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Posts / reviews on books about soul + spirit.

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Pia Cortez is a poet and a writer from Pampanga, Philippines, currently residing in the San Francisco Bay Area. Read more →

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Today’s #booklook is in honor of #ForeverFlotus @michelleobama’s book BECOMING, her autobiographical memoir that takes us back to her roots in the south side of Chicago. I’m still making my way through the book, loving all of the details of her family—from her dad Fraser’s attitude of keeping on & moving on, the silent resilience of her mama Marian & her older brother Craig’s ease. I’ve always thought of MO in relation to the White House, Barack & her daughters (& @beyonce of course) so reading about her childhood lets me in on a different side of Michelle 🖤 #IAmBecoming P.S. Bummed that I won’t be able to go to her speaking event on Friday, so holla if you got extra tix 😭

Gotta have that sweetness in life 😋

Blue is the warmest color, queer Filipina in SF style ✪ shot by @lainyhu #teamabercrombie #abercrombieagent @abercrombie

So proud of my sis @melissajoycortez & @i.h.m.d10 for their new line of soy candles @lightandflicker 🕯 Spent this morning at @ecology.center’s #WinterCraftsFair finding new homes for these babies, see more of the action in my stories 🎄 #teamabercrombie #abercrombiestyle @abercrombie

Mercury in retrograde’s finally over & it’s a new moon 🌝 hella lovin this moon’s energy of planting new seeds, taking big risks & plotting new adventures. Got somethin brewing? Tell me ✨ P.S. Shout out to my fiery Sag fam!

Rockin the Sophie Harper layered charm necklace & this Rudiment Valencia ring from @rocksbox, the ~try before you buy~ jewelry subscription I’m hella lovin. Get a month free on me, tell em I sent ya with code piacortezxoxo 🖤 #RBItGirl #Rocksbox #sponsored

What happens when a kids’ birthday party goes horribly awry? Crime novel aficionados, I got another one for you. THE POSSIBLE WORLD by @lieseschwarzwriter is a story about three characters whose stories intertwine, all embodying loss, grief & the kinds of surprising connections you never would’ve thought of. This book—also @katherineheigl’s pick—is one you’ll stay in bed for, its rhythm as gripping as the sudden darkness of 5pm. Did somebody say chilly? ❅ #FRC2018 #ReadingTakesYouPlaces #JOMO @booksparks @thoseheavenlydays

#LosAngeles, this #booklook is for you! DEAR LOS ANGELES edited by cultural historian @davidkipen is out today (12/4), a compendium of diary entries, letters & other notes from folks like Charles Bukowski, Octavia Butler, my girl Susan Sontag, W.E.B Du Bois, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, Cesar Chavez & many more. The book reads like a date book with entries spanning decades—even centuries—from 1542 to 2018. As someone who journals religiously, this book gave me all the warm feelins. Felt like I was time-traveling. Makes you love a city that you barely know, as you read about it through the eyes & emotions of so many people. Got me thinking: do you keep a journal, a diary? What kinds of things do you save for posterity? Are @twitter, @facebook, @instagram the new diaries? How do you document your story? Special thanks to @penguinrandomhouse for my copy & the sun for this gorgeous lighting ✧

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