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Q1 in Books, Music and Everything Else

A lots of recommendations from the quarter. How did your Q1 trend?

Mar 31 • Erin Ashley

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What It Means to Be a Well-Read Black Girl: A Conversation with Bsrat Mezghebe

Interview with author Bsrat Mezghebe on her new book, "I Hope You Find What You're Looking For," plus a few recommendations for the week.

Mar 3 • Erin Ashley

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ReShonda Tate on Hazel Scott, Harlem, and Writing Women Back Into History

I have not stopped talking about With Love From Harlem by ReShonda Tate since I finished it. So I'm so excited to share a new interview with ReShonda…

Mar 10 • Erin Ashley

my dad: the original curator

Today is my dad's birthday. A few notes on how he shaped my love of music and writing, and a few other recommendations for today.

Mar 24 • Erin Ashley

Continued listens and reads inspired by Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette

Whether you're watching Love Story, here are a few things to listen to or read.

Mar 17 • Erin Ashley

Buddy Review of Kin by Tayari Jones with Erin Ashley

Everything we loved about Kin's characters, plotting and themes

Published on Bookwild • Mar 13

The Sunday Set | Random dispatches from people watching

favorite activity, observing favorite things.

Mar 8 • Erin Ashley

Books to survive a desert island with Ingrid Haring-Mendes

If you had to bring three books on a desert island with you, which would you bring?

Feb 24 • Erin Ashley and Ingrid Haring-Mendes

Lessons on love from Corinne Bailey Rae's debut twenty years later

Long title, but this week marks the 20th anniversary of Corinne Bailey Rae's debut album, one of my favorite albums ever. So let's talk about it.

Feb 22 • Erin Ashley

a short interlude: a few recs for the week

Just a few recommendations I thought were worth sharing this week.

Feb 17 • Erin Ashley

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