March 2026
We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story By: Simu Liu
We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story By: Simu Liu
We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story By: Simu Liu
My Take: Unexpected hit straight in the heart. A powerful reflection on immigrant parent–child love, sacrifice, and silence that made me pause deeply as a daughter of immigrants and as a BIPOC mother shaping a gentler future.
The Factor By: Hiroko Oyamada
We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story By: Simu Liu
We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story By: Simu Liu
My Take: Unsettling in the softest way that is absurd, eerie, and deceptively simple, leaving a quiet sense of dread that sneaks up and unravels you.
Rental Person Who Does Nothing By Shoji Morimoto
We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story By: Simu Liu
Rental Person Who Does Nothing By Shoji Morimoto
My Take: A beautiful social study. Quietly charming gentle, funny, and unexpectedly thoughtful. Perfect when you want a low-effort read that still lingers.
February 2026
The Right Swipe By: Alisha Rai
We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963 By: Sheila P. Moses
The Emissary By: Yoko Tawada, Margaret Mitsutani
My Take: The Cutest Valentine's week read. Surprisingly so much story depth for a light chic-lit read. Summer beach read for sure.
The Emissary By: Yoko Tawada, Margaret Mitsutani
We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963 By: Sheila P. Moses
The Emissary By: Yoko Tawada, Margaret Mitsutani
My Take: Logic loosened its grip and something with deeper wisdom took over. Oddly beautiful. The best kind.
We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963 By: Sheila P. Moses
We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963 By: Sheila P. Moses
We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963 By: Sheila P. Moses
My Take: I read this as remembrance, not consumption. carried the weight of what must not be forgotten.
January 2026
With The Fire on High By: Elizabeth Acevedo
We'll Prescribe You Another Cat By: Syou Ishida, E. Madison Shimoda
We'll Prescribe You Another Cat By: Syou Ishida, E. Madison Shimoda
My Take: Lovely and light, while still being deeply impactful and tackling real barriers of the BIPOC lived experienced.
We'll Prescribe You Another Cat By: Syou Ishida, E. Madison Shimoda
We'll Prescribe You Another Cat By: Syou Ishida, E. Madison Shimoda
We'll Prescribe You Another Cat By: Syou Ishida, E. Madison Shimoda
My Take: Sequel to my favorite read of 2025. Giving my 2026 list a run for it already.
Esperanza Rising By: Pam Munoz Ryan
We'll Prescribe You Another Cat By: Syou Ishida, E. Madison Shimoda
Esperanza Rising By: Pam Munoz Ryan
My Take: A gentle reminder of roots and resilience.
December 2025
All Is Calm-ish By: Niro Feliciano
Before The Coffee Gets Cold By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
We are Displaced By: Malala Yousafai, Liz Welch
My Take: Deeply funny and relatable. A quiet return without nostalgia.
We are Displaced By: Malala Yousafai, Liz Welch
Before The Coffee Gets Cold By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
We are Displaced By: Malala Yousafai, Liz Welch
My Take: Reverent. Deeply inspired stories that sit in hard truths and demand to be heard and elevated.
Before The Coffee Gets Cold By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Before The Coffee Gets Cold By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Before The Coffee Gets Cold By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
My Take: Asked me to slow my reading pace. And my life.
November 2025
The Reading List By: Sara Nisha Adams
Feel-Good Positivity : How to Do more of what matters to you By : Ali Abdaal
Feel-Good Positivity : How to Do more of what matters to you By : Ali Abdaal
My Take: A gentle reminder that books have personalities. This one quietly pulls you in, then stays on your mind long after.
Feel-Good Positivity : How to Do more of what matters to you By : Ali Abdaal
Feel-Good Positivity : How to Do more of what matters to you By : Ali Abdaal
Feel-Good Positivity : How to Do more of what matters to you By : Ali Abdaal
My Take: Invited embodiment, not mastery. And I loved that for me.
The Freedom Seeker By: Rucharia Gupta
Feel-Good Positivity : How to Do more of what matters to you By : Ali Abdaal
The Freedom Seeker By: Rucharia Gupta
My Take: Light lovely read, that was deeply impactful. Surprisingly motivating.
October 2025
Come Home Safe : Brian G. Buckmire
The Gumbo Coalition: 10 Lessons That Help You Inspire, Unite and Achieve By: Marc Morial
Mangoes, Mischief and Tales of Friendship : Stories from India - By: Chitra Soundar
My Take: Hands down a required read for parents and care givers of racialized children.
Mangoes, Mischief and Tales of Friendship : Stories from India - By: Chitra Soundar
The Gumbo Coalition: 10 Lessons That Help You Inspire, Unite and Achieve By: Marc Morial
Mangoes, Mischief and Tales of Friendship : Stories from India - By: Chitra Soundar
My Take: The cutest. Home, redefined.
The Gumbo Coalition: 10 Lessons That Help You Inspire, Unite and Achieve By: Marc Morial
The Gumbo Coalition: 10 Lessons That Help You Inspire, Unite and Achieve By: Marc Morial
The Gumbo Coalition: 10 Lessons That Help You Inspire, Unite and Achieve By: Marc Morial
My Take: Concrete and tactical with zero fluff. And that is its own form of beauty.
September 2025
Love, Loss and What We Ate : Padma Lakshmi
The Dalai Lama's Little Book Of Wisdom: Dalai Lama, Renuka Singh
The Dalai Lama's Little Book Of Wisdom: Dalai Lama, Renuka Singh
My Take: Charming and insightful. Practical without being absolute.
