Because intellectually, I knew it was April, but emotionally, I definitely thought we were still in the same month. Nope. April is different from March. It's a NEW month. Which means I am still behind.
I am unhappy to report that Jane Austen at Home is DRY, y'all. Like...toast with no butter dry. Cheerios with no milk. I was trying to slog through it, but I made it like five chapters in, and then I was like WAIT A MINUTE. I know someone who is a Jane Austen scholar! Devoney Looser, friends and foes. Or as I knew her when we briefly played roller derby together, Stone Cold Jane Austen. And she wrote a biography about Jane Austen! And why did I not remember this earlier? So I just ordered her book, The Making of Jane Austen, and I can't wait to start reading it.
Know what else I can't wait to start reading? Let's see...
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Challenge 3: Read any book from the Woman's Prize shortlist/longlist/winner list!
I'll be reading An American Marriage by Tayari Jones. It has been described as both emotional and sad, which, if you asked my husband about it, is my bread and butter. So I'm sure I'll love it.
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Challenge 4: Read a book in any genre by a POC that's about joy and not trauma. My pick for this one is Black Boy Joy, an anthology of seventeen short stories edited by Kwame Mbalia. I've wanted to read this for a while, and I just got a copy for my school library, so I am SO excited to check it out!
