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Tag: Christmas

Things to consider as I wrap up 2022

by Lola AkinmadeLatest NewsPosted on December 18, 2022December 20, 2022Comments are Disabled

2022 offered up deep emotional and personal challenges I have never had to face up until now… 

Merry Christmas… See you in 2019!

by Lola AkinmadeLatest NewsPosted on December 20, 2018January 2, 2019Comments are Disabled

Thank you for our amazing journey together in 2018…

Exploring Munich’s Christmas Markets

by Lola AkinmadeEuropePosted on December 7, 2018December 7, 20185 Comments

With limited time to explore the city on my return trip, I decided to focus on just exploring Munich’s Christmas Markets which are known worldwide.

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DUE NORTH by Lola A. Åkerström

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  • 2025 has been so joyful and blessed in many ways and my heart is brimming with immense gratitude. However, it also brought a rather specific emotionally taxing and stressful situation I’d like to leave behind me. Here is why... I’m deeply grateful to all of you who fully held space for me through this. Thank you for your support. God has been faithful ♥️ #lifelesson #writersblock #gratitude #grace
  • The holiday season is soon upon us. So I'm calling all Afro Nordic-owned brands, please share below so people can support this gift-giving season (and frankly, always!) Tag an Afro Nordic-owned brand, a short description, and drop the country flag as well so people know. #gifting #giftideas #payitforward #buyblack #supportblackbusiness #afronordic
  • Reading the dedication from IN EVERY MIRROR SHE’S BLACK @ineverymirror 🧡❤️🖤 Thank you once again @afrocommunity_now and #AfricanImpact2025 #awards #literaryexcellence #influentialauthor #ineverymirrorshesblack #literaryaward #nordic #diaspora
  • Thank you @afrocommunity_now and #AfricanImpact2025 for the incredible honor. I am grateful and humbled that I get to use my voice to help others feel seen, acknowledged, and listened to 🙏🏽🤎🖤 I couldn’t be there in person and sent these acceptance videos which I’m also sharing here. Thank you dear Bokani for picking up the awards in absentia 🙏🏽 #awards #literaryexcellence #influentialauthor #ineverymirrorshesblack #literaryaward #nordic #diaspora
  • I’m 47. I’ve known both Esohe @photographybyesohe and Dr. Rukayat since I was 3 years old. Since we were toddlers. To say it’s an incredible blessing to have childhood friends who are essentially your sisters and continue to celebrate together over 4.5 decades later is such a privilege and joy. A special thank you to my beautiful chosen family ❤️💙💛 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook #friendship #friendslikefamily
  • And that’s a wrap of our US @bitterhoneybook hardback tour for 2025! 💙💛 Thank you to the exquisite @_completelybooked for being such a fabulous host and to @ptknitwear for the incredibly cozy space ❤️💛 Thank you to every single one of you who came out in New York! My heart is full. Grab multiple copies of @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 Share this very special book with your friends and family and bookclubs 🙌🏾 Tell your booksellers to stock it 📚 Leave your reviews 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 Thank you for your support! ❤️ #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
  • Popped into @williammorrowbooks / @harpercollins to finally meet my wonderful team behind @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 We did it! She’s now out in the world and her journey has only just begun. Thank you so much for all your hard work 🙏🏽 Also got to hang with my friend @thecancan! 💖 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
  • DC feels so much like home. I lived 10mins away in Alexandria, VA for years. I spent my 20s here ❤️ To have this talk facilitated by my incredible friend and author extraordinaire @laurenfsharma at the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Memorial Library felt so reverent and special. My heart is full 🙏🏽💙💛 Thank you @mahoganybooks for an incredible night and thank you @robinshavewings @pollyirungu @triplefqueenb @kwinmosby @dopest_ethiopienne for your warmth and friendship 🙏🏽❤️ Thank you to every single person who came out! What a crowd 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
  • When I tell you @see.jess.travel and @northbypn created the most magical and intentional space for our Baltimore book stop, these photos don’t do it enough justice. You are incredible. Thank you! 🙏🏽❤️ Jessica gave every guest “their flowers” with quotes from my books attached to them. Simply stunning 💖 🌸 Plus amazing pastries and coffee/tea! Thank you @thebookishhottie for being such an incredible interlocutor with fabulous questions ❤️ and @mahoganybooks for supplying copies of @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 Thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday afternoon to join us for tea and a talk. I appreciate you 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
