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09/06/2026

my current reads

The Art of Going Rogue x LM Bennett - sapphic, black, some spice, musically inclined

She Waits Where Shadows Gather x Michelle Tang - Asian horror, woman writer, debut, set in the Philippines

We Do This Til We Free Us x Mariame Kaba - short essays, organizing, defund the police

09/05/2026

Mali beats Spain despite having a 1% chance to win FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup

09/04/2026

Cathy Englebert is retiring from the WNBA. I’m nervous about what’s next.

09/03/2026

09/01/2026

August Reading Recap ✨

I actually wanted to review my latest reads in a quirky way but I don’t have the energy for that.

So here are the 5 books I read in August.

Jessica George might officially be an auto buy author for me (and for Christmas I will be asking for physicals of her books). I’ll dive into my thoughts on the book later.

I’ve been burning through the Baker Street Series by Valerie Burns since the beginning of Summer (?). Ive officially read 4/5 books and I want to stop because its gotten a bit repetitive. However, the last story is centered around Ms Hannah who has dementia so this could get pretty interesting ??

I never rated The Way We Used To Be by Amarie Wheeler on Storygraph and I’m not sure I will. I gave yall my thoughts so that feels good enough.

The Spook Who Sat by the Door was fascinating especially from an identity perspective. I didnt rate it because I (still) don’t know how I feel. Great writing, interesting sequencing, all of the political s*t I believe, characters were interesting, the ending was kind of open ended and maybe thats whats got me thinking so hard about it. Its worth the read tho.

Im disappointed i didnt ready any nonfiction but we can do better this month. Happy Reading!

08/31/2026

Time for Gold USWNT but first, some new faces!

08/29/2026

buy FLAGRANT MAG if you like women’s sports. No this is not a paid ad!

08/24/2026

Angel Reese deserves this award. Her grind has been fascinating.

08/21/2026

08/21/2026