I took notes so you don’t have to 😉 I’m a Fan - Sheena Patel The Four Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz If Beale Street Could Talk - James Baldwin Homegoing - Yaa Gyasi You are a Badass - Jen Sincero Rosewater - Liv Little People Person - Candice Carty-Williams Becoming Supernatural - Dr. Joe Dispenza Assata - Assata Shakur The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success - Deepak Chopra The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett Transcendent Kingdom - Yaa Gyasi Such a Fun Age - Kiley Reid I’ve added them all to my list ❤
I picked up If Beale Street Could Talk based on an old video you did and you actually read thru some pages and referenced your own journey! Loving James Baldwin’s writing style! Thank you for these Rec’s.. The four agreements was the first book I read on my healing journey in 2016 and it’s one I revisit often!
My sign to finish my books. I love thriftbooks. Recently I’ve been listening to How to do The Work by Dr. Nicole LePera, I’ll be adding these to my library!
I resonate w/ you so much, it’s scary. I too wasn’t a big fan of history-based books, especially ones dealing w/ trauma we’ve dealt w/ as a people but I read a book this year on the experience of a Black navy-man during Pearl Harbor and babyyyy, i readddddd that book like it was the best thing popping and was! Also, I read the money version of the “badass” series and such a good mindset changer. I too find that fiction books are equally, if not more self-helping than self help books. I started using my library for finds and I’m in love . Deff see myself sitting in a library or book shop as a self date soon!
@@riturner it’s called “A Rope from Above” by Frank Bland. It was my church member’s father who was in the war and he based the book off the stories his father shared.
The algorithm Gods were kind. I am a reader who has let it go but have vowed to reignite the spark this year. I finished my first book this year and am on to the next. I truly enJOYed this! I have read four of the book and I am looking forward to the rest especially Becoming Supernatural, I’m a fan and People Person. I loved the intro sooo much! I liked and subscribed.
I'm happy to come across this video 😊 I appreciate you for sharing your thoughts, experiences, and recommendations so openly and graciously! I got through 38 books this years and after seeing this, I figured you might be interested in the following: Mama Day - Gloria Naylor Ishmael - Daniel Quinn Behind Her Lives - Briana Cole Deacon King Kong - James McBride Wash Day Diaries, graphic novel - Jamila Rowser The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel van der Kolk Quiet: The Power of Introverts. . . - Susan Cain Wayward Lives: Beautiful Experiments - Saidiya Hartman All Her Little Secrets - Wanda M. Morris The Women of Brewster Place - Gloria Naylor There are so many books that I have on my list for 2024. Right now, I'm reading Before I Let Go, by Kennedy Ryan. I might read If Beale Street Could Talk, Waiting to be Arrested at Night, The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, Your Driver is Waiting, Black Girl Unlimited, and Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity. 📚📚
SISSSSS, Assata TOOK ME OUT!!!!!! I felt the traumas, and the liberation!! beautiful READ!! I resonated with sooo much of your commentary that I subscribed as a form of manifesting like minded people.
I read Assata for the 1st time in February and when I tell you. I fell in love with that book and her journey. I can’t put into words how her book made me feel but my ultimate favorite read so glad I read it.
I've had Assata for 3 years just sitting on my shelf. I'm going to read it! 📚 I'm finally out my Joseph Murphy, Wayne Deyer, Abraham Hicks phase. I plan on reading more autobiographies this year.
My book recommendations: 📘The Magic Mala by Bob Olson 📘While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams 📘Vegucation Over Medication by Dr. Bobby J. Price 📘 Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, PhD 📘Lust by Victoria Christopher Murray
“Seven Spiritual Laws of Success” and “The Four Agreements” are two books that I come back to faithfully as well! They have helped shape and change the way I think pertaining to almost everything. I would recommend reading bell hooks’ all about love.” That book is definitely an eye opener by challenging how we are domesticated when it comes to the notion of love. Currently, I’m reading “Hood Feminism” by Mikki Kendall, and it is so thought-provoking yet digestible. Another book I’m reading is “The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching” by Thich Nhat Hanh. I’m really taking my time with it and using in almost like a devotional so one day I can really practice what insights the book offers.