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2025 has been so joyful and blessed in many ways and my heart is brimming with immense gratitude. However, it also brought a rather specific emotionally taxing and stressful situation I’d like to leave behind me. Here is why... I’m deeply grateful to all of you who fully held space for me through this. Thank you for your support. God has been faithful ♥️ #lifelesson #writersblock #gratitude #grace
2025 has been so joyful and blessed in many ways and my heart is brimming with immense gratitude. However, it also brought a rather specific emotionally taxing and stressful situation I’d like to leave behind me. Here is why... I’m deeply grateful to all of you who fully held space for me through this. Thank you for your support. God has been faithful ♥️ #lifelesson #writersblock #gratitude #grace
2025 has been so joyful and blessed in many ways and my heart is brimming with immense gratitude. However, it also brought a rather specific emotionally taxing and stressful situation I’d like to leave behind me. Here is why... I’m deeply grateful to all of you who fully held space for me through this. Thank you for your support. God has been faithful ♥️ #lifelesson #writersblock #gratitude #grace
2025 has been so joyful and blessed in many ways and my heart is brimming with immense gratitude. However, it also brought a rather specific emotionally taxing and stressful situation I’d like to leave behind me. Here is why... I’m deeply grateful to all of you who fully held space for me through this. Thank you for your support. God has been faithful ♥️ #lifelesson #writersblock #gratitude #grace
2025 has been so joyful and blessed in many ways and my heart is brimming with immense gratitude. However, it also brought a rather specific emotionally taxing and stressful situation I’d like to leave behind me. Here is why... I’m deeply grateful to all of you who fully held space for me through this. Thank you for your support. God has been faithful ♥️ #lifelesson #writersblock #gratitude #grace
2025 has been so joyful and blessed in many ways and my heart is brimming with immense gratitude. However, it also brought a rather specific emotionally taxing and stressful situation I’d like to leave behind me. Here is why... I’m deeply grateful to all of you who fully held space for me through this. Thank you for your support. God has been faithful ♥️ #lifelesson #writersblock #gratitude #grace
2025 has been so joyful and blessed in many ways and my heart is brimming with immense gratitude. However, it also brought a rather specific emotionally taxing and stressful situation I’d like to leave behind me. Here is why... I’m deeply grateful to all of you who fully held space for me through this. Thank you for your support. God has been faithful ♥️ #lifelesson #writersblock #gratitude #grace
2025 has been so joyful and blessed in many ways and my heart is brimming with immense gratitude. However, it also brought a rather specific emotionally taxing and stressful situation I’d like to leave behind me. Here is why... I’m deeply grateful to all of you who fully held space for me through this. Thank you for your support. God has been faithful ♥️ #lifelesson #writersblock #gratitude #grace
2025 has been so joyful and blessed in many ways and my heart is brimming with immense gratitude. However, it also brought a rather specific emotionally taxing and stressful situation I’d like to leave behind me. Here is why... I’m deeply grateful to all of you who fully held space for me through this. Thank you for your support. God has been faithful ♥️ #lifelesson #writersblock #gratitude #grace
2025 has been so joyful and blessed in many ways and my heart is brimming with immense gratitude. However, it also brought a rather specific emotionally taxing and stressful situation I’d like to leave behind me. Here is why... I’m deeply grateful to all of you who fully held space for me through this. Thank you for your support. God has been faithful ♥️ #lifelesson #writersblock #gratitude #grace
2025 has been so joyful and blessed in many ways and my heart is brimming with immense gratitude. However, it also brought a rather specific emotionally taxing and stressful situation I’d like to leave behind me. Here is why... I’m deeply grateful to all of you who fully held space for me through this. Thank you for your support. God has been faithful ♥️ #lifelesson #writersblock #gratitude #grace
2025 has been so joyful and blessed in many ways and my heart is brimming with immense gratitude. However, it also brought a rather specific emotionally taxing and stressful situation I’d like to leave behind me. Here is why... I’m deeply grateful to all of you who fully held space for me through this. Thank you for your support. God has been faithful ♥️ #lifelesson #writersblock #gratitude #grace
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Thank you @afrocommunity_now and #AfricanImpact2025 for the incredible honor. I am grateful and humbled that I get to use my voice to help others feel seen, acknowledged, and listened to 🙏🏽🤎🖤 I couldn’t be there in person and sent these acceptance videos which I’m also sharing here. Thank you dear Bokani for picking up the awards in absentia 🙏🏽 #awards #literaryexcellence #influentialauthor #ineverymirrorshesblack #literaryaward #nordic #diaspora
