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Hi everyone! We did it! We got over hump day! 🙌🏼 To celebrate I treated myself to a latte at this gorgeous plant/coffee shop in SoHo which might just be my new favorite place just to chill. The coffee was delicious and the shop is adorable and full of plants!🌱 check out my instastories for a better view! • On the reading front I’ve been continuing on this non-fiction kick with Gastrophysics: the New science of Eating by Charles Spence which is a must for any foodies out there who are interested in the science behind food and eating 🍽 I kept eyeing this one in bookstores until I finally caved and picked it up and I’m so glad I did! • The book dives into the growing body of research around eating and answers curious questions like why did green ketchup not take off? Does the sound of a meal affect its taste? And what makes or breaks a food commercial? It also explores current food trends like the rise of Instagram food porn and strange/interesting developments in cutting-edge cuisine🍴 • If you are looking for a fun, informative, and thought provoking read for yourself or a foodie friend I definitely recommend picking this one up! . . . . #Book #books #bookstagram #vscocam #vsco #soho #plants #booklover #vscobooks #latte #coffee #booklove #instabooks #booknerdigans #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #bookaddict #bookblogger #bibliophile #booksofinstagram #read #booksandcoffre #vscobook #reader #igreads #igbooks #bookgasm #bookstagramer
Hi everyone! Happy Tuesday! I hope you all had a great weekend! I have to admit that I didn't get a lot of reading done this weekend 🙈I've been hooked on "Big Dreams Small Spaces" 🌱which is the most soothing tv show I've seen and fits a Great British Baking Show hole in my heart. • I did continue on my L M Montgomery re-readalong and am now diving into Anne of Green Gables! Anne of Green Gables is such a nostalgia read for me. As an adult I am having a great time revisiting the story and noticing things I'm pretty sure went right over my ten-year-old head. Like how Mr. Philips was super creepy or how Anne would have totally been diagnosed with ADHD today. Have you every gone back and noticed new things in childhood books that you totally missed the first time?🤔 . . . . #Book #books #bookstagram #vscocam #vsco #bookworm #booksandcoffee #booklover #vscobooks #anneofgreengables #bookish #booklove #instabooks #booksandplants #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #bookaddict #bookblogger #bibliophile #booksofinstagram #read #reading #vscobook #reader #lmmontgomery #plants #bookgasm #bookstagramer
Happy Tuesday everyone! It's been so cold for so long here in NYC that when it hit 50F yesterday I immediately went out and grabbed some iced coffee! 🤗As much as I enjoy some snow I am so ready for Spring! • On the bookish side, I've been on a non-fiction kick lately, which is a little unusual for me but which I am enjoying immensely. Most recently, I picked up 'Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner by Katrine Marçal translated from Swedish by Saskia Vogel which has been on my TBR for over a year and it is delightful. • It is a short half feminist perspective on economic history half manifesto that packs quite a punch in less than 200 pages. If you have ever sat in an Econ class and felt frustrated at the assumption of rational homo economicus, this is the book for you! . Also I am feeling the intersection of feminism and economics, if you know of any similar books, I’d love to hear about them! . . . #Book #books #bookstagram #vscocam #vsco #bookworm #bookporn #booklover #vscobooks #booknerd #bookish #booklove #instabooks #booksandcoffee #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #bookaddict #whocookedadamsmithsdinner #bibliophile #booksofinstagram #read #reading #vscobook #reader #igreads #igbooks #bookgasm #bookstagramer
Happy Friday! I hope everyone had a great week! What are your weekend reading plans? 📚 • I have been on a non-fiction kick lately but there are a ton of new releases I want to read too 🤩 I’ve tried to creat a “sub” TBR of the next couple of books I want to read next on this shelf but I keep moving things around! • Do you plan ahead what you want to read or are you more of a mood reader? 🤔I’m a bit of both! I try to plan ahead but usually end up picking up what I feel like in that moment. . . . #book #books #bookstagram #vscocam #vsco #bookworm #bookshelf #booklover #vscobooks #booknerd #bookish #tbr #instabooks #shelfie #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #bookaddict #bookblogger #bibliophile #booksofinstagram #read #reading #vscobook #reader #igreads #igbooks #bookgasm #bookstagramer