I really like your jazz outro music! It really ended the video well. Thanks for sharing these recommendations, I’ve added a few to my lest for next year.
Love these selections! I just started reading again and after reading the samples of each of these recs, I’ve put 80% of em on my list to start. Thank you😊
Your hair has grown so much. I kind of miss my locs 😭 we have read so many of the same books. I love If Beale Street Could Talk (I suggest Giovanni’s Room by Baldwin if you haven’t read that yet) and Homegoing. I need to finish Transcendent Kingdom. I suggest Open Water x Caleb Azumah Nelson, Somebody’s Daughter x Ashley C. Ford & The Girl With the Louding Voice. I also recently read Viola Davis memoir and that was really good.
Thank you love!! I tried reading Giovanni’s room but I couldn’t get into it 😭 I actually have somebody’s daughter but haven’t read it yet. Definitely adding it to my TBR. thank you love.
My 2024 tbr definitely got a lot bigger, these recommendations sound amazing! Two books I really enjoyed in 2023 are Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer and On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
I loved this video so much. You should make this a thing on this channel. Now that I see your taste in food and books, I want you to be a part of my friend group irl. Blessings to you.
A few books I enjoyed in 2023: The Farm by Joanne Ramos, The Getaway by Lamar Giles, Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak, All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir and The Three Mothers by Anna Malaika Tubbs. There's more but I don't want to write a book, lol
Great list! I have read a few. I have been wanting to read Assata forever. I finally purchased it and can't wait to read it. I like how you talk about these books & the excerpts you read were great.
Ri! i love when you stated your realization in regards to self-help books and fiction books-- that was a ''mmmm" moment for me . I just got back into reading fiction books coming up on about a year and a half ( i made a deal with myself to read 12 books a year to get myself going again) and I've fallen back in love with it. So I can see the truth in how fiction books can help us heal too. Some of these books you've mentioned are already in my book queue & girl (pronouns?) i be judging my book covers too. The covers and that inside flap and a few flips through the pages will draw me in. I’ve been a subscriber and I’m not sure how often you do these vids but keep them comingggg! Lol I’ll be tuning in always. Thank you-love & light p.s.- i have a whole Google doc on books i want to read next but based on the books you reviewed, i think you’d really like Ben Okri’s ‘The Famished Road’ (it’s my version of ‘Transcendent Kingdom’) --that is if you haven’t read it already.
Yesss! Thank you my love. Def going to do these more often. I honestly didn’t realize we had so many readers in this community. I love it! We’re all so aligned.
I am so glad that I came to your channel. I used to read a lot, but I fell off due to life. I do agree when you said Giovanni’s Room will be with you forever. I read that book twice years ago, and I think I may read it a third time. IMO, that book is so next level. James Baldwin was truly in his own universe. On another note, I am looking forward to reading The Fraud. I read parts of it at my local bookstore, and I think I might just purchase. Btw, your locs are so beautiful. Also, have you read Chain Gang-All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah? If so, what are your thoughts?
Wow, I LOVE hearing you talk about books. You sound so passionate. Based on what you like here, I'd recommend: In the Dreamhouse by Carmen Maria Machado The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevado The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw Seven Days in June by Tia Williams Sensitive: The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World by Jen Granneman The Afrominimalist's Guide to Living with Less by Christine Platt Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Hi, Ri! I love documentaries and I’ve been trying to get more into books so thanks for the recommendations! Also, have you thought about starting a book club??
Big facts! I just deleted social media. I need better entertainment so thank you for he suggestion!! And then having to also go back into some books I've already read that you suggested will definitely be exciting like 'Becoming Supernatural' 'The Four Agreements' 'Assata Shakur'(MAYBE) lol and then maybe another one.
