BrownGirl Speaks

I got three books in the mail yesterday. All review books at that. I did not expect them to all arrive on the same day. First, I received Oronde Ash's 17 to Life: A Black Boy Memoir. When Ash noticed I was reading Kaffir Boy, he told me that book and Wright's Black Boy are what inspired him to write his memoir.

Next, I received Choices by Katrina L. Burchett. It's about five African American teenage girls faced with some difficult decisions. I was not aware, even after doing due diligence, that this is Christian fiction. I was only under the impression that it was YA fiction. I'm open, so, we'll see how that goes.

Finally, I got Searching For Whitopia by Rich Benjamin. This nonfiction book explores Benjamin's journey through some of the whitest areas in America and what these "whitopias" mean to the future of the nation.

Looking forward to reading these in the next few weeks.

Thanks to Jill of Rhapsody In Books I finally got a copy of Say You're One of Them. It's been on my wish list for a year and I won her BBAW giveaway. It's a pleasure getting to know her blog.

A few weeks ago I received an ARC of Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith.. I won this as an Early Reviewer for LibraryThing. So, expect that review in about a week.

Me and my mailbox are grinning!

I made out like a bandit this week! I received a total of 5 books by mail- 3 new ones for reviews and 2 that I mooched. Saturday, I went to a library sale and scored 12 books for just under $7. And I finished with a quick stop to our local Goodwill Bookstore and got one book there and only because I depleted my meager book spree funds. After it was all said and done, I added 18 books to my library this week. So, here are some of my acquisitions...

I should have posted this when I actually received it on Saturday, but it was a busy weekend. So, without further ado...

Atlas of Unknowns by Tania James

"A poignant, funny, blazingly original debut novel about sisterhood, the tantalizing dream of America, and the secret histories and hilarious eccentricities of families everywhere." -Random House

Isn't that cover splendid?