Thank you @afrocommunity_now and #AfricanImpact2025 for the incredible honor. I am grateful and humbled that I get to use my voice to help others feel seen, acknowledged, and listened to 🙏🏽🤎🖤 I couldn’t be there in person and sent these acceptance videos which I’m also sharing here. Thank you dear Bokani for picking up the awards in absentia 🙏🏽 #awards #literaryexcellence #influentialauthor #ineverymirrorshesblack #literaryaward #nordic #diaspora
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I’m 47. I’ve known both Esohe @photographybyesohe and Dr. Rukayat since I was 3 years old. Since we were toddlers. To say it’s an incredible blessing to have childhood friends who are essentially your sisters and continue to celebrate together over 4.5 decades later is such a privilege and joy. A special thank you to my beautiful chosen family ❤️💙💛 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook #friendship #friendslikefamily
I’m 47. I’ve known both Esohe @photographybyesohe and Dr. Rukayat since I was 3 years old. Since we were toddlers. To say it’s an incredible blessing to have childhood friends who are essentially your sisters and continue to celebrate together over 4.5 decades later is such a privilege and joy. A special thank you to my beautiful chosen family ❤️💙💛 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook #friendship #friendslikefamily
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And that’s a wrap of our US @bitterhoneybook hardback tour for 2025! 💙💛 Thank you to the exquisite @_completelybooked for being such a fabulous host and to @ptknitwear for the incredibly cozy space ❤️💛 Thank you to every single one of you who came out in New York! My heart is full. Grab multiple copies of @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 Share this very special book with your friends and family and bookclubs 🙌🏾 Tell your booksellers to stock it 📚 Leave your reviews 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 Thank you for your support! ❤️ #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
And that’s a wrap of our US @bitterhoneybook hardback tour for 2025! 💙💛 Thank you to the exquisite @_completelybooked for being such a fabulous host and to @ptknitwear for the incredibly cozy space ❤️💛 Thank you to every single one of you who came out in New York! My heart is full. Grab multiple copies of @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 Share this very special book with your friends and family and bookclubs 🙌🏾 Tell your booksellers to stock it 📚 Leave your reviews 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 Thank you for your support! ❤️ #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
And that’s a wrap of our US @bitterhoneybook hardback tour for 2025! 💙💛 Thank you to the exquisite @_completelybooked for being such a fabulous host and to @ptknitwear for the incredibly cozy space ❤️💛 Thank you to every single one of you who came out in New York! My heart is full. Grab multiple copies of @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 Share this very special book with your friends and family and bookclubs 🙌🏾 Tell your booksellers to stock it 📚 Leave your reviews 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 Thank you for your support! ❤️ #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
And that’s a wrap of our US @bitterhoneybook hardback tour for 2025! 💙💛 Thank you to the exquisite @_completelybooked for being such a fabulous host and to @ptknitwear for the incredibly cozy space ❤️💛 Thank you to every single one of you who came out in New York! My heart is full. Grab multiple copies of @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 Share this very special book with your friends and family and bookclubs 🙌🏾 Tell your booksellers to stock it 📚 Leave your reviews 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 Thank you for your support! ❤️ #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
And that’s a wrap of our US @bitterhoneybook hardback tour for 2025! 💙💛 Thank you to the exquisite @_completelybooked for being such a fabulous host and to @ptknitwear for the incredibly cozy space ❤️💛 Thank you to every single one of you who came out in New York! My heart is full. Grab multiple copies of @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 Share this very special book with your friends and family and bookclubs 🙌🏾 Tell your booksellers to stock it 📚 Leave your reviews 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 Thank you for your support! ❤️ #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
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And that’s a wrap of our US @bitterhoneybook hardback tour for 2025! 💙💛 Thank you to the exquisite @_completelybooked for being such a fabulous host and to @ptknitwear for the incredibly cozy space ❤️💛 Thank you to every single one of you who came out in New York! My heart is full. Grab multiple copies of @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 Share this very special book with your friends and family and bookclubs 🙌🏾 Tell your booksellers to stock it 📚 Leave your reviews 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 Thank you for your support! ❤️ #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
