Books That Shaped Me: College/Post Grad Edition

 

Hello my lovely readers!

Here is the third and final installment of the Books that Shaped Me series. 

These four books truly and whole-heartedly shaped me. As a child, I was surrounded by books that represented me as a Black girl, but that was mostly by force (thanks, Mom!) or coincidence, honestly. Then teenage Naomi was all about the drama and the books I read reflected it.

As a young Black woman in her early to mid-20s, navigating my profession as a journalist, love and travel, I began to seek out books that represented me. At first, it was unintentional (again, thanks Mom! You'll see why in a bit) and then it became more and more intentional.  I promise this will make sense as we move forward.

Let's get into the post-grad edition of Naomi!

Books That Shaped Me: Teenage Edition

 

Hello my lovely readers!

This is the second installment of the Books that Shaped Me series. Welcome to Naomi the teenager! I was your typical moody teenager, dealing with friends, secrets, crushes and everything else in between.

I also devoured any book I could get my hands on, but I particularly liked the "tragic" books filled with drama, drama, drama. I, myself, was not a dramatic person (outwardly), but in my head, I was always creating scenarios that were all about the drama. Here we go!

Books That Shaped Me: Childhood Edition

Hello my lovely readers!

Welcome to the first installment of the Books that Shaped Me series! The series is pretty self-explanatory, but if you haven't already guessed, this series is about the books that shaped who I am as a woman. It's a three part series starting with my childhood and will go through my teenage years (middle school and high school) and college/post graduate years. Here we go!