Welcome back to another review of my reads for the month! My March wrap-up is all about recommendations I received in January and February, which took me from Philadelphia to Russia to Mississippi. Hope you enjoy these reads as much as I did!

Hi, all— this month I focused on reading only work by black authors. I have been making a conscious effort to diversify my reading, especially now that I’ve completed my degree in education. I’ve always had an issue with the overwhelming number of old, dead, white male authors we were asked to read throughout school, and a great part of my reading journey is finding books by diverse authors that I would teach in a classroom someday. My reading this month ranged from educational to narrative to poetry; hope you enjoy!

Here it is! My wrap-up for the first month of 2021. This month, I embarked on a jumble of books that, looking at them now, have no rhyme, reason, or theme. However, this month was about finishing up books from last year and making a dent in my TBR list! Consider my January wrap-up as kind of an Island of Misfit Toys situation. So, in the very strange order in which I read them, here’s January’s lineup!