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Popped into @williammorrowbooks / @harpercollins to finally meet my wonderful team behind @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 We did it! She’s now out in the world and her journey has only just begun. Thank you so much for all your hard work 🙏🏽 Also got to hang with my friend @thecancan! 💖 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
Popped into @williammorrowbooks / @harpercollins to finally meet my wonderful team behind @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 We did it! She’s now out in the world and her journey has only just begun. Thank you so much for all your hard work 🙏🏽 Also got to hang with my friend @thecancan! 💖 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
Popped into @williammorrowbooks / @harpercollins to finally meet my wonderful team behind @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 We did it! She’s now out in the world and her journey has only just begun. Thank you so much for all your hard work 🙏🏽 Also got to hang with my friend @thecancan! 💖 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
Popped into @williammorrowbooks / @harpercollins to finally meet my wonderful team behind @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 We did it! She’s now out in the world and her journey has only just begun. Thank you so much for all your hard work 🙏🏽 Also got to hang with my friend @thecancan! 💖 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
Popped into @williammorrowbooks / @harpercollins to finally meet my wonderful team behind @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 We did it! She’s now out in the world and her journey has only just begun. Thank you so much for all your hard work 🙏🏽 Also got to hang with my friend @thecancan! 💖 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
Popped into @williammorrowbooks / @harpercollins to finally meet my wonderful team behind @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 We did it! She’s now out in the world and her journey has only just begun. Thank you so much for all your hard work 🙏🏽 Also got to hang with my friend @thecancan! 💖 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
Popped into @williammorrowbooks / @harpercollins to finally meet my wonderful team behind @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 We did it! She’s now out in the world and her journey has only just begun. Thank you so much for all your hard work 🙏🏽 Also got to hang with my friend @thecancan! 💖 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
Popped into @williammorrowbooks / @harpercollins to finally meet my wonderful team behind @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 We did it! She’s now out in the world and her journey has only just begun. Thank you so much for all your hard work 🙏🏽 Also got to hang with my friend @thecancan! 💖 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
Popped into @williammorrowbooks / @harpercollins to finally meet my wonderful team behind @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 We did it! She’s now out in the world and her journey has only just begun. Thank you so much for all your hard work 🙏🏽 Also got to hang with my friend @thecancan! 💖 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
Popped into @williammorrowbooks / @harpercollins to finally meet my wonderful team behind @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 We did it! She’s now out in the world and her journey has only just begun. Thank you so much for all your hard work 🙏🏽 Also got to hang with my friend @thecancan! 💖 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
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Popped into @williammorrowbooks / @harpercollins to finally meet my wonderful team behind @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 We did it! She’s now out in the world and her journey has only just begun. Thank you so much for all your hard work 🙏🏽 Also got to hang with my friend @thecancan! 💖 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
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DC feels so much like home. I lived 10mins away in Alexandria, VA for years. I spent my 20s here ❤️ To have this talk facilitated by my incredible friend and author extraordinaire @laurenfsharma at the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Memorial Library felt so reverent and special. My heart is full 🙏🏽💙💛 Thank you @mahoganybooks for an incredible night and thank you @robinshavewings @pollyirungu @triplefqueenb @kwinmosby @dopest_ethiopienne for your warmth and friendship 🙏🏽❤️ Thank you to every single person who came out! What a crowd 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
DC feels so much like home. I lived 10mins away in Alexandria, VA for years. I spent my 20s here ❤️ To have this talk facilitated by my incredible friend and author extraordinaire @laurenfsharma at the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Memorial Library felt so reverent and special. My heart is full 🙏🏽💙💛 Thank you @mahoganybooks for an incredible night and thank you @robinshavewings @pollyirungu @triplefqueenb @kwinmosby @dopest_ethiopienne for your warmth and friendship 🙏🏽❤️ Thank you to every single person who came out! What a crowd 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
