December is a time to reflect on the year past and plan for the year ahead. My favorite thing to do, at least twice a year, is do a quick write up on my favorite books of the year. Though I’ve previously written about a few texts I loved during my comps process, this is more a list of things I’ve read for fun recently. They are in no particular order:
- With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
- Thick and Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom
- Superman: Dawnbreaker by Matt de la Peña
- Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo by Ntozake Shange
- Don’t Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno
- Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
- Dear Martin by Nic Stone
- Riri Williams: Ironheart by Eve Ewing
Black Girl Does Grad School 