Happy Pre-Friday everyone! ✨I’m already thinking about what I want to read this weekend! ☺️What are YOUR reading plans? • I recently finished buddy reading The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald which was all sorts of delightful and cozy and was book is the reading equivalent of curling up with a warm blanket and a cup of coffee ☕️ TRoBWR will appeal to fans of Chocolat and the “stranger comes to a small town and shakes things up trope” and of course it is a love letter to anyone who enjoys a good book 📚 • What other “books about books” have you read and would recommend? . . . #Book #books #bookstagram #vscocam #vsco #bookworm #bookporn #booklover #vscobooks #booksandcoffee #bookish #booklove #instabooks #coffee #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #bookaddict #bookblogger #thereadersofbrokenwheelrecommend #booksofinstagram #read #reading #vscobook #reader #igreads #igbooks #bookgasm #bookstagramer
Happy 🐪 day everyone! It is absolutely freezing here in the city which is the perfect excuse to stay in a read and drink lots of coffee☕️. • Recently I've been doing an L M Montgomery themed read-a-long with some friends which has led to re-discovering childhood favorites (Anne of Green Gables) and discover some new favorites! (Emily of New Moon). • Generally I've found that re-reading books that have a special place in my childhood as an adult can be a mixed bag. I some cases I’ve realized that the books I loved are problematic in a way that went completely over my head as a child (i.e. Little House on the Prairie) other times I realize they are even more amazing than I remembered (i.e. The Golden Compass). Luckily this re-read has been solidly in the later category❤️ • Have you re-read any childhood favorites? What was your experience? . . . #Book #books #bookstagram #vscocam #vsco #bookworm #bookporn #coffee #vscobooks #booknerd #bookish #booklove #instabooks #booksandcoffee #lmmontgomery #unitedbookstagram #bookaddict #bookblogger #bibliophile #booksofinstagram #read #reading #vscobook #reader #igreads #igbooks #bookgasm #bookstagramer
Hi everyone I hope you had a great weekend! ✨ • This past Saturday I went to the cutest library book sale ever😍 • The library was gorgeous (swipe ➡️to see), and the people running the event were super nice. I LOVE library book sales because a) You can't beat the prices and b) you're helping your local library out. Win win❤️ • I did actually restrain myself and only got three books (shocking I know!) since I am trying to purge my bookshelves this year but when I saw some books I've been looking to read for forever I couldn't say no. • The Dinner and The Perfect Nanny are two thrillers in translation that I've hear such good things about from multiple sources including @crimebythebook I am SO excited to get to these! The third (not pictured) is The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen (the second in the Queen of the Tearling trilogy) • Afterwards we stoped for caffeine and some reading time. What did you do this weekend? . . . #Book #books #bookstagram #vscocam #vsco #bookworm #booksandcoffee #coffee #vscobooks #booknerd #cafe #booksale #instabooks #booknerdigans #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #bookaddict #bookblogger #bibliophile #booksofinstagram #read #reading #vscobook #reader #igreads #igbooks #bookgasm #bookstagramer
Happy Saturday everyone! ✨This weekend is the #24in48 hour readathon, where the aim is to read 24 hours over the weekend! 📚It's a great excuse to carve out some reading time without necessarily sacrificing sleep. I asked and you voted that you preferred me to read lots of little books rather than one big one, so here is my TBR! Most are works in translation and non are longer than 200 pages although first I am planning on finishing Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson of which I have about 200 pages left. • What are you reading this weekend? . . . #Book #books #bookstagram #vscocam #vsco #bookworm #bookporn #booklover #vscobooks #booknerd #bookish #booklove #instabooks #booksandcoffee #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #bookaddict #bookblogger #tbr #booksofinstagram #read #reading #vscobook #reader #igreads #bookstagramer