Could you do video on the books or content that most impacted your healing and wellness journey? thank you :) I love your content and your personality is so calming, both you and sunset tim; you inspire me in your mission and passion for a healthy lifestyle
If you have not read anything by Zadie Smith I think you should start with with her first book entitled "White Teeth," or "On Beauty." I'm currently reading "The Fraud." I think you should also read a short bio on her, which may give a little context to her books, especially if you do not know much about British history and Jamaica (colonization).
Hi Ri! Happy New Year!! I found your podcast last spring and I’ve been a fan ever since! I tune in every Tuesday and I listen intently “from the cubes” lol. I think you and your hubby are so dope and your conversations are so inspiring. You both have become my internet niece and nephew (I’m closer to that auntie age now 😂) Thank you for sharing yourself with the world. You have inspired me to become more and to stop worrying about being seen. I’ll see you online next Tuesday, 😊 sending hugs from NYC.
omg! I love Such a Fun Age. it gets a lot of hate but I think many people miss the actual purpose of the book. Also, I can't wait to get into I'm a fan!
I've heard good things about this particular title and if I'm not mistaken, I've also heard it quoted. Thanks for sharing! I will absolutely consider adding it to my 2024 TBR list 😊
Love this, exactly what I needed! I just started my locs journey, do you think you could do a video about some advice for the first year of having locs? Thank you:)
Agreed, the Vanishing Half is a great read! And the one book i read this year that I still can’t stop thinking about is Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. It is an interesting narrative on race from an immigrant perspective but it’s a novel 😎
I have to add The Vanishing Half to my reading list. I've heard great things about it, but for some reason it hasn't grabbed me, at least not yet. I read Americanah a few years ago and I agree that it was well written and engaging. However, for me, it wasn't exactly relatable nor was it particularly memorable 🤷🏾♀️
@@SharayaMW Vanishing Half I would say is worth a read but not one I’d likely pick up again. Americanah wasn’t necessarily relatable, but I did find it fascinating. Have you read Coleman Hill? Are we starting a book club on this page? 😹
@alaynerosales6217 This is the first time that I'm hearing about Coleman Hill, but I'll look it up on Goodreads. What other good books have you read in the past couple of years?
@@SharayaMW all black authors that I found quite unforgettable. Many with heavy trigger warnings but all in all good reads. Some are older than others- Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin, Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson, Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir by Natasha Tretheway, all of Angie Thomas (on the come up, concrete rose, the hate u give)
I took notes so you don’t have to 😉
I’m a Fan - Sheena Patel
The Four Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz
If Beale Street Could Talk - James Baldwin
Homegoing - Yaa Gyasi
You are a Badass - Jen Sincero
Rosewater - Liv Little
People Person - Candice Carty-Williams
Becoming Supernatural - Dr. Joe Dispenza
Assata - Assata Shakur
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success - Deepak Chopra
The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett
Transcendent Kingdom - Yaa Gyasi
Such a Fun Age - Kiley Reid
I’ve added them all to my list ❤
Thank you 😊
Thank youuuu
The vanishing half and the mothers by Brit Bennett are quite spectacular!
Thank you ❤
Ri, your hair has grown such much! It looks great 🔥
Thank you love
Your hair looks amazing 💛 and the feminine urge to have a TH-cam channel dedicated to books is insane!
Thank you!! lol and yess I could talk books all day long
I picked up If Beale Street Could Talk based on an old video you did and you actually read thru some pages and referenced your own journey! Loving James Baldwin’s writing style! Thank you for these Rec’s.. The four agreements was the first book I read on my healing journey in 2016 and it’s one I revisit often!
James baldwin is goated for sureeeee
My sign to finish my books. I love thriftbooks. Recently I’ve been listening to How to do The Work by Dr. Nicole LePera, I’ll be adding these to my library!
I resonate w/ you so much, it’s scary. I too wasn’t a big fan of history-based books, especially ones dealing w/ trauma we’ve dealt w/ as a people but I read a book this year on the experience of a Black navy-man during Pearl Harbor and babyyyy, i readddddd that book like it was the best thing popping and was!
Also, I read the money version of the “badass” series and such a good mindset changer.
I too find that fiction books are equally, if not more self-helping than self help books.
