“One Day in December” by Josie Silver This post may contain affiliate links to Amazon. At no additional cost to you, I earn a small commission on qualifying purchases. Read more about the disclosure here. Synopsis: Laurie James has never believed in love at first sight. One night, on her way home from work, this changes. Through her bus window, Laurie sees a man sitting at a bus stop. They lock eyes with each other, and she feels something she never has before- but there’s nothing to be done about it. Before she knows it, the bus is pulling…
“I’m Still Here” by Austin Channing Brown – Black Dignity in a World Made For Whiteness Read via hardback Brown’s memoir is an uncomfortable yet essential read to open our eyes to the racial injustices in our country. Synopsis: Brown spent a lot of her childhood in the predominantly white town of Toledo, Ohio. Her parents divorced when she was ten, and she started spending the summers with her mother in Cleveland. This all-black neighborhood was new to Austin, and she was able to learn about black culture and find her identity along the way. She…