Christmas stories are not known for their diversity. I finally found one in Jasmine Guillory’s Royal Holiday. One of my favorite contemporary Christmas novels, and probably my favorite rom-com ever.
Tag: Penguin Random House
A Chaste Christmas Novel: Debbie Macomber’s Jingle All the Way
This is probably the worst book I've read all year. It's terrible. The only people who I can think that would enjoy it are Christian women with a sex-sensitivity.
Dear Girls by Ali Wong
I instantly fell in love with Ali Wong when she walked onto the screen of my TV with her pregnant belly, dirty mouth, and satire in Baby Cobra. I like her even more in her familiar yet fresh collection of letters to her daughters.
11… Ways to Be a Better Antiracist
This is obviously a list by a white lady with white privilege on her own imperfect and perpetual journey to being antiracist. But I am trying. There are better lists out there, but here's mine. A little of my own experiences and a lot of make room for BIPOC.
Anna of Kleve by Alison Weir
I don't like historical fiction because history is so interesting it doesn't need to be changed, but writers are constantly changing history... Alison Weir is a popular historian, so she writes better historical fiction than the vast majority out there. In her latest, she explores the oft overlooked fourth wife of Henry VIII and a possible secret love child.
The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off by Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem has the lady-balls to love her writing enough to make a whole book out of her own quotes. I admire this, and I loved it.