Fave Reads of 2015

I'm going to preface this post with the fact that I had written this back in December to go live first week of January and it was gone. Thanks a lot WP. Anywho, I redid it and here goes. Gotta keep with tradition. 

I think last year was stronger for books than previous years for me. I’ve been trying to spread out more in terms of reading more nonfiction and poetry, not just a handful but a significant amount to combat the amount of fiction I read. One can dare to dream for a job where this is your soul day-to-day. Alas, perhaps that is in my near future. 

So here’s a breakdown of the books that totally tugged at my heart strings after I placed it back on my bookshelf.

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NYC Doughnut Crawl (Manhattan Ed.) #GoNuts4Donuts

Last crawl of the year was a Doughnut Crawl in Manhattan! Seven stops and many sweets, many highly recommended.

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MiP Podcast + HiFi Reading Series Event Nov. 4th in NYC!

My Minorities in Publishing podcast has been asked to curate the upcoming HiFi Reading Series for November which is happening November 4th, 8pm at HiFi Bar in the East Village! Come here acclaimed author Daniel Jose Older and emerging artists Courtney Gillette, Glendaliz Camacho, and Ennis Smith read from their latest. Come for the booze & cupcakes, stay for the literature!

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Chicken Wing Crawl in the BK. #WingingitBK

Mid-May on one of the first real humid days of the season Margaret Chen & Jackie Gordon decided we would "wing it...in Brooklyn" and thus the great chicken wing crawl began and ended after 8 stops (with a few in-between) and 7 hours.

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#PiePartyICE 2015

Earlier this month Pie Party came back in full form at the new Institute of Culinary Education in downtown Manhattan. It was a good carb-filled time.

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