# Recent Posts

## Expanded thoughts on my June reads...
I've got more to say about these books!

### Book List
1. [Book Title](https://marysmanybooks.binderybooks.com/book/gVLFZ5EbsooFFY8NZ3s6/)
   
2. [Book Title](https://marysmanybooks.binderybooks.com/book/u33uKpitkDxFpxPTNIqk/)
   
3. [Book Title](https://marysmanybooks.binderybooks.com/book/muNhmGZn5iGogfB4hqkr/)
   
4. [Book Title](https://marysmanybooks.binderybooks.com/book/N46RYvMgwprsTvRbYmv3/)

### ARC Giveaway
If you've been here a minute, you know I don't resell Advanced Reader Copies I am sent — it has a seal on the cover and everything! It tells you not to!

1. **"If I Ruled the World" by Amy DoBois Barnett** _(published January 27)_ follows Nikki Rose as she leaves her job at a prestigious fashion magazine where she is the only Black editor to take over an up-and-coming hip hop and lifestyle magazine called _Sugar_. Think late-'90s New York City, self-discovery, and the cost of ambition. — **_I definitely recommend this one! Just not one I think I'll reread, so she needs a new home._**
2. **"Body Electric" by Manoush Zomorodi** _(published May 6)_ explores the very real health costs of being plugged into a digital world. — **_I enjoyed the book, but I think I prefer the podcast!_**
3. **"The Lowe Job" by Grace Alexander** _(published June 16)_ begs the question: what happens when a young woman's salacious scandal meets a talent agent/momager's ambition? — **_I got a final copy of this in the mail just days after the ARC came, so I plan to read it soon! Meanwhile, I don't need both._**

### My Personal "Bookonomics"
In true Type A fashion, I create an investigative project for myself based around what I spend on books and what my library has cost overall.

### February's “yes, no, maybe” reads!
The start to 2026 has been... a touch slow.

### Book List
1. [Book Title](https://marysmanybooks.binderybooks.com/book/gc4v1FXiusgpumuh3QFC/)

### Watch me absolutely fail...
They can’t all be wins, y’all. 🤷🏼‍♀️