The Dalai Lama's Little Book Of Wisdom: Dalai Lama, Renuka Singh
The Dalai Lama's Little Book Of Wisdom: Dalai Lama, Renuka Singh
The Dalai Lama's Little Book Of Wisdom: Dalai Lama, Renuka Singh
My Take: Medicine, not gospel.
Ghachar Ghochar : Vivek Shanbhag
The Dalai Lama's Little Book Of Wisdom: Dalai Lama, Renuka Singh
Ghachar Ghochar : Vivek Shanbhag
My Take: Felt like remembering something I was never taught.
August 2025
The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs : Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs : Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs : Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
My Take: Reminded me that racialized stories are not monolithic. Must read.
Be a Triangle: Lilly Singh
The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs : Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs : Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
My Take: This one side-eyed me first.
Above the Noise: My story of Chasing Calm : DeMar DeRozan, Dave Zarum
The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs : Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Above the Noise: My story of Chasing Calm : DeMar DeRozan, Dave Zarum
My Take: Felt like being trusted with something sacred.
July 2025
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
My Take: I respected it more than I enjoyed it.
The Wedding Date : Jasmine Guillory
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
My Take: Not the book I thought I was picking up, and that was the point. So good.
The Truths We Hold: An American Journey: Kamala Harris
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
The Truths We Hold: An American Journey: Kamala Harris
My Take: Respect does not mean uncritical agreement.
June 2025
The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War : Malcom Gladwell
The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War : Malcom Gladwell
The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War : Malcom Gladwell
My Take: By lingering in the details of decision-making, it revealed how morality is often negotiated long before consequences are visible.
My Sister, the Serial Killer : Oyinkan Braithwaite
The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War : Malcom Gladwell
The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War : Malcom Gladwell
My Take: As light and fluffy as you can make chic-lit about murder, which it turns out - is a lot.
The Art of Mindful Living: How to Bring Love, Compassion, and Inner Peace into Your Daily Life
The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War : Malcom Gladwell
The Art of Mindful Living: How to Bring Love, Compassion, and Inner Peace into Your Daily Life
My Take: Part of the work was noticing my reactions.
May 2025
The Magic Fish : Trung Le Nguyen
We'll Prescribe You a Cat: Syou Ishida, E. Madison Shimoda
The Berry Pickers : Amanda Peters
My Take: Felt like being trusted with something sacred.
The Berry Pickers : Amanda Peters
We'll Prescribe You a Cat: Syou Ishida, E. Madison Shimoda
The Berry Pickers : Amanda Peters
My Take: Some stories ask for silence afterward.
We'll Prescribe You a Cat: Syou Ishida, E. Madison Shimoda
We'll Prescribe You a Cat: Syou Ishida, E. Madison Shimoda
We'll Prescribe You a Cat: Syou Ishida, E. Madison Shimoda
My Take: Favorite read of 2025. I laughed immediately and throughout, and then wanted to cry when it was done.
April 2025
Dial A for Aunties : Jesse Q. Sutanto
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl : Issa Rae
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl : Issa Rae
My Take: So funny. A reminder that humor can carry teeth. 1 of 3 in a trilogy.
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl : Issa Rae
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl : Issa Rae
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl : Issa Rae
My Take: Funny without apologizing for its specificity. Humor as survival, not performance.
Who Will Cry When You Die? : Robin Sharma
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl : Issa Rae
Who Will Cry When You Die? : Robin Sharma
My Take: Met it with discernment and moved on. Instructional where I was seeking reflection.
March 2025
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom , Scientific Knowledge, and Teaching of Plants : Robin Wall Kimmerer
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom , Scientific Knowledge, and Teaching of Plants : Robin Wall Kimmerer
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom , Scientific Knowledge, and Teaching of Plants : Robin Wall Kimmerer
My Take: I learned where my comfort ends.
The God of Small Things : Arundhati Roy
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom , Scientific Knowledge, and Teaching of Plants : Robin Wall Kimmerer
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom , Scientific Knowledge, and Teaching of Plants : Robin Wall Kimmerer
My Take: Not the book I thought I was picking up. And that was the point.
Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters : Charan Ranganath
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom , Scientific Knowledge, and Teaching of Plants : Robin Wall Kimmerer
Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters : Charan Ranganath
My Take: Asked better questions than it answered. Complexity held with care.
February 2025
Murder In Old Bombay : Nev March
Nobody: Casulties of America's War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond : Marc Lamont Hill
Nobody: Casulties of America's War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond : Marc Lamont Hill
My Take: A richly textured world I was so happy to spend time in. Delightfully charming and funny.
Nobody: Casulties of America's War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond : Marc Lamont Hill
Nobody: Casulties of America's War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond : Marc Lamont Hill
Nobody: Casulties of America's War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond : Marc Lamont Hill
My Take: Some stories ask for silence afterward. This was one.
The Other Black Girl : Zakiya Dalila Harris
Nobody: Casulties of America's War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond : Marc Lamont Hill
The Other Black Girl : Zakiya Dalila Harris
My Take: Not for me. Part of the practice was staying with it.
January 2025
Yellowface : R. F. Kuang
When Breath Becomes Air : Paul Kalanithi
Yellowface : R. F. Kuang
My Take: Sharp, relateable, uncomfortable, and very funny.
Babel : R.F. Kuang
When Breath Becomes Air : Paul Kalanithi
Yellowface : R. F. Kuang
My Take: Returned to me in unexpected moments.
When Breath Becomes Air : Paul Kalanithi
When Breath Becomes Air : Paul Kalanithi
When Breath Becomes Air : Paul Kalanithi
My Take: Disrupted some of my own certainties. This read felt more like a long form poem about life.