From Our Bookshelf

Book Reviews

&

Reflections

& More

Alberta P

Aug 18, 2022
1 min

Book Review: The Lightning Thief

Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief (based on ancient Greek mythology) is the first of five books in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians

24 views0 comments

Sandra Proto Admin

Jul 5, 2021
4 min

Ife Alicto Interview & Ife: My Name Means Love Giveaway

Let's Welcome Ife Alicto, Author of Ife: My Name Means Love to From Our Bookshelf.

75 views1 comment

Sandra Proto Admin

May 1, 2021
5 min

Zakiyyah Evans Interview & The Crying Girl Who Found Her Power Giveaway

Zakiyyah Evans is an African American author born and raised in New York. “The Crying Girl Who Found Her Power” is her first children’s book

161 views0 comments

Sandra Proto Admin

Apr 26, 2021
4 min

Books - To - Movies: Romeo and Juliet

In this month's Books -To- Movie's blog post, I will delve into one of the most popular and adapted pieces of literature: William ...

33 views0 comments

Meet Book Publishing Roundtable Guest Speaker: Travel & Lifestyle Writer Jessica Poitevien

Sandra Proto Admin

Apr 6, 2021
1 min

Meet Book Publishing Roundtable Guest Speaker: Travel & Lifestyle Writer Jessica Poitevien

Jessica Poitevien is a New York-born freelance travel writer who also grew up in California and Florida. After graduating from the Universit

27 views0 comments

Meet Book Publishing Roundtable Guest Speaker: Poet and Travel Writer Elizabeth Fonseca

Sandra Proto Admin

Apr 6, 2021
1 min

Meet Book Publishing Roundtable Guest Speaker: Poet and Travel Writer Elizabeth Fonseca

Elizabeth Fonseca is an avid traveler who has lived in such countries as Italy, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. Her poetry and prose ha

33 views0 comments

Books - To - Movies: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and The Color Purple

Sandra Proto Admin

Mar 19, 2021
5 min

Books - To - Movies: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and The Color Purple

March is Women's History Month, and this month's Books-To-Movies' blog post is showcasing two very different but similar stories: A Tree Gr

52 views0 comments

Books - To - Movies: Sounder and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

Sandra Proto Admin

Feb 3, 2021
5 min

Books - To - Movies: Sounder and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

As far as 'Jane Pittman,' I don't know that I could verbalize, to this day, what I felt once I got into that role. I did a tremendous...

36 views0 comments

Meet Book Publishing Guest Speaker: Stephanie Laterza

Sandra Proto Admin

Nov 9, 2020
3 min

Meet Book Publishing Guest Speaker: Stephanie Laterza

Stephanie Laterza is the author of La Masa A Casa (The Dough at Home), an Italian-Latina cookbook about embracing dough in quarantine....

71 views0 comments

Meet Book Publishing Roundtable Guest Speaker: Courtney Nzeribe

Sandra Proto Admin

Nov 9, 2020
1 min

Meet Book Publishing Roundtable Guest Speaker: Courtney Nzeribe

Courtney Nzeribe is a culinary lifestyle expert and artist, private chef, caterer, food event planner, creator of recipes, accomplished...

40 views0 comments

Meet Book Publishing Roundtable Guest Speaker: Ulla Kjarval

Sandra Proto Admin

Nov 9, 2020
2 min

Meet Book Publishing Roundtable Guest Speaker: Ulla Kjarval

Ulla Kjarval was a food blogger for over a decade and has been published in many online and print publications. Growing up on a sheep...

42 views0 comments

Sandra Proto Admin

Jul 27, 2020
4 min

Carline Dumerlin-Folkes Interview & Kiss the Sky Book Giveaway

Let's Welcome Carline Dumerlin-Folkes, Author and Founder of Books by Carli to From Our Bookshelf.

61 views1 comment

Sandra Proto Admin

May 18, 2020
3 min

Keisha Bussey Interview & Chance to Dance Book Giveaway

Welcome Keisha Bussey to From Our Bookshelf blog. Here's a little bit about Keisha Bussey: Hello Fierce Readers! My name is Keisha D. Bu

121 views7 comments

Sandra Proto Admin

Apr 8, 2020
2 min

Favorite Book Club Reads

Girls Read to Write started as an idea to get my daughters and their friends together to start a book club and to write stories. We met on

46 views0 comments

JP Brome's Interview & The Misadventures of Zyria: The World's Smallest Superhero

Sandra Proto Admin

Mar 16, 2020
3 min

JP Brome's Interview & The Misadventures of Zyria: The World's Smallest Superhero

Greetings All, Welcome JP Brome, the author of The Misadventures of Zyria: The World's Smallest Superhero to our From Our Bookshelf blog....

45 views0 comments

Sandra Proto Admin

Feb 3, 2020
3 min

DuEwa Frazier Interview & Alice's Musical Debut Book Giveaway

Greetings All, Welcome DuEwa Frazier, our first author to be interviewed on From Our Bookshelf blog.

65 views6 comments

Sandra Proto Admin

Jan 26, 2020
1 min

Welcome to From Our Bookshelf

Welcome!

62 views0 comments

Reviewers Wanted

Describe your image

1/5

Read a good book lately?

We are looking for Book Reviews/Reflections from young ladies 8-17 years old as well as reviews from Parents/Guardians.You can check out our Book Club Reads page and review one of the books listed or review one of your favorite books.

To Learn More

1 min

Book Review: The Lightning Thief

4 min

Ife Alicto Interview & Ife: My Name Means Love Giveaway

5 min

Zakiyyah Evans Interview & The Crying Girl Who Found Her Power Giveaway

From Our Bookshelf

​Book Reviews

&

Reflections

& More

Book Reviews