DC feels so much like home. I lived 10mins away in Alexandria, VA for years. I spent my 20s here ❤️ To have this talk facilitated by my incredible friend and author extraordinaire @laurenfsharma at the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Memorial Library felt so reverent and special. My heart is full 🙏🏽💙💛 Thank you @mahoganybooks for an incredible night and thank you @robinshavewings @pollyirungu @triplefqueenb @kwinmosby @dopest_ethiopienne for your warmth and friendship 🙏🏽❤️ Thank you to every single person who came out! What a crowd 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
DC feels so much like home. I lived 10mins away in Alexandria, VA for years. I spent my 20s here ❤️ To have this talk facilitated by my incredible friend and author extraordinaire @laurenfsharma at the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Memorial Library felt so reverent and special. My heart is full 🙏🏽💙💛 Thank you @mahoganybooks for an incredible night and thank you @robinshavewings @pollyirungu @triplefqueenb @kwinmosby @dopest_ethiopienne for your warmth and friendship 🙏🏽❤️ Thank you to every single person who came out! What a crowd 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
DC feels so much like home. I lived 10mins away in Alexandria, VA for years. I spent my 20s here ❤️ To have this talk facilitated by my incredible friend and author extraordinaire @laurenfsharma at the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Memorial Library felt so reverent and special. My heart is full 🙏🏽💙💛 Thank you @mahoganybooks for an incredible night and thank you @robinshavewings @pollyirungu @triplefqueenb @kwinmosby @dopest_ethiopienne for your warmth and friendship 🙏🏽❤️ Thank you to every single person who came out! What a crowd 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
DC feels so much like home. I lived 10mins away in Alexandria, VA for years. I spent my 20s here ❤️ To have this talk facilitated by my incredible friend and author extraordinaire @laurenfsharma at the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Memorial Library felt so reverent and special. My heart is full 🙏🏽💙💛 Thank you @mahoganybooks for an incredible night and thank you @robinshavewings @pollyirungu @triplefqueenb @kwinmosby @dopest_ethiopienne for your warmth and friendship 🙏🏽❤️ Thank you to every single person who came out! What a crowd 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
DC feels so much like home. I lived 10mins away in Alexandria, VA for years. I spent my 20s here ❤️ To have this talk facilitated by my incredible friend and author extraordinaire @laurenfsharma at the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Memorial Library felt so reverent and special. My heart is full 🙏🏽💙💛 Thank you @mahoganybooks for an incredible night and thank you @robinshavewings @pollyirungu @triplefqueenb @kwinmosby @dopest_ethiopienne for your warmth and friendship 🙏🏽❤️ Thank you to every single person who came out! What a crowd 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
DC feels so much like home. I lived 10mins away in Alexandria, VA for years. I spent my 20s here ❤️ To have this talk facilitated by my incredible friend and author extraordinaire @laurenfsharma at the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Memorial Library felt so reverent and special. My heart is full 🙏🏽💙💛 Thank you @mahoganybooks for an incredible night and thank you @robinshavewings @pollyirungu @triplefqueenb @kwinmosby @dopest_ethiopienne for your warmth and friendship 🙏🏽❤️ Thank you to every single person who came out! What a crowd 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
DC feels so much like home. I lived 10mins away in Alexandria, VA for years. I spent my 20s here ❤️ To have this talk facilitated by my incredible friend and author extraordinaire @laurenfsharma at the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Memorial Library felt so reverent and special. My heart is full 🙏🏽💙💛 Thank you @mahoganybooks for an incredible night and thank you @robinshavewings @pollyirungu @triplefqueenb @kwinmosby @dopest_ethiopienne for your warmth and friendship 🙏🏽❤️ Thank you to every single person who came out! What a crowd 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
DC feels so much like home. I lived 10mins away in Alexandria, VA for years. I spent my 20s here ❤️ To have this talk facilitated by my incredible friend and author extraordinaire @laurenfsharma at the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Memorial Library felt so reverent and special. My heart is full 🙏🏽💙💛 Thank you @mahoganybooks for an incredible night and thank you @robinshavewings @pollyirungu @triplefqueenb @kwinmosby @dopest_ethiopienne for your warmth and friendship 🙏🏽❤️ Thank you to every single person who came out! What a crowd 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
