Books, Booze, and Bajingos

[close] This book has been on my "To-Read" list for YEARS. I'm finally going to read it and thought you might like to join me!

Lily Ivory is not your average witch. Her spell-casting powers tend to draw mischievous spirits while keeping normal humans at a distance. But now her vintage clothing store could give her a chance to make friends in San Francisco....

Lily hopes for a normal life when she opens Aunt Cora's Closet. With her magical knack for vintage fashion -she can sense vibrations of the past from clothing and jewelry—her store becomes a big hit.

But when a client is murdered and children start disappearing from the Bay Area, Lily may be the only one who can unravel the crime. She tries to keep her identity a secret while investigating, but it's not easy—especially under the spells of sexy "mythbuster" Max Carmichael and powerful witch Aidan Rhodes. Will Lily's witchy ways be forced out of the closet?

[close] So, this is a book I've been meaning to read for ages. And... for obvious reasons... it seemed like now is the time.

I'm a white woman. I'll never understand what it is to be a black man. But Ta-Nehisi Coates writes in a way that really gets me as close as I'll ever be to understanding. This book is a letter to his son and an autobiography. It's incredibly smart and incredibly emotional.

Have a pen handy to take notes -- if you're like me, you're going to have a lot of names to write down for further reading.