Hey friends! Welcome or welcome back to my bookish corner on the internet. Today we're catching up on my reading for 2024. Top 5 books 1. A love song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams 2. A curious beginning by Deanna Raybourn 3. James by Percival Everett 4. Of time and turtles by Sy Montgomery I also chat about a few honorable mentions, answer the mid-year book tag questions, and discuss my tbr for the rest of 2024! Enjoy.

Hi friends. Today I am going to be talking all things Tia Williams. Specifically her new release: A Love Song for Ricki Wilde. I also discuss some drinks and snacks that I want to try, my four current reads, and an update in my music taste (including a short rant about Fleetwood Mac). Enjoy! Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lanislibrary/videos Instagram: @lanislibrary Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/91566418-lani-s-library  Substack: ⁠https://yulani.substack.com⁠ Contact: [email protected] (business only) 🍵📖

Hi friends! :) Today we're going to be talking about all of my bookish plans for 2024. We're also going to talk about my recent granny activities and current reads. Enjoy! Writing: https://yulani.substack.com Insta & tiktok: lanislibrary https://www.instagram.com/lanislibrary⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@lanislibrary Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/91566418-lani-s-library Contact: [email protected] (business only) 📖 Books mentioned: Soil by Camille T Dungy Garden spells by Sarah Addison Allen One dark window by Rachel Gillig Emily Wilde's encyclopedia of fairies by Heather Fawcett Anticipated releases: All we were promised by Ashton Lattimore (April 24 Score by Kennedy Ryan (fall)  A love song for ricki Wilde by Tia Williams (February 6) Lore of the wilds by Analeigh Sbrana (February 27) A tempest of tea by Hafsah Faizal (February 20) The orange by Wendy Cope (March 5) A witch’s guide to magical innkeeping by Sangu Manadanna (April 2) Masquerade by OO Sangoyomi (July 2) So let them burn by Kamilah Cole (January 16) Business Casual by Bk borison (July 16)  TBR (books I can’t wait to read this year) Wait for it by Mariana Zapata Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko  Among Flowers by Jamaica Kincaid Outdrawn by Deanna Grey White teeth by Zadie Smith Shokos Smile by Choi Eunyoung The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi

Contact: [email protected] (business only) Insta: lanislibrary https://www.instagram.com/lanislibrary⁠ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/91566418-lani-s-library 📖 Books mentioned: Powerless by Elsie Silver Wildseed witch by Marti Dumas Outdrawn by Deanna Gray (Fav books of the year) Conversations with friends by Sally Rooney Happy hour by Marlowe Granados Beloved by Toni Morrison Assata by Assata Shakur All Rhodes lead here by Mariana Zapata Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf Sula by Toni Morrison Reel by Kennedy Ryan Garden spells by Sarah Addison Allen (Honorable mentions) Bad cree by Jessica Johns The great believers by Rebecca Makkai Garlic and the vampire by Bree Paulsen A sweet lowcountry proposal by Preslaysa Williams

Hi friends. :) Today we're going to be chatting about some life updates (starting therapy, meeting Samara Joy, and sneaking into the library for crochet club), songs that I will be two-stepping to at my wedding, and all of the books I read in the month of December! Enjoy. Samara Joy concert vlog: https://youtu.be/tY5KWBWcgak Contact: [email protected] (business only) Insta: lanislibrary https://www.instagram.com/lanislibrary⁠ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/91566418-lani-s-library 📖 Books mentioned: - A room of one's own by Virginia Woolf - Upstream by Mary Oliver - Garden spells by Sarah Addison Allen - First frost by Sarah Addison Allen - All Rhodes lead here by Mariana Zapata - Before we say goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - Small things like these by Claire Keegan

Hi friends! Thanks for listening. :) Books mentioned 📖 - Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulsen - Garlic and the Witch by Bree Paulsen - The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen - The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw - Bless the Daughter Raised by A Voice in Her Head by Warsan Shire - Beloved by Toni Morrison IG & TikTok: lanislibrary https://www.tiktok.com/@lanislibrary   https://www.instagram.com/lanislibrary Writing: https://yulani.substack.com Contact: [email protected] (business only)