DC feels so much like home. I lived 10mins away in Alexandria, VA for years. I spent my 20s here ❤️ To have this talk facilitated by my incredible friend and author extraordinaire @laurenfsharma at the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Memorial Library felt so reverent and special. My heart is full 🙏🏽💙💛 Thank you @mahoganybooks for an incredible night and thank you @robinshavewings @pollyirungu @triplefqueenb @kwinmosby @dopest_ethiopienne for your warmth and friendship 🙏🏽❤️ Thank you to every single person who came out! What a crowd 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
DC feels so much like home. I lived 10mins away in Alexandria, VA for years. I spent my 20s here ❤️ To have this talk facilitated by my incredible friend and author extraordinaire @laurenfsharma at the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Memorial Library felt so reverent and special. My heart is full 🙏🏽💙💛 Thank you @mahoganybooks for an incredible night and thank you @robinshavewings @pollyirungu @triplefqueenb @kwinmosby @dopest_ethiopienne for your warmth and friendship 🙏🏽❤️ Thank you to every single person who came out! What a crowd 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
DC feels so much like home. I lived 10mins away in Alexandria, VA for years. I spent my 20s here ❤️ To have this talk facilitated by my incredible friend and author extraordinaire @laurenfsharma at the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Memorial Library felt so reverent and special. My heart is full 🙏🏽💙💛 Thank you @mahoganybooks for an incredible night and thank you @robinshavewings @pollyirungu @triplefqueenb @kwinmosby @dopest_ethiopienne for your warmth and friendship 🙏🏽❤️ Thank you to every single person who came out! What a crowd 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
DC feels so much like home. I lived 10mins away in Alexandria, VA for years. I spent my 20s here ❤️ To have this talk facilitated by my incredible friend and author extraordinaire @laurenfsharma at the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Memorial Library felt so reverent and special. My heart is full 🙏🏽💙💛 Thank you @mahoganybooks for an incredible night and thank you @robinshavewings @pollyirungu @triplefqueenb @kwinmosby @dopest_ethiopienne for your warmth and friendship 🙏🏽❤️ Thank you to every single person who came out! What a crowd 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
DC feels so much like home. I lived 10mins away in Alexandria, VA for years. I spent my 20s here ❤️ To have this talk facilitated by my incredible friend and author extraordinaire @laurenfsharma at the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Memorial Library felt so reverent and special. My heart is full 🙏🏽💙💛 Thank you @mahoganybooks for an incredible night and thank you @robinshavewings @pollyirungu @triplefqueenb @kwinmosby @dopest_ethiopienne for your warmth and friendship 🙏🏽❤️ Thank you to every single person who came out! What a crowd 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
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DC feels so much like home. I lived 10mins away in Alexandria, VA for years. I spent my 20s here ❤️ To have this talk facilitated by my incredible friend and author extraordinaire @laurenfsharma at the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Memorial Library felt so reverent and special. My heart is full 🙏🏽💙💛 Thank you @mahoganybooks for an incredible night and thank you @robinshavewings @pollyirungu @triplefqueenb @kwinmosby @dopest_ethiopienne for your warmth and friendship 🙏🏽❤️ Thank you to every single person who came out! What a crowd 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
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When I tell you @see.jess.travel and @northbypn created the most magical and intentional space for our Baltimore book stop, these photos don’t do it enough justice. You are incredible. Thank you! 🙏🏽❤️ Jessica gave every guest “their flowers” with quotes from my books attached to them. Simply stunning 💖 🌸 Plus amazing pastries and coffee/tea! Thank you @thebookishhottie for being such an incredible interlocutor with fabulous questions ❤️ and @mahoganybooks for supplying copies of @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 Thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday afternoon to join us for tea and a talk. I appreciate you 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
When I tell you @see.jess.travel and @northbypn created the most magical and intentional space for our Baltimore book stop, these photos don’t do it enough justice. You are incredible. Thank you! 🙏🏽❤️ Jessica gave every guest “their flowers” with quotes from my books attached to them. Simply stunning 💖 🌸 Plus amazing pastries and coffee/tea! Thank you @thebookishhottie for being such an incredible interlocutor with fabulous questions ❤️ and @mahoganybooks for supplying copies of @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 Thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday afternoon to join us for tea and a talk. I appreciate you 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