I hope everyone is having a great MLK weekend! ✨The weather has been dreadful up here in the northeast so I haven't left the house and instead have opted to spend my time with lots of tea, blankets, books and Netflix which is fine by me! ☕️ • My reading in 2019 has started of with a bang with several books read already, by far my favorite book is The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. This book was super buzzy back in 2017 and was my BOTM pick too but of course I only got around to it now but I'm so glad I did because it👏🏽is👏🏽excellent👏🏽I devoured it in two days. • The book is framed as a juicy tell-all by a notorious and glamorous former Hollywood🎬 star Evelyn Hugo who has become a bit of a recluse and has decided to set the record straight about her life but will only tell it to unknown reporter Monique Grant. • This book is full of heart, plot twists and some good old Hollywood gossip. If you are looking for a book that will suck you and not let you go until the end, pick this one up! . . . #Book #books #bookstagram #vscocam #vsco #thesevenhusbandsofevelynhugo #bookporn #plants #vscobooks #indoorplants #bookish #booklove #instabooks #booknerdigans #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #bookaddict #bookblogger #bibliophile #booksofinstagram #read #reading #vscobook #reader #igreads #igbooks #bookgasm #bookstagramer
 
 

Latinas Leyendo

Hi everyone! It’s almost the weekend! 🙌🏼 there are so many great releases this year including the Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli who hails from my hometown of Mexico City 🇲🇽❤️ • Luiselli is known for her arresting experimental works like The Story of My Teeth; and, most recently, Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions. When I heard she was releasing a longer novel in 2019 I immediately hit that library hold button and was overjoyed when it came in. Now that I’ve finished it I am still thinking about it a week out. I generally judge how much I like a book on if and how strongly it draws an emotional reaction for me and this one certainly did although I’m not sure I am still done processing it. • There is so much to explore and think about with this book from its mixed media content to its non-linear rotating POVs, this is a book that looks to unsettle and it definitely achieved that with me. It loosely is a family road trip novel following two professional audio recorders who are pursuing their own passion projects: the Dad is looking for the echoes of Geronimo and the last Apaches and the Mom becomes obsessed over the two lost children of her acquaintance who disappeared from ICE custody. Meanwhile as the family drives from New York to Arizona the eldest child hatched a plan that will throw the already crumbling family into disarray. • Have you read it? Let me know so we can process this together! 😂What was the last book you read that left you thinking a long time after you finished? 🤔 . . . #Books #bookstagram #vscocam #vsco #bookworm #leyendo #booklover #vscobooks #bookish #weneeddiversebooks #instabooks #latinx #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #latinxreads #bookblogger #lostchildrenarchive #booksofinstagram #read #reading #vscobook #valerialuiselli #igreads #igbooks #latinasleyendo #bookstagramer #latina #libros #leer
🔥Giveaway🔥 • Every year @wordbookstores hosts an annual Galentine's Day Party/Romance Extravaganza with romance readers and authors and it is absolutely one of my favorite bookish events of the year❤️ • This year I was super excited to see that the Latinx rep was especially strong with Alexis Daria, Zoraida Cordova aka Zoey Castille and Adriana Herrera! ✨ • To celebrate a belated Galentine’s Day and Latinx Romance I will be giving away a signed copy of Stripped by Zoey Castille signed during the 2019 Word Bookstore Galentine’s Day celebration! • The giveaway will be open from Monday, March 4 2019 to Tuesday, March 12 2019. The winner will be selected at random and will be announced on Wednesday, March 13 2019. • This giveaway is not affiliated with Instagram, the publishers, nor the author. • You must be 18+ to enter. US residents only. • To enter: • 📚You must be subscribed to @nycbookowl and @latinasleyendo on Instagram 📚Like this giveaway post 📚leave a comment on this post! • For an extra entry leave a comment on the giveaway blog post (link in bio) and let me know what kind of content you would like to see on the Latinas Leyendo blog! • Buena Suerte! . . #Books #bookstagram #vscocam #vsco #bookworm #leyendo #booklover #vscobooks #bookish #booklove #instabooks #latinx #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #latinxreads #bookblogger #weneeddiversebooks #booksofinstagram #read #reading #vscobook #igreads #latinxrom #latinasleyendo #latinxromance #latina #libros #leer
