Now AvailableOctober Book of the Month
Love Is My Why
Aniela Russo
A story of identity, belonging, and the love that carries us home.
Love Is My Why is a deeply personal and beautifully written exploration of what it means to love across cultures, generations, and borders. Aniela Russo weaves together memory, longing, and resilience in a narrative that feels both intimate and universal — the kind of book you finish and immediately want to press into someone else's hands.
Discussion questions
These are the questions we'll be sitting with at our October gathering.
How does Russo use the concept of love as both a personal anchor and a political act throughout the book?
Which relationship in the book resonated with you most, and what did it reveal about the author's sense of self?
How does the book handle the tension between cultural identity and individual desire?
What role does memory play in the way love is described and remembered in the narrative?
Did the ending feel earned to you? What did it leave you thinking about?
What we're serving
Every book gets its own table. Here's what we're pairing with Love Is My Why at Sangrona.
Café de Olla
Spiced, warm, and rooted — like the love at the heart of this book.
Red Velvet Cupcake
Rich and layered, with a softness underneath the surface.
Jamaica
Hibiscus and tart — a nod to the Latin American threads woven through the story.
About the author
Aniela Russo is a writer whose work explores love, identity, and the spaces between cultures. Love Is My Why is her debut book — a testament to the stories we carry and the ones we choose to tell.
Read it with us
Love Is My Why is our October Book of the Month. Join the Sangrona bookclub to read along and join the discussion.