I started using my library for finds and I’m in love . Deff see myself sitting in a library or book shop as a self date soon!
yesss! What’s the title of the book telling the story of the black navy during pearl harbor??!
@@riturner it’s called “A Rope from Above” by Frank Bland. It was my church member’s father who was in the war and he based the book off the stories his father shared.
The algorithm Gods were kind. I am a reader who has let it go but have vowed to reignite the spark this year. I finished my first book this year and am on to the next. I truly enJOYed this! I have read four of the book and I am looking forward to the rest especially Becoming Supernatural, I’m a fan and People Person. I loved the intro sooo much! I liked and subscribed.
I'm happy to come across this video 😊 I appreciate you for sharing your thoughts, experiences, and recommendations so openly and graciously!
I got through 38 books this years and after seeing this, I figured you might be interested in the following:
Mama Day - Gloria Naylor
Ishmael - Daniel Quinn
Behind Her Lives - Briana Cole
Deacon King Kong - James McBride
Wash Day Diaries, graphic novel - Jamila Rowser
The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel van der Kolk
Quiet: The Power of Introverts. . . - Susan Cain
Wayward Lives: Beautiful Experiments - Saidiya Hartman
All Her Little Secrets - Wanda M. Morris
The Women of Brewster Place - Gloria Naylor
There are so many books that I have on my list for 2024. Right now, I'm reading Before I Let Go, by Kennedy Ryan. I might read If Beale Street Could Talk, Waiting to be Arrested at Night, The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, Your Driver is Waiting, Black Girl Unlimited, and Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity. 📚📚
Thank you for being here and thank you for the recommendations. Definitely going to be checking some of these out. 🫶🏽
SISSSSS, Assata TOOK ME OUT!!!!!! I felt the traumas, and the liberation!! beautiful READ!! I resonated with sooo much of your commentary that I subscribed as a form of manifesting like minded people.
I read Assata for the 1st time in February and when I tell you. I fell in love with that book and her journey. I can’t put into words how her book made me feel but my ultimate favorite read so glad I read it.
I've had Assata for 3 years just sitting on my shelf. I'm going to read it! 📚
I'm finally out my Joseph Murphy, Wayne Deyer, Abraham Hicks phase. I plan on reading more autobiographies this year.
It’s amazing!! 😊
Assata was so empowering! Let me know if you end up reading it.
Scenes From My Life by Michael K. Williams is a great autobiography/memoir as well.
My book recommendations: 📘The Magic Mala by Bob Olson 📘While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams 📘Vegucation Over Medication by Dr. Bobby J. Price 📘 Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, PhD 📘Lust by Victoria Christopher Murray
Transcendent Kingdom was such a powerful read for me this year. Love this content!
Yaa Gyasi is literally my fav. Anything she writes is beautiful. And thank you. I’ll def be doing more of these.
“Seven Spiritual Laws of Success” and “The Four Agreements” are two books that I come back to faithfully as well! They have helped shape and change the way I think pertaining to almost everything. I would recommend reading bell hooks’ all about love.” That book is definitely an eye opener by challenging how we are domesticated when it comes to the notion of love. Currently, I’m reading “Hood Feminism” by Mikki Kendall, and it is so thought-provoking yet digestible. Another book I’m reading is “The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching” by Thich Nhat Hanh. I’m really taking my time with it and using in almost like a devotional so one day I can really practice what insights the book offers.
Agreed. I definitely plan to read more Bell Hooks this year. Thank you for sharing your fav reads babe!
@@riturner you’re welcome, and happy new year!
I really like your jazz outro music! It really ended the video well. Thanks for sharing these recommendations, I’ve added a few to my lest for next year.
Thank you!
Love these selections! I just started reading again and after reading the samples of each of these recs, I’ve put 80% of em on my list to start. Thank you😊
Thank you for these amazing recs - I knew they were good because I’ve read a few of them myself! Definitely going to check them out!
