The heart of the novel is Nayeli, Frida’s cook.
Her wit, growth, and strength carry the story. Through her, we see Frida’s world while also following her granddaughter years later as she discovers a hidden painting and long-buried family secrets related to who Frida actually was to her grandma.
Came home to my library hold request being ready! Love when that happens esp on a Monday🙌🏾
What are you #currentlyreading?
I’m Emely Rumble, the author of Bibliotherapy in the Bronx, where I share how literature helps us heal and reflect.
Here you’ll find:
• book recommendations for the heart and mind
• reflections on stories that help us grow
• my book club Readers Who Run With the Wolves
• resources for book therapy
Getting messages asking if there’s a way to watch the keynote I gave for the American Library Association. The answer is yes.
You can now watch the full keynote inside Healing Through Books, my bibliotherapy community. For $5.99/month, members get access to the archive.
Join us on my website 💜
Amari is growing into herself as a young person learning how to make hard choices when there are no easy answers.
The lessons in this MG series are clear without being simplistic: bravery isn’t loud heroics. Bravery is choosing integrity, compassion, and courage when the world feels uncertain.
March is Social Work Month 💜
Social workers show up in community every day holding space.
One thing I love about our field is that many social workers also write translating what we witness in practice into books that help others understand trauma, healing, and the complexity of being human.
Today was a good hair day🥰
Responding to ICE at the Library: Real World Approaches. Public Library Association. Free to ALA individual members. On Demand. Register now.
When ICE officers enter a public library, staff need to respond calmly and within the law. Watch this on-demand webinar for real-world guidance from libraries navigating these situations.
Free for ALA members. Open to nonmembers for a registration fee.
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🎉 Happy Book Birthday x2
Two different journeys. One truth: purpose doesn’t shout, it calls.
Today I’m celebrating The Voice in My Head Is God by 2 Chainz & Heartland by Keith O’Brien. Both are stories about men who almost slipped away from their calling, & the community that pulled them back.
If we want different outcomes, we need different words & if we want different words, we need different imaginations disciplined by ethics.
Felix invites us to sit at the uneasy intersection of poetry and politics. Politics may be a game. Poetry may be a craft. But both shape how we govern our lives
Our March bookclub is a celebration of female friendship in your 20s and all the shenanigans that ensue.
Thirst Trap is giving HBO girls.
In our space, we won’t just talk about the drama.
We’ll explore what it means to evolve in community while hoping that your bonds can survive the changes.
“Black women are not simply casualties; we are the target.” 😮💨👌🏾
Tiffany D. Cross wrote a book we all need. We know we are tired but it’s bigger than the goal post constantly being moved. She breaks down the roots of why. Pub Date: May 5th
We’ve been handed a version of Ol’ Dirty Bastard that makes him the punchline.
The wild one.
The unstable one.
The cautionary tale.
This book pushes back on that & slows the narrative down and asks who benefits when a Black man is labeled “crazy” instead of contextualized.
I am always reminding families: literacy is not a moral issue. James’ story is a testament to what can happen when someone decides it’s not too late to begin again.
“It’s always easier to play the sport when you’ve got fans in the bleachers.”
May this book be that fan for someone who needs it.
It has been A DAY. And then I came home to an approved NetGalley request to read The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw 🥹🙏🏾🙌🏾 This is how you turn a rough day around!
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Our collective grief can overwhelm us.
This book doesn’t let it swallow us it names & contextualizes it. It insists that we need writers who refuse amnesia. Writers who document. Writers who tell the truth even when it costs something.
And now, I find myself excited to read El Akkad’s fiction.
Thank you Brett and Kate for creating such an intentional space for readers to gather. Springfield has something special on Albany St.
Please continue to support small, independent businesses like Rumspringa & The Urban Food Brood. They are building culture, not just commerce. And we need them.
On my nightstand: The People Can Fly by Joshua Bennett. This book asks a simple but powerful question:
What does it cost to be called “gifted” in America: especially if you’re Black?
Bennett writes about growing up as a “promising” Black boy and how that praise can sometimes feel like pressure.
Today is the last day to grab your “Healing Starts with a Story” hoodie, crewneck, or tee before the campaign closes at midnight EST.
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Currently reading: Something We Said by Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor (pub date June 2nd)
That being said come out to Springfield for a special event with The Urban Food Brood this Saturday Feb 20th! Reserve tix here:
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For those of us in practice & making appearances for book talks- we don’t invite clients for ethical reasons.
I’ve had clients pull up on me by surprise (and I love that!) but your therapy session is about you, not me. I wouldn’t initiate a convo about an event unless a client brings it up.
Happy birthday to a giant! Cannot wait to start this next read 🥰
Author. First Page. Cover. 🥰
This wasn’t an easy read. But it was necessary.
Reshona Landfair takes her name back & writes directly to us reminding us that abuse doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens when communities look away and powerful men are protected.
Healing starts with naming names. This memoir is so brave!
Rev Jesse Jackson 🕊️
RIP to a freedom fighter, bridge builder, and relentless believer in the dignity of Black life.
His historic presidential run in the 1980s expanded who felt seen in American politics.
If you want to understand his impact I recommend this book.
It was so dope to open this package and share this plaque and moment with my daughter today. She said “Mommy your influence tail!” 🥹😂
For all the tired moms out there, keep going! Keep showing up and go after the vision in your heart for your life. It’s never too late and our babies are watching.
Healing, James Baldwin’s work reminds us, begins when we narrate our story without hiding from its contradictions.
That’s why this connects so deeply to my Healing Starts with a Story Black History Month campaign.
Campaign ends February 20th. Get your merch 2day!
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“This laughter—this pure unadulterated laughter that blooms inside the cultural camaraderie of Black girls—keeps us alive. It doesn’t always look like hand-clapping games anymore, but we know it when we feel it. It always feels like this. I wish I could always feel like this.”Austin Channing Brown
