LaToya R.

Latoya R

I feel like it’s never enough time to do much in a day.

What I do when I’m not at the library:  I love to spend time with my family. I have a huge family and we get together often, I love to travel and just recently I have begun to attend musicals and plays (which I love!), I of course love to read and I love to crochet. I have done many different crochet projects and I am now learning the strict protocols that is involved with crocheting caps for Chemo patients and premature babies, so within the next few months I will begin to donate my talents to help those who need it. 

What I’m reading now: Well I’m sort of reading it (does listening count?) on the Libby app in my car and while I’m crocheting. I am listening to the book The Mother of Black Hollywood: a memoir by Jenifer Lewis.  

 My top 5 favorite books:  

  • The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot  
  • Perfect Peace by Daniel Black  
  • The 21-day financial fast: your path to financial peace and freedom by Michelle Singletary  
  • The darkest child by Delores Phillips  
  • The last lecture by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow  

Favorite genres and subgenres: 

  • Biographies/ Memoirs: Women, Humor, Celebrity/ Public Figures
  • ​Cooking and Baking: Soul food, Desserts, Caribbean    
  • History: African, African American, Local 
  • True Crime: Conspiracy Theories, Psychological 
  • Urban Fiction: Romance, Thriller 
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