... & as a reader ...


 2023 The Complete List (of read & will-read books)

As a United Statesian taxpayer, I whole-heartedly utilize my local library. 
Books should absolutely be bought and paid for, 
but there's no need to not-read a book, because you cannot afford it. 
Your local library literally has a ... library ... full of books that are available to you, for FREE.
As a resident of Hawai'i, I use the Hawai'i State Public Library System
Click HERE for instructions on how to obtain your FREE library card!!!

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3. New Animal by Ella Baxter



6. BITCH: on the female of the species by Lucy Cooke [must read]

7. Taste: A Book of Small Bites by Jehanne Dubrow

8. Catching the Light by Joy Harjo [must read]

9. In the Black Fantastic by Ekow Eshun







16. Hawaii's Royal History (New Revised Edition) by Helen Wong and Dr. Ann Rayson

17. Butts: A Backstory by Heather Radke [must read]

18. Where the Line Bleeds by Jesmyn Ward

19. Homie by Danez Smith

20. Felon by Reginald Dwayne Betts

21. My Nemesis by Charmaine Craig



24. Manse and Nono: Mama's Here by Shana K. Antoine illustrated by Larisa Lungu

25. Black Candle Women by Diane Marie Brown

26. Fat Talk by Virginia Sole-Smith




visit my video playlist "As a Reader" to view the books in images



From Whence We Came


72 in 2021

Bedlam 50 | 2020

2019 Bedlam 40 [originally 50]


…to view these past reads in visual form, visit my photography site — find.yummy.love.