Dear Haiti, Love Alaine: A Novel Full of History and Black Girl Magic

September 1, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

I fell in love with the cover of Dear Haiti, Love Alaine when I first saw it online last year. Thankfully, one of the authors, Maika Moulite, was kind enough to send me an ARC (advanced reader copy) when I met her at the Liberty City Reads Festival. I finished the book in just a […]

Fighting for the Most Vulnerable: A Conversation with Dr. Ely Thelot

August 4, 2019.Reading time 11 minutes.

For anyone new to my blog, I started years ago primarily blogging about adoption stories. One of my passions is the support network that I created for Haitian adoptees. The other is furthering the discussion on how to support families who may not want adoption as a first option. Along with the conversation of adoption, […]

God Loves Haiti: A Conversation with Dimitry Elias Leger

June 10, 2018.Reading time 13 minutes.

Dimitry Elias Leger’s debut novel, God Loves Haiti, is set during the 2010 earthquake that rocked Haiti, and the storyline focuses on Natasha, a free spirited artist who wants to leave Haiti to live in exile with her Haitian president husband, and Alain, her lover, who is determined to stay in the country and make things […]