When I tell you @see.jess.travel and @northbypn created the most magical and intentional space for our Baltimore book stop, these photos don’t do it enough justice. You are incredible. Thank you! 🙏🏽❤️ Jessica gave every guest “their flowers” with quotes from my books attached to them. Simply stunning 💖 🌸 Plus amazing pastries and coffee/tea! Thank you @thebookishhottie for being such an incredible interlocutor with fabulous questions ❤️ and @mahoganybooks for supplying copies of @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 Thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday afternoon to join us for tea and a talk. I appreciate you 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
When I tell you @see.jess.travel and @northbypn created the most magical and intentional space for our Baltimore book stop, these photos don’t do it enough justice. You are incredible. Thank you! 🙏🏽❤️ Jessica gave every guest “their flowers” with quotes from my books attached to them. Simply stunning 💖 🌸 Plus amazing pastries and coffee/tea! Thank you @thebookishhottie for being such an incredible interlocutor with fabulous questions ❤️ and @mahoganybooks for supplying copies of @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 Thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday afternoon to join us for tea and a talk. I appreciate you 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
When I tell you @see.jess.travel and @northbypn created the most magical and intentional space for our Baltimore book stop, these photos don’t do it enough justice. You are incredible. Thank you! 🙏🏽❤️ Jessica gave every guest “their flowers” with quotes from my books attached to them. Simply stunning 💖 🌸 Plus amazing pastries and coffee/tea! Thank you @thebookishhottie for being such an incredible interlocutor with fabulous questions ❤️ and @mahoganybooks for supplying copies of @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 Thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday afternoon to join us for tea and a talk. I appreciate you 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
When I tell you @see.jess.travel and @northbypn created the most magical and intentional space for our Baltimore book stop, these photos don’t do it enough justice. You are incredible. Thank you! 🙏🏽❤️ Jessica gave every guest “their flowers” with quotes from my books attached to them. Simply stunning 💖 🌸 Plus amazing pastries and coffee/tea! Thank you @thebookishhottie for being such an incredible interlocutor with fabulous questions ❤️ and @mahoganybooks for supplying copies of @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 Thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday afternoon to join us for tea and a talk. I appreciate you 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
When I tell you @see.jess.travel and @northbypn created the most magical and intentional space for our Baltimore book stop, these photos don’t do it enough justice. You are incredible. Thank you! 🙏🏽❤️ Jessica gave every guest “their flowers” with quotes from my books attached to them. Simply stunning 💖 🌸 Plus amazing pastries and coffee/tea! Thank you @thebookishhottie for being such an incredible interlocutor with fabulous questions ❤️ and @mahoganybooks for supplying copies of @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 Thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday afternoon to join us for tea and a talk. I appreciate you 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
When I tell you @see.jess.travel and @northbypn created the most magical and intentional space for our Baltimore book stop, these photos don’t do it enough justice. You are incredible. Thank you! 🙏🏽❤️ Jessica gave every guest “their flowers” with quotes from my books attached to them. Simply stunning 💖 🌸 Plus amazing pastries and coffee/tea! Thank you @thebookishhottie for being such an incredible interlocutor with fabulous questions ❤️ and @mahoganybooks for supplying copies of @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 Thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday afternoon to join us for tea and a talk. I appreciate you 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
When I tell you @see.jess.travel and @northbypn created the most magical and intentional space for our Baltimore book stop, these photos don’t do it enough justice. You are incredible. Thank you! 🙏🏽❤️ Jessica gave every guest “their flowers” with quotes from my books attached to them. Simply stunning 💖 🌸 Plus amazing pastries and coffee/tea! Thank you @thebookishhottie for being such an incredible interlocutor with fabulous questions ❤️ and @mahoganybooks for supplying copies of @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 Thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday afternoon to join us for tea and a talk. I appreciate you 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
When I tell you @see.jess.travel and @northbypn created the most magical and intentional space for our Baltimore book stop, these photos don’t do it enough justice. You are incredible. Thank you! 🙏🏽❤️ Jessica gave every guest “their flowers” with quotes from my books attached to them. Simply stunning 💖 🌸 Plus amazing pastries and coffee/tea! Thank you @thebookishhottie for being such an incredible interlocutor with fabulous questions ❤️ and @mahoganybooks for supplying copies of @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 Thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday afternoon to join us for tea and a talk. I appreciate you 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