Happy 2019 everyone! It's been a while! Last year was a great reading year ✨I started Latinas Leyendo, met some awesome bookish friends and read some incredible books! 😊Now for this year I am setting some new reading resolutions, one of these is to read more books in Spanish. • Spanish is my mother tongue, but at this point since I now live in the US I've transitioned into reading books mostly in English. Partially this is because I prefer reading books in their original language or as close as I can get so I don't really read English written books that have been translated into Spanish, partially because obtaining Spanish language books in the US can be difficult and/or expensive, but also I haven't made it as much as a priority. • Last year I read only one book in Spanish and it took me so long to finish! When reading it I felt rusty and awkward at first although that got better the more I read, so this year I want to read more books in Spanish! I was also inspired by @khubaibliophile's campaign to promote #readingmymothertongue. Luckily I do have some books in Spanish in my TBR and a generous bookish family willing to bring me books from the motherland ❤️ • So this year I'm kicking off my Spanish reading with☀️ "El Principle del Sol" (The Sun Prince) by Claudia Ramirez (@gvanille) who is one of my favorite Mexican booktubers! So far this book is very much a comfort fantasy read which reminds me of The Dragon Prince Netflix series. • Do you have any reading resolutions for the new year? 🤔 . . . #Books #bookstagram #vscocam #vsco #bookworm #leyendo #booklover #vscobooks #bookish #booklove #instabooks #latinx #unitedbookstagram #latinxreads #bookblogger #bibliophile #weneeddiversebooks #read #reading #vscobook #reader #igreads #igbooks #latinasleyendo #latina #libros #leer
Happy Book Birthday to 'Their Perfect Melody' by Priscilla Oliveras! 🎂The third book in the Matched to Perfection follows the youngest Fernández sister Lilíand CPD Officer Diego Reyes in an opposites attract romance❤️ • I absolutely cannot wait to read Lili's story especially after the teases and glimpses we saw in the other two novels. Oliveras doesn't shy away from difficult topics in her romances like (minor spoilers) the death of a parent, single parenting and surprise pregnancies but in this installment things get significantly darker as Lilí finds a purpose in work as a domestic violence victim's advocate. Oliveras' balance of serious topics with fun and flirty romance as well as her Chicago setting (gotta show some Windy City love!) always make her romances a must read for me. • While each book can be read as a stand alone I recommend starting at the beginning with Yaz and Tomas' story 'His Perfect Partner' as the three sisters frequently make appearances in each other stories and especially Lilí's character develops significantly over the course of the first two books. • Also can we just take a moment to adviser this cover? (😍it's kind of small since I am reading it on the Kindle App) but go look it up! They nailed the hero and heroine and that Chicago skyline? yes please! . . . #Books #bookstagram #vscocam #vsco #bookworm #leyendo #priscillaoliveras #vscobooks #latinxrom #booklove #instabooks #latinx #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #latinxreads #bookblogger #romance #booksofinstagram #read #reading #vscobook #reader #igreads #igbooks #latinasleyendo #bookstagramer #latina #libros #leer
Hi everybody! I hope you're having a great start to your week! ✨I can't wait for the long Thanksgiving weekend! I have plans, mostly involving eating my body weight in food and reading all the books, maybe watching all the Hallmark/Netflix Christmas movies too😄 • I have to say I've been feeling like I'm in a bit of a reading slump which hasn't happened in a while. The book I am readying didn't catch my attention. I tried mixing it up with a cute romance to see if switching it up would help and I didn't do the trick😔 • I've found that not trying to force slumps and just riding them out is the way to go for me and this weekend I felt like I was finally coming out of my slump! I feel ready to tackle the books I put on 'hold' 💪🏽 • Have you every had a reading slump? . . . . #Books #bookstagram #vscocam #vsco #bookworm #leyendo #booklover #vscobooks #bookish #booklove #instabooks #latinx #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #latinxreads #bookblogger #booksandcoffee #booksofinstagram #read #pumpkin #vscobook #bookshelf #igreads #fall #latinasleyendo #bookstagramer #latina #libros #shelfie
Good morning! It is a cold and rainy voting day here in NYC ☁️This will be my second time voting since becoming a US citizen last year! ✨I am very excited to cast my ballot today! • On a bookish note I am starting off with my #nonfictionnovember Latinas Leyendo reading with: Latinx: The New Force in American Politics by Ed Morales and...I feel conflicted about it 😔I love the social sciences and was super excited for this title but after reading the intro I'm not thrilled. Both the writing style and some of the author's premises have rubbed me the wrong way. At the same time I acknowledge the the importance of reading things from a perspective different from your own and the learning value that can have 🤔 • I've decided to stick with it for now. I hope to learn some things even if I don't necessarily agree with them. I was also felt conflicted about sharing my doubts