Happy Monday and the start of the work week! I hope you don't have a bad case of the Mondays! Although, eating loads of lasagna and relaxing like Garfield would be great!

Yesterday was a blast celebrating the Benito Bowl with my friends and having a huge PR feast. It was also a beautiful rendition of the Black National Anthem by Coco Jones. Both of these displays of what truly makes America what it is warmed my heart and made me feel a bit more reflective in my choosing of hopefuls for this week.

Here they are:

Air & Essence by Mikayla D. Hornedo

Now I was enamored and enthralled by the first book when I listened to it on the way to renfaire last year, and I have been CRAVING to jump back into the world of Dayanara and her people.

The Great Disillusionment of Nick and Jay by Ryan Douglass

I am a lover of reimagined period pieces, especially when they are queer and Black centered. This is a retelling of the Great Gatsby, documenting love, joy, and the pursuit of happiness when society deems it as wrong. The moment my friend told me about this book, I knew that it was going to be something that would resonate with me!

Becoming Boba by Joanna Ho

This is a book that I am absolutely planning to read, since I will be doing a read aloud at the school I work at. Becoming Boba is a story about self love and being true to who you are. It also touches on Asian identity and knowing if you are enough. I thought that this book would also be great for Chinese New Year

Those are my hopefuls for the week. We will see what I add to it or how far I get through it!

Also ALSO, I am excited that Bindery is getting an Android App set to be released tomorrow! AHHHHHHH! So if you are an android user like myself, we will be able to use Bindery as an app!