When I tell you @see.jess.travel and @northbypn created the most magical and intentional space for our Baltimore book stop, these photos don’t do it enough justice. You are incredible. Thank you! 🙏🏽❤️ Jessica gave every guest “their flowers” with quotes from my books attached to them. Simply stunning 💖 🌸 Plus amazing pastries and coffee/tea! Thank you @thebookishhottie for being such an incredible interlocutor with fabulous questions ❤️ and @mahoganybooks for supplying copies of @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 Thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday afternoon to join us for tea and a talk. I appreciate you 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
When I tell you @see.jess.travel and @northbypn created the most magical and intentional space for our Baltimore book stop, these photos don’t do it enough justice. You are incredible. Thank you! 🙏🏽❤️ Jessica gave every guest “their flowers” with quotes from my books attached to them. Simply stunning 💖 🌸 Plus amazing pastries and coffee/tea! Thank you @thebookishhottie for being such an incredible interlocutor with fabulous questions ❤️ and @mahoganybooks for supplying copies of @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 Thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday afternoon to join us for tea and a talk. I appreciate you 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
When I tell you @see.jess.travel and @northbypn created the most magical and intentional space for our Baltimore book stop, these photos don’t do it enough justice. You are incredible. Thank you! 🙏🏽❤️ Jessica gave every guest “their flowers” with quotes from my books attached to them. Simply stunning 💖 🌸 Plus amazing pastries and coffee/tea! Thank you @thebookishhottie for being such an incredible interlocutor with fabulous questions ❤️ and @mahoganybooks for supplying copies of @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 Thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday afternoon to join us for tea and a talk. I appreciate you 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
When I tell you @see.jess.travel and @northbypn created the most magical and intentional space for our Baltimore book stop, these photos don’t do it enough justice. You are incredible. Thank you! 🙏🏽❤️ Jessica gave every guest “their flowers” with quotes from my books attached to them. Simply stunning 💖 🌸 Plus amazing pastries and coffee/tea! Thank you @thebookishhottie for being such an incredible interlocutor with fabulous questions ❤️ and @mahoganybooks for supplying copies of @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 Thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday afternoon to join us for tea and a talk. I appreciate you 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
When I tell you @see.jess.travel and @northbypn created the most magical and intentional space for our Baltimore book stop, these photos don’t do it enough justice. You are incredible. Thank you! 🙏🏽❤️ Jessica gave every guest “their flowers” with quotes from my books attached to them. Simply stunning 💖 🌸 Plus amazing pastries and coffee/tea! Thank you @thebookishhottie for being such an incredible interlocutor with fabulous questions ❤️ and @mahoganybooks for supplying copies of @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 Thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday afternoon to join us for tea and a talk. I appreciate you 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
When I tell you @see.jess.travel and @northbypn created the most magical and intentional space for our Baltimore book stop, these photos don’t do it enough justice. You are incredible. Thank you! 🙏🏽❤️ Jessica gave every guest “their flowers” with quotes from my books attached to them. Simply stunning 💖 🌸 Plus amazing pastries and coffee/tea! Thank you @thebookishhottie for being such an incredible interlocutor with fabulous questions ❤️ and @mahoganybooks for supplying copies of @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 Thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday afternoon to join us for tea and a talk. I appreciate you 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
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When I tell you @see.jess.travel and @northbypn created the most magical and intentional space for our Baltimore book stop, these photos don’t do it enough justice. You are incredible. Thank you! 🙏🏽❤️ Jessica gave every guest “their flowers” with quotes from my books attached to them. Simply stunning 💖 🌸 Plus amazing pastries and coffee/tea! Thank you @thebookishhottie for being such an incredible interlocutor with fabulous questions ❤️ and @mahoganybooks for supplying copies of @bitterhoneybook 💙💛 Thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday afternoon to join us for tea and a talk. I appreciate you 🙏🏽 #booktour #booklauch #bitterhoney #lolaakinmade #bitterhoneybook
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