Your hair has grown so much. I kind of miss my locs 😭 we have read so many of the same books. I love If Beale Street Could Talk (I suggest Giovanni’s Room by Baldwin if you haven’t read that yet) and Homegoing. I need to finish Transcendent Kingdom.
I suggest Open Water x Caleb Azumah Nelson, Somebody’s Daughter x Ashley C. Ford & The Girl With the Louding Voice. I also recently read Viola Davis memoir and that was really good.
Thank you love!! I tried reading Giovanni’s room but I couldn’t get into it 😭 I actually have somebody’s daughter but haven’t read it yet. Definitely adding it to my TBR. thank you love.
The Vanishing Half was amazing! I read a lot of romance but I'm ready to expand my genres to become educated in various topics and writing styles.
i read people person after you recommended it earlier this year and i loved it! thanks for all the recs. and your hair looks amazing!
Yess it was so good
People person was awesome . And also her first book Queenie was a good one!
My 2024 tbr definitely got a lot bigger, these recommendations sound amazing! Two books I really enjoyed in 2023 are Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer and On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Ooo going to check these out!
Your hair has flourished so much. 😍
Thank you!
I loved this video so much. You should make this a thing on this channel. Now that I see your taste in food and books, I want you to be a part of my friend group irl. Blessings to you.
Just added all these books to my Goodreads! Thank you for sharing, much love to you, and the hair is growing!!!! ❤
Thank youuuu
A few books I enjoyed in 2023: The Farm by Joanne Ramos, The Getaway by Lamar Giles, Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak, All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir and The Three Mothers by Anna Malaika Tubbs. There's more but I don't want to write a book, lol
Great list! I have read a few. I have been wanting to read Assata forever. I finally purchased it and can't wait to read it. I like how you talk about these books & the excerpts you read were great.
Thank you so much!
Omggg I love this hairstyle on you! 😍😍😍 I’m so use to you wearing your hair up
Thank you my love
thanks for the recommendations! I’ve been diving into non fic this year and I missed my fiction novels
Ri! i love when you stated your realization in regards to self-help books and fiction books-- that was a ''mmmm" moment for me . I just got back into reading fiction books coming up on about a year and a half ( i made a deal with myself to read 12 books a year to get myself going again) and I've fallen back in love with it. So I can see the truth in how fiction books can help us heal too. Some of these books you've mentioned are already in my book queue & girl (pronouns?) i be judging my book covers too. The covers and that inside flap and a few flips through the pages will draw me in. I’ve been a subscriber and I’m not sure how often you do these vids but keep them comingggg! Lol I’ll be tuning in always. Thank you-love & light p.s.- i have a whole Google doc on books i want to read next but based on the books you reviewed, i think you’d really like Ben Okri’s ‘The Famished Road’ (it’s my version of ‘Transcendent Kingdom’) --that is if you haven’t read it already.
Yesss! Thank you my love. Def going to do these more often. I honestly didn’t realize we had so many readers in this community. I love it! We’re all so aligned.
I am so glad that I came to your channel. I used to read a lot, but I fell off due to life. I do agree when you said Giovanni’s Room will be with you forever. I read that book twice years ago, and I think I may read it a third time. IMO, that book is so next level. James Baldwin was truly in his own universe. On another note, I am looking forward to reading The Fraud. I read parts of it at my local bookstore, and I think I might just purchase. Btw, your locs are so beautiful. Also, have you read Chain Gang-All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah? If so, what are your thoughts?
If you like Homegoing, you might also like Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, and Pachinko by Min Jin Lee.
Wow, I LOVE hearing you talk about books. You sound so passionate. Based on what you like here, I'd recommend:
In the Dreamhouse by Carmen Maria Machado
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevado
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
Sensitive: The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World by Jen Granneman
The Afrominimalist's Guide to Living with Less by Christine Platt
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Thank you!! Going to check these out.
Hi, Ri!
I love documentaries and I’ve been trying to get more into books so thanks for the recommendations! Also, have you thought about starting a book club??
