Hey y’all! Happy MLK Day for all my friends in the states. The first official Haitian Readathon has come to an end and I feel pretty good about how much I read and did. I was one of the hosts and I also ran the Instagram page so that left me super busy these past couple weeks.
I read four books by Haitian authors during the first two weeks of January. Here’s what I read and a few of my thoughts:
Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe
Format: Audiobook
This was so cute. I love Corinne so much! I’m happy I finally got to finish it without getting sidetracked by school again.
Boxing Knights by Jacques Roussau Jean

Format: Physical
Not my cup of tea.
Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika and Maritza Moulite

Format: Audiobook
This was a reread since it was our group pick for the readathon. If you want to know just how much I love it, check out my full review and if that doesn’t convince you, here are 5 more reasons I love this book.
Truly, Madly, Royally by Debbie Rigaud

Format: Physical
Technically, I finished this the day after the readathon but I only had 30 pages left at the time so I’m counting it. This was also really adorable but definitely feels like a story for younger YA readers (ages 12-15). It would be great for fans of Sarah Dessen.
Other Wonderful Things
Managing the Instagram page for the readathon was such a huge learning experience for me. I feel like my graphic design skills really evolved over the course of it and I had so much fun making them. It was really cool learning about books by Haitian authors that I probably wouldn’t have known about without this.
We had a live discussion of Dear Haiti, Love Alaine on Latesha’s page and Maika Moulite showed up for it! It was such a cool surprise and I couldn’t stop smiling afterward.
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Great idea for a readathon. Hoping to hear of Haitian authors in sci fi, fantasy, or horror. A mutual was asking for recommendations, and I felt bad that I couldn’t find any novelists. I love participating in readathons and hosted one recently. It was a lot of work but a lot of fun. I also had some difficulties adjusting to IG.
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I’m actually working on a sci-fi story right now so hopefully I can get added to that list one day, I definitely want to see more Haitian authors in these genres too
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All these books sound so amazing! Sad I missed this readathon
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We’re currently planning out another one for May so I hope you can join us for that one!
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