Madrid is a literary city. On a recent trip I discovered two amazing literary destinations; the new Secret Kingdoms bookstore and the palace where Langston Hughes lived while covering the Spanish Civil War!

May is AAPI Heritage month, the perfect time to highlight and celebrate AAPI children’s authors. Here’s how to find your favorite AAPI children’s authors.

Where do you find books in English in Malaga City? Sadly, there is no English-language bookstore in Malaga, but there are plenty of bookstores with a nice selection of books in English for adults and children. You just need to know where to look.

Reading and writing poetry can help make you a better prose writer, but poetry can feel intimidating. Check out this list of award-winning, Black poets whose work is accessible and relatable, and start adding poetry to your writing routine.

February is Black History Month and it’s the month when many amazing Black authors were born. Check out this list of Black authors born in February and make this month your Blackest and most #Lit month ever.

The Water Dancer is a stunning debut novel by journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates that brings magical realism to the antebellum south.

Moving to Spain was a dream come true, but I had to leave so many of my books behind. And now I’m going through the grieving process for the loss of my literary touchstones.

Check out this list of memoirs by Black women that showcase the diversity and complexity of Black lives.

Will Smith bares his whole truth is his memoir, cowritten with Mark Manson. Read my review to see why I think it’s worth the read.

My honest review of Leesa Cross-Smith’s, Half-Blown Rose. The novel is delicious but not fully satisfying. Find out why.