Big facts! I just deleted social media. I need better entertainment so thank you for he suggestion!! And then having to also go back into some books I've already read that you suggested will definitely be exciting like 'Becoming Supernatural' 'The Four Agreements' 'Assata Shakur'(MAYBE) lol and then maybe another one.
"What are you reading?"❤❤❤❤ love this
Thank you 🫶🏽
I really appreciate your breakdown of each one of these books. Thank you for sharing. I definitely plan on checking them out 😊
Your hair looks so beautiful!
I’ve read and loved You are a Badass, and The Four Agreements! I’m excited to read some of these!
I just love your vlog style! It feels so warm and Love Jones-ish which is one of my fave movies ❤
Wow what a compliment! Thank you so much my love.
I recommend 7 days in June & Before I let go
Going to check these out. Thank you love.
Thank you for showcasing library books!!!!
I want to do library books but I write and highlight to be engaged :(
I can understand that
Girl you done did sumn!📍😭 I absolutely lit up when I read the title
This is so good! Added all of these to my TBR for 2024! Inspired me to share as well!
Could you do video on the books or content that most impacted your healing and wellness journey? thank you :) I love your content and your personality is so calming, both you and sunset tim; you inspire me in your mission and passion for a healthy lifestyle
Thank you so much my love. And yesss, I gotchu 🫶🏽
Fantastic selection of books recs! I've read some of these but am so excited to add some of your recommendations to my TBR.
Yesssss
If you have not read anything by Zadie Smith I think you should start with with her first book entitled "White Teeth," or "On Beauty." I'm currently reading "The Fraud." I think you should also read a short bio on her, which may give a little context to her books, especially if you do not know much about British history and Jamaica (colonization).
Oooo definitely going to do that!
Dystopian Novel : The End Of Silence by George Ernest
Please describe this book, thanks
Just purchased Homegoing and I’m so excited!!
yesss, you're going to LOVE it.
Running to my library's webpage to start requesting these books, Thanks
Anything from Yaa Gyasi is a yes for me. Homegoing is a favorite of mine but I loved transcendent kingdom as well ✨
Same
Thank you for the recommendations! I wrote down just about all of them! Happy reading to u and everyone
Thank you! Happy reading you!
I've read 4 of these books this year too! Loved them :D
Hi Ri! Happy New Year!! I found your podcast last spring and I’ve been a fan ever since! I tune in every Tuesday and I listen intently “from the cubes” lol. I think you and your hubby are so dope and your conversations are so inspiring. You both have become my internet niece and nephew (I’m closer to that auntie age now 😂) Thank you for sharing yourself with the world. You have inspired me to become more and to stop worrying about being seen. I’ll see you online next Tuesday, 😊 sending hugs from NYC.
Wow thank you so much my love! Really appreciate you so much. See you next Tuesday 🥹
@@riturner you’re welcome sweetheart I’ll “see” you on Tuesday and Thank you for the book recommendations!
Can’t wait to read The Vanishing Half and Such a Fun Age
omg! I love Such a Fun Age. it gets a lot of hate but I think many people miss the actual purpose of the book. Also, I can't wait to get into I'm a fan!
You’ll love I’m a fan!
Assata is the best book iv'e read in my entire life! periodt! love this💜
I LOVED I’m a Fan! So happy to stumble across this vid. Thanks for sharing! 😊
yes it was so good! and thank you for being here. :)
Thank you for sharing your recommendations. I'm definitely going to pick up a few of these books.
Making a list ❤. Thank you ❤.
You’re so welcome. Thank you for being here.
Love your videos they r so calming
I enjoyed:
Remember Me Now: A Journey Back to Myself a Love Letter to Black Women, Faitth Brooks
Oooo going to check that one out
Have you read parable of the sower? Based on what you recommended I think you would enjoy if
I started it but didn’t finish it. Think I will revisit soon.
The consistency!!>>>
Yesss
If you loved Homegoing, you would loveeee The Love Songs of W.E.B DuBois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers. Sooo good. I cried while reading.
Ri your hair is beautiful! Also I recommend the Binti Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor. I really think you'll be swept away like I was.
Thank you! And oooo going to check these out!
