My reading list this year was so phenomenal that I had to create another video to showcase more of my five-star favorites! Here are the standout titles that brought me adventure inspiration and joy: 1. Animal Far - George Orwell 2. Woman At Point Zero - Nawal El-Saadawi

My 2025 reading list did not miss! Out of everything I picked up this year, these seven distinct books claimed a permanent spot in my heart (and on my top shelf). If you are looking for 5-star quality, add these to your TBR immediately: ​⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (cont. below)

I am obsessed with making Kindle Screensavers with #schoolboyq as my muse. Show me your personalized screensaver Reading Gang Gang!

Since reading Ours in May with the 3 Sistas & 1 Bookclub, I haven’t stopped raving about this book and its author, Phillip B. Williams.

Happy Wednesday Book Besties! DOB of the Week ☕ Pumpkin Spice Latte from @Bullet.Coffee 👕 Blue Lips Tour Hoodie 👖 Cargo Jeans 👟 White Sneakers 📚 Across the Way by Mary Monroe and Thief in the Interior by Phillip B. Williams Have an amazing day! MamaK

Shoutout to Nemereads for putting together this wonderful video on up and coming new book release by black authors in 1026.

Happiest of Holidays Book Besties 🎄🕊️

Happy Tuesday Book Beaties! DOB of the Week ☕️ Venti Caramel Brulee Latte 👗 Abaya in Tan Brown with Clear / Silver Sandals 📖 Triggered by Monichia Beal I feel lovely and royal in my modest clothing always. Have an amazing day all. Mama K

The soothing relief of turning up the music and letting the world fall silent is where I am at these days. Only the gentle language of music and the printed page speaks to my soul with the tender resonance of a devoted lover.

I have been putting off reading the bookclub read because I wanted to complete a few other books ahead of it but now I feel this storyline between Elise and Layla about to get real dark and tricky. This is not a love story. 😶

It's feels good to be back upright and reading again. I am locked in on Susenyos and Aidan's love story. Black Vampires are sexy as hell to me.

Happy Wednesday Book Besties! It's that time for the DOB of the Week ☕️ Grand3 Caramel Brulee Latte 👚 Glenda The Good Witch Sweater and Good Witch Trucker Hat 🧢 from The Sphere Las Vegas with black skort and leggings. 📖 Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree. I feel pretty in Pink 🎀 MamaK

I am a Good Witch?!

Happy release day to Travis Baldree.

I think I will have read 100 books by the end of the year. That was not my goal but I am up for the challenge nontheless.

BOOK OF THE WEEK Let the journey into Immortal Dark begin. 🩸

This pretentious character Mrs. Bauchmann invites a Black woman to a Russian Tea House in the 1920s. She definitely was not an ally or friend and Essie was too damn stupid to see it. #DoWhatGodmotherSays #BlackBookSky #BookSky

When you finally reached that part of the book in Slewfoot where Wallace gets handled like the bitch he is.

So our bookclub started This Ravenous Date but I have decided to read during the Thanksgiving break. Brom was calling my name so I'm answering the call. 😂 What are y'all reading today?

Happy Halloween from MamaK and family. We ride at dusk to Purge and You're Next‼️

A Quick DOB DRINK: 💦 OUTFIT: Black BookTok Sweatshirt with Paisley black and grey print leggings from Walmart and @Crocs rain boots in Black BOOK: House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson Happy Thursday 😊 MamaK

Books are the plot twist.

The amount of books I got for my birthday makes me giddy.

The Writer's Block never disappointments. They have a vast selection of books and genres with an artful edge that will have you feeling like you've slipped into the pages of a colorful fantasy. This is one of my favorite bookstores to visit whenever I am in Las Vegas. 📚

I can officially say I made it up the hill.... now let's see how long I'll peak at the summit before I tumble. 🤣 Happy Birthday to me!

@tananarivedue.bsky.social hey there, check your DM on IG please and thank you.

Good morning and happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! Here are several books by one of my favorite indigenous author, Erika T. Worth. Her books are perfect for spooky season 👻🎃

This week I will be starting my buddy read of House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson. Come join me via the Fable app.

An afternoon at the Birmingham Museum of Art with the hubby became more than just a visit; it was a revelation. Some of the exhibits are truly breathtaking. I've always believed art is the language of the soul, speaking truths the eyes can't always grasp.

10 Book to Get to Know Me 1. The Three Musketeers 2. Assata 3. Ours 4. Aftermath 5. Woman at Point Zero 6. Sky Full of Elephants 7. Blood Slaves 8. Reel 9. We Refuse 10. Concrete Rose #BooksofBlueSky #booktok #bookstagram #booklover

This makes me smile so much. Mychal is the perfect host for Reading Rainbow. 🌈 youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...

MamaK in the gardens of poise and peace. 📷 Birmingham Botanical Gardens (10/04/2025)

Zenfully Beautiful 📷 Birmingham Botanical Gardens (10/04/2025)

Plant Envy 📷 Birmingham Botanical Gardens (10/04/2025)

The Koi and Turtle Pond at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

Long before our current crises, @levarburton.bsky.social's brilliant mind birthed a dystopian masterpiece... a novel so acutely observed, it reads like a prophecy for today.

The hubby and I went outside today and enjoyed the botanical gardens. Here is where serenity can be found.

The YNs of Center Point are hella disrespectful! I was trying to sleep and read at the same time! 🤣

It finally feels like fall at home with the fall/pumpkin decor out! 🍂 🍁 🎃

This week has been challenging but reading has helped me navigate the nonsense. 🤣 What books did you all read this week? MamaK

Finally! Holding the album of the YEAR feels surreal yet exhilarating. I don't even care that the vinyl won't come until the day of my birthday... This baby going straight to my car with the volume all the way TF up!

Some of the hoods in Birmingham are so pretty.

Welcome to October! Let the spooky shenanigans begin 🩸#spookyseason #octoberishere

This month proved challenging but in good way. I read four solid books three of which I absolutely enjoyed and the fourth kinda left me wanting more. However, I am excited about all the books I will read for the month of October since it's the start of spooky season!

Visiting The Legacy Museum today was what I needed to shift my focus back to where it should always be, on my people. Black people have sacrificed so much just to thrive in hostile territory, but here all I felt is peace amongst the painful truth of our existence in America.

Happy Friday Book Besties! This week has been weird long but I accomplished finishing two of the three books I started. A win is a win! 😜 Have a. amazing day! MamaK

Singing always keep me calm when I am on the road for work.

I miss my furbaby Simone. It's so weird not having her here with me making videos and entertaining me with her shenanigans. Rest in Peace Channing Simone. #tuesdaythrowback

I will defend my right to free speech, access to books and the right to bear arms. I am American through and through.