BOLD & SAVVY Magazine July-August | Page 21

Summer Reads

By: Carol C. Bailey

Summer is the time of vacations, spending time with family and also catching up on our reading.

If you have been with us for a while, you may remember that I am a voracious reader. This is so much so that I have books in my library that I have read more than once. I also carry a book/magazine with me most of the time along with an ebook on my phone from the local library .

Once I packed a box of my favorites to ship to China where a friend and his family were serving as missionaries. I found out that their daughter loved to read and decided to sow these books into her life.

You should have seen me, checking and double checking because I did not want to part with any of these books. My Mom, who happened to be visiting, asked me how many times I had read the books and this caused me to pause.

Of course I have been over them several times and of course this young lady would enjoy them, so I happily sealed the box and sent it on its way.

Here are some titles that a few of our contributors are enjoying:

Photo by Alexandria Aikens

Act Like A Success Think Like a Success by Steve Harvey

The Cut by Morris Chestnut and Obi Obadike

Life Overflowing by TD Jakes

Quotes about reading:

A book is a dream that you hold in your hand.

–Neil Gaiman

Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light.

–Vera Nazarian

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.

–Ralph Waldo Emerson

There comes a time when you have to choose between turning the page and closing the book.

–Josh Jameson