Love your intro boo! super cute!
You such an inspiration i want to start reading
betterworldbooks is also amazing for cheap thrifted books!
The internet frontier. We r here 2024. 🎉🎉🎉
I read half of these books and yes yes yes to this list
The stranger by Albert Camus was a fav of mine in 2023. Such a great read 💫
Oooo gotta check that one out
I've heard good things about this particular title and if I'm not mistaken, I've also heard it quoted. Thanks for sharing! I will absolutely consider adding it to my 2024 TBR list 😊
Of course, let me know how you guys enjoy it ✨
Love this, exactly what I needed! I just started my locs journey, do you think you could do a video about some advice for the first year of having locs? Thank you:)
Thank you! And absolutely! I just did a video sharing my wash day and retwist and I shared some tips for beginning your loc journey!
@@riturner thank you so much, just watched it:)
Agreed, the Vanishing Half is a great read! And the one book i read this year that I still can’t stop thinking about is Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. It is an interesting narrative on race from an immigrant perspective but it’s a novel 😎
Gonna have to check that one out.
I have to add The Vanishing Half to my reading list. I've heard great things about it, but for some reason it hasn't grabbed me, at least not yet.
I read Americanah a few years ago and I agree that it was well written and engaging. However, for me, it wasn't exactly relatable nor was it particularly memorable 🤷🏾♀️
@@SharayaMW Vanishing Half I would say is worth a read but not one I’d likely pick up again. Americanah wasn’t necessarily relatable, but I did find it fascinating. Have you read Coleman Hill? Are we starting a book club on this page? 😹
@alaynerosales6217 This is the first time that I'm hearing about Coleman Hill, but I'll look it up on Goodreads.
What other good books have you read in the past couple of years?
@@SharayaMW all black authors that I found quite unforgettable. Many with heavy trigger warnings but all in all good reads. Some are older than others- Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin, Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson, Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir by Natasha Tretheway, all of Angie Thomas (on the come up, concrete rose, the hate u give)
This vlog was good.📚
I'm definitely reading assata it's been sitting in my audible for too long
yeahhh you GOTTA read it. so empowering.
Love your hair down like this 🔥
Thank you my love
Girl, u selling these books
Lol
Yesssss Ri! Right on time 🥰
Yessss
Thanks you! love your content
Thank you my love
Love this list, going to start reading more in 2024.
Yesss I love that for youuu
Support your local bookstores or a Woman/Minority owned Bookstores if you can’t find the books in the library.
YES ✨
I shouldn’t be watching this but here I am. Adding more books to my ever growing tbr list 🙃🙃
😭😂😂
Good video! Do more of these please 👍🏽
I got you
Loved this!
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I absolutely love this video
Thank youuuu
i implore everyone to google the uk cover of people person, it's so pretty
I feel like the uk covers always look better than the us ones 😭
I read 4A at the start of every new year ❤
I had to think about what 4A was 😂 but yess I love that!
I love this video! Has anyone told you that you look like Chloe Bailey?
Yes, thank you!
& now i’m subscribed 🫶🏼
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@@riturner been listening to your podcast for a year & didn’t realize you had a personal channel 😭🫶🏼
I love your content ❤❤❤
Thank you for being here my love.
If interested I have a poetry book 'Circle Of Emotions" by Authoress Hurricane. ❤❤
On the first book "I'm a Fan", is the person she's stalking and sleeping with both White?
I think so! Yes.
loved the vid
Yes, Ri Turner on good reads. I rarely use but am trying to get good at keep it updated.
What gloss do you have on your lips? ❤️
NYX butter gloss. 🫶🏽
Connor Franta is a TH-camr!
So inspiring
Oh dear lord you gorgeous inna mf'er 😍
Have you read any of Neville Goddard?
No I haven’t! Going to have to look them up!
Ayeeeee long hair don’t care 💁🏾♀️
Thank you boo
You must hear this all the time, but you look like Chloe from Chloe x Halle signing group.
She’s beautiful! Thank you!
@@riturner❤
*singing group