About

Brown Girls Read began from a love of reading. As a child, I loved to read. Through books I was able to travel and see things I never thought possible for me. I was able to escape childhood drama and experience life through the eyes of the characters within the books. But, it wasn’t until I had my daughter that I understood how my love of reading impacted my daughter.
From elementary school until her senior year in college my daughter would give me a list of books that she wanted for Christmas. I usually purchased 10 books a year for her. Some would be sequels and the next year she would ask for the next book in that sequel. My daughter was an honor student all through school and remains an honor student in college. I contribute part of her success to her love of reading. I contribute part of her determination, confidence and pride in the young woman that she has become to reading.
I now want to give that same experience to other brown girls. Brown Girls Read is my contribution to these other girls that need an escape, an experience, a getaway or just to be able to see things from someone else’s point of view.