Happy Friday, Book nerds. Today is Juneteenth, which celebrates the day when the last groups of enslaved people were freed. This happened several years after the Civil War in Texas, when a Union General notified these groups that they were free. Happy Juneteenth to all who are celebrating!

The Rules:

How to participate in the meme:
1. Credit the creator of this tag (Lyn from Nomadic worlds ) and link back.
2. Answer the four questions to the best of your ability.
3. Most important of all, enjoy yourself!
Questions:
F – Feature your latest book obsession (it doesn’t have to be your current read)
I – Indicate which book/s you are looking forward to reading this weekend.
F – Favorite quote of the week/day
F – Five things you’re happy or grateful for this week

F – Feature Your Latest Book Obsession

My latest book obsession has been Stamped From the Beginning by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Read by Christopher Dontrell Piper. I am almost done with the audiobook and have learned so much about how pervasive and persusasive racist thought can be. I highly recommend this book.

I’m going to cheat and put two.

My second book obsession is Thief of Always by Clive Barker. The cover Art is seen above. This has Mr. Barker’s odd, but amazing art and writing style. I’m obsessed with his Abarat series and have been waiting since 2013 for the fourth book to come out….which was supposed to be in 2018. This tells the story of Harvey who gets whisked away from dreary February to the Holiday House, where every day is full of all four seasons. Things are not as they seem though and young Harvey is forced to confront real horror as he tries to figure out what’s going on. 5/5 Stars for me.

I – Indicate which book/s you are looking forward to reading this weekend.

There are three I hope to finish this weekend, because then I can read some of the books on my secret TBR. These are:

  1. Stamped from the Beginning by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
  2. The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
  3. Muhammad by Martin Lings.

F – Favorite Quote of the Week/Day

She never seemed shattered; to me, she was a breathtaking mosaic of all the battles she had won. – Matt Baker

F – Five Things you are grateful or happy about this week.

  1. Therapy. This has been life changing and has helped me continually improve.
  2. The Boy (a.k.a. my boyfriend) for telling me it will be okay when I’m curled up in a little ball crying because of my health problems. For telling me to stop working and go finish a book.
  3. The community on Twitter who have shared articles, reading lists, covers, and more to make me a better person and ally.
  4. My cat and dog who are never far away from me especially when I’m not feeling well.
  5. Coffee. Its the last week before my term paper opens and it has kept me alive when I haven’t slept well.

The world is kind of a mess, but we’re seeing a lot more people standing up to this and fighting for a change. Remember to amplify voices, help where you can, and remember the good things in life. If you’ve made it to the end, take a deep breath, close your eyes, and pick three things you’re grateful for. Please let me know, as always, if I’ve said something offensive or wrong.

You can find me on:

Twitter: @MariahNotes

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvfS98r1atpsJ6dc0d5pyeQ?

Have a great weekend and see you on Monday!

M

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