The Weekly: My Top 20 Reads of Q3
What an eventful September! Join us for a book talk with Edwin Raymond this Thursday on Instagram. PLUS: My 20 favorite books from the last three months.
Happy Monday!
What a month! Your girl is tired, but it was fun:
Spent a weekend in Harlem and moderated the romance book panel at the Harlem Book Fair
Spent a considerable amount of time “outside” for official and unofficial CBCF ALC things
Represented my co-plaintiffs at the TikTok and TikTok Creators lawsuits hearing at the U.S. Court of Appeals
Had a friend date grabbing dinner at Hell’s Kitchen and seeing Jaja’s African Hair Braiding during Theatre Week (vlog coming this week)
Saw Rapsody in concert for the first time in 5 years
Met with Fros & Prose to discuss Yellow Wife
Hoping you had a great month too, and wishing you the best October! Remember: the DMV Event Guide is out tomorrow…
-T
10/3 Book Talk: An Inconvenient Cop
While in Harlem, I had the most incredible experience at a dinner party hosted by Black Women’s Lives Matter and Casey Kelley Media Agency. In a conversation about how authors, activists, publishers and bookfluencers can better work together, we heard from Edwin Raymond, author of An Inconvenient Cop: My Fight to Change Policing in America.
Raymond’s memoir, recounts his childhood as a first-gen Haitian-American in Brooklyn and decision to join the NYPD in hopes of making a difference. Let’s just say: things didn’t go as planned.
Join @iamcaseyrkelley and @e.raymond_ for a virtual book talk on Thursday, October 3 at 7pm ET on Instagram Live. See you there!
TikTok Creator Lawsuit Update
In case you missed it: We went to court earlier this month! Here’s some press with yours truly and reporting on what happened during the September 16 hearing:
Talia Talk Tuesdays
Thank you for everyone who tuned in last week! We’re back again tomorrow, October 1 at 8pm ET on TikTok Live.
My 20 Favorite Books from Q3 2024
I read so many bangers in July, August and September! Here are my favorites, in no particular order:
Romance/Erotica
Rather: The Therapist (The Grey List series book 2) - Grey Huffington
Here with You Forever (Everymore series book 2) - BriAnn Danae
Reclaim Me (New Haven series book 4) - J.L. Seegars
Intrigued by Danger (The Danger Family series book 3) - Endiya Carter
Rhythm’s Blues - Kimberly Brown
Just Right (Bliss Peak series book 1) - Shon
Love on the Highlight Reel (Connecticut Kings series book 2) - Christina C. Jones
Makai (Berkley Bred series book 3) - Grey Huffington
Sinful Desire (Mafia Misfits series book 4) - Asia Monique
Sinful Obsession (Mafia Misfits series book 5) - Asia Monique
Nasty: An Erotic Spin-Off - Sabrina B. Scales
Maybe One More Time (Vegas Nights series book 3) - Christina C. Jones
Leak It - A. Blossom
Historical Fiction
The Yellow Wife - Sadeqa Johnson
Thriller/Suspense/Crime Fiction
Razorblade Tears - S.A. Cosby
All The Sinner’s Bleed - S.A. Cosby
Comedy/Satire
New Nigeria County - Clare Brown
Young Adult
Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl - Joya Goffney
My Week with Him - Joya Goffney
Allegedly - Tiffany D. Jackson
Ok Talia love the book list ...the Kindle app won't let me purchase books, is audiobook the only solution?