This week on Lani’s Library, Yulani discusses her top 3 Queen Latifah songs, fawns over Samara Joy's Christmas music, and all of the books with the cozy autumnal vibes that she recommends and plans to read this season. Use code LANISLIBRARY to get 10% off of your first order with Papier. https://www.papier.com (UK & US) Thanks for listening! :) Contact: [email protected] Podcast 🎙️: Lani's Library (on Apple, Google, and Spotify) All of my book recs: https://www.amazon.com/shop/lanislibrary  Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/91566418  Instagram: lanislibrary Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/ELOYTCWGS298?ref_=wl_share  Books 📖 : All of the books on my storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/lanislibrary/list/2N0D2JUFJYZNJ?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_aipsflanislibrary_ZB9JED6M39NNBMXWDNHZ 

This week on Lani’s Library, Yulani simps over Cannon Holt throughout the entire episode, sobs over Monk & Verity, talks about everything she has read in September and what she plans to read in October, and explains her current pumpkin drink rotation. Follow Lani’s Library:  https://linktr.ee/lanislibrary.pod https://www.instagram.com/lanislibrary/ Use code LANISLIBRARY to get 10% off of your first order with Papier. https://www.papier.com (UK & US) Iyanna Skye's article: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/93124-i-m-a-survivor-black-final-girls-are-literally-killing-it.html?oly_enc_id=4913H4562389B7Y Books 📖 : SEPTEMBER WRAP UP — Reel’ by Kennedy Ryan (contemporary romance), ‘Before I Let Go’ by Kennedy Ryan (contemporary romance), ‘The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love’ by bell hooks (nonfiction), ‘The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches’ by Sangu Manadana (fiction / magical realism), and ‘Weyward’ by Emilia Hart (historical fiction / magical realism). OCTOBER TBR — ’The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy’ by Megan Bannen (fantasy romance), ‘Their Vicious Games’ by Joelle Wellington (mystery thriller), ‘Beloved’ by Toni Morrison (spooky classic), ‘The Vanquishers’ by Kaylyn Barron (middle grade), ’Thieve’s Gambit’ by Kayvion Lewis (mystery), and ‘Frankenstien’ by Mary Shelly (classics).

Hi friend! Thanks for listening. Go follow my instagram @lanislibrary for everyday book content :) Use code LANISLIBRARY for 10% off of your first order on Papier Contact (business): [email protected] Instagram: @lanislibrary Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/91566418 Personal essays & book reviews: https://yulani.substack.com All my book recommendations: https://bookshop.org/shop/lanislibrary My favorite Paternity Court ep: https://youtu.be/0l4FI8D_rH4 Books mentioned: Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date by Ashley Herring Blake (October 24, 2023) The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store Jackal (Already released) Things We Left Behind by Lucy Score (September 5, 2023) Sing me to sleep by Gabi Burton (Already out) A Curse for True love by Stephanie Garner (October 24, 2023) Queen of Exhiles by Vanessa Riley (Already out) Their vicious games by Joelle Wellington (Already out) Reckless by Elsie Silver (June 2023) Forged by Blood by Ehigbor Okosun (August 2023) Children of blood and bone #3 by Tomi Adeyemi (September 2023)

Hey bestie. Grab a cup of coffee and get ready for the monthly book chat where I talk about the books I've read this month. Hope you enjoy! Where else to find me? Contact (business): [email protected] Personal essays & book reviews: https://yulani.substack.com ☕️ Bookstagram: 🐌 @lanislibrary [Books mentioned] - If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin - A Sweet Lowcountry Wedding by Preslaysa Williams - Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola - Bad Cree by Jessica Johns - ASSATA (an autobiography) by Assata Shakur - Binti by Nnedi Okorafor [August TBR] Jackal by Erin E Adams The City We Became by NK Jemisin Love in Colour by Bolu Babalola Queen in Exiles by Vanessa Riley Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W Moniz The Talented Ribkins by Ladde Hubbard Rootless by Krystal Z Appiah Angela Davis (an autobiography) The Black Unicorn by Audre Lorde A Corruption of Gilded Ashes by Jessica Cage Thanks for being here! 🪲🌙