎉 A lot of you are always asking where I shop for books or how to support my work, so I’ve added my affiliate link below where you can browse some of my favorite reads and those I use for work w/clients #books penguinrandomhouse.pxf.io/enERJ1

It will never get old to be able to walk into an indie bookstore and sign autographed copies of Bibliotherapy in The Bronx 🥹 Shout out to the booksellers who support Black women writers! #booksky

K.J. Ramsey’s memoir is a must read for anyone living with chronic illness, ptsd, or burnout. It’s so gorgeously written and has me reflecting a lot on what it takes to navigate the world with an invisible disability. #booksky