3 Books Published by Cachet Press on AALBC — Book Cover Collage

Life can be an up-and-down battle and it is in our most challenging times that we struggle to find the motivation to stay on the roller coaster ride and prove, not only to yourself but to onlookers as well, that we are indeed capable and resilient.

In this motivational and inspiring memoir, Lana shares stories of her life that are fitted with unending lessons about facing the battles of the world. In a break from your traditional self-help books, Basements & Blossoms: A Few Recollections of the Ugliness That Made My Life Beautiful, provides empowering messages of self-discovery and personal growth while glancing at Lana’s own personal journey. You won’t forget the poignant true story of determination and a human spirit resolved to overcome!

Life presents its own challenges that we as humans sometimes find ourselves feeling ill-prepared to cope with.

Author and public speaker, Lana Reid has co-existed with her pet cats since she was a child and has observed her feline friends innate ability to survive the confrontations they are presented with. In her book, Lana translates some of her cats’ wisdom and offers to human beings advice on how to overcome struggles and achieve personal growth. Survival Tips My Cat Taught Me gives pointers and daily inspiration to help everyone lead an enriched and more fulfilling life.

The dynamics of loving a Black man are often discussed by Black women. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health, Black women are less likely to marry or remarry, and more likely to have their marriages end in separation or divorce. Some attribute the woes of Black love to low income financial stressors, difference in educational attainment for Black women vs. Black men and even the lack of effort by all parties involved. Lana Reid, a newcomer to the poetry scene announces her passion for Black men in her new book My Love Notes to a Black Man. A coffee table collection of forty poems with sensual but tasteful mixed media illustrations. Lana shares her up and downs and continuing devotion to her Black men through a fusion of poetry combined with light erotica. Lana takes the reader on the journey that begins with the familiar hurdles of loving a Black man. She then moves on to uplifting reflections that give Black men comfort in her understanding of their personal battles while at the same time exposing them to a Black woman’s own personal struggles. She finishes off the book by discussing the soulful and sensual elements that a Black woman enjoys while loving a Black man.