on the book. On this account I look to highlight works that I enjoy and think deserve more attention, it is never my intention to put a work or an author down especially because what can lead me to dislike something can be very subjective and can be the same reason that someone else loves that book. At the same time I wanted to let you know that I do sometimes feel torn about books that I read and review. I haven't quite made my mind up about this one yet🤔 • What about you? Do you DNF books you are not enjoying? Do you review books you . . . #Books #bookstagram #vscocam #vsco #bookworm #leyendo #booklover #vscobooks #bookish #booklove #instabooks #latinx #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #latinxreads #booksandcoffee #bibliophile #booksofinstagram #read #reading #vscobook #reader #igreads #igbooks #latinasleyendo #bookstagramer #latina #libros #weneeddiversebooks
Hi everyone! I hope you're having a fantastic weekend! ❤️This weekend we are celebrating Day of the Dead by putting up our altar and baking Pan de Muerto! (Catch some updates later on IG stories) • As I mentioned earlier November also is a time I set aside to chip away at my non-fiction TBR by participating in Non-fiction November! I will be sharing some of the non-fiction books by and about Latinxs on the blog soon but today I though I'd share my own November TBR! This month I am aiming to read: ✨Latinx: The New Force in American Politics and Culture by Ed Morales ✨De Colores Means All of Us: Latina Views for a Multi Colored Century by Elizabeth Martinez • I got both of these books from the Verso Books booth at the Brooklyn Book Festival and am super excited to dive into both of them! • I generally read non-fiction a little differently than I do fiction. I tend to read slower and while I generally don't mark my fiction books I love highlighting and annotating my non-fiction books so I can revisit my favorite parts later. • Are you an annotator or do you like to keep your books scribble-free?🤔 . . . #Books #bookstagram #vscocam #vsco #bookworm #leyendo #nonfictionnovember #vscobooks #booksandcoffee #weneeddiversebooks #instabooks #latinx #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #latinxreads #bookblogger #bibliophile #booksofinstagram #read #reading #vscobook #reader #igreads #igbooks #latinasleyendo #bookstagramer #latina #libros #leer
Hi everyone, I hope you had a great Halloween! 👻This week has been a bit hectic at work and I've been MIA from bookstagram🙈Seriously daydreaming of just chilling and spending hours browsing in this amazing bookstore. • I've realized that for all the amazing books and genres I've been exploring for Latinas Leyendo, I've neglected to pick up as much non-fiction as I should! There is some great non-fiction out there by Latinas on a wide range of topics so I will be sharing a list of some on my TBR soon! • I am also planning to read two non-fiction Latinx titles for #nonfictionnovember this month so stay tuned to find out what they are! • Do you like reading non-fiction? What are some titles that you recommend? . . . #Books #bookstagram #vscocam #vsco #bookworm #leyendo #booklover #vscobooks #bookstore #booklove #instabooks #latinx #unitedbookstagram #latinxreads #bookblogger #bibliophile #booksofinstagram #read #reading #vscobook #reader #igreads #igbooks #latinasleyendo #bookstagramer #latina #libros #leer
I hope everyone is having a great weekend! Who else is holed up this rainy weekend with a ton of books? 🙋🏽I did venture out for bit to spend some time at my favorite cafe where they serve bucket sized vanilla lattes which are👌🏽 • This past week I had the privilege of going to a reading of Reyna Grande's new memoir: A Dream Called Home at Books Are Magic bookstore in Brooklyn. Reyna is an award winning novelist and memoirist whose poignant work has been inspired by her own immigration story of crossing the Mexican-American border at the age of 9. In her latest memoir she shares her experience overcoming abuse and poverty to make it to college as a first generation student and her struggles to become and author✨. • I've become completely absorbed in her writing, the pages just fly by something about her writing is just so personable and has the ability to put into words so many things I be felt but couldn't articulate. If you are looking for a coming of age memoir that grapples with creativity, identity and finding your "home" this one belongs on your shelf! . . . #Books #bookstagram #vscocam #vsco #bookworm #leyendo #booklover #vscobooks #reynagrande #weneeddiversebooks #instabooks #latinx #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #latinxreads #bookblogger #adreamcalledhome #booksofinstagram #read #reading #vscobook #reader #igreads #igbooks #latinasleyendo #bookstagramer #latina #libros #leer