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I just remembered that this is my account and I can tweet whatever I want so in that spirit here's an annoyingly long thread of some of my favorite books by Black writers :)
Oreo by Fran Ross
Weird and fun and good and irreverent which is my favorite kind of book!
https://www.powells.com/book/oreo-9780811223225
Weird and fun and good and irreverent which is my favorite kind of book!
https://www.powells.com/book/oreo-9780811223225
Maud Martha by Gwendolyn Brooks
Poetic and coming-of-age and vignette-y in a good way!
https://www.powells.com/book/maud-martha-9780883780619
Poetic and coming-of-age and vignette-y in a good way!
https://www.powells.com/book/maud-martha-9780883780619
Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward
Extremely sad but extremely good. Also, not a novel!
https://www.powells.com/book/men-we-reaped-a-memoir-9781608195213
Extremely sad but extremely good. Also, not a novel!
https://www.powells.com/book/men-we-reaped-a-memoir-9781608195213
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Kinda a beach read but includes so much toddler cuteness. Also, if you've ever worked as (or employed) a nanny you have to read this because that dynamic is so fucked up and it's hard to find books about it.
https://www.powells.com/book/such-a-fun-age-9780593152379
Kinda a beach read but includes so much toddler cuteness. Also, if you've ever worked as (or employed) a nanny you have to read this because that dynamic is so fucked up and it's hard to find books about it.
https://www.powells.com/book/such-a-fun-age-9780593152379
The Mother by Brit Bennett
Duh! I haven't had time to read the vanishing half yet so please don't yell at me :) The Mothers is excellent and interesting and also sad.
https://www.powells.com/book/the-mothers-9780399184529
Duh! I haven't had time to read the vanishing half yet so please don't yell at me :) The Mothers is excellent and interesting and also sad.
https://www.powells.com/book/the-mothers-9780399184529
Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi
Definitely not for everyone but if you, like me, can handle a bit of saccharine fairy tale, this gets dark and weird.
https://www.powells.com/book/gingerbread-9781594634666
Definitely not for everyone but if you, like me, can handle a bit of saccharine fairy tale, this gets dark and weird.
https://www.powells.com/book/gingerbread-9781594634666
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Fucked up and too sad but really good.
https://www.powells.com/book/the-nickel-boys-9780345804341
Fucked up and too sad but really good.
https://www.powells.com/book/the-nickel-boys-9780345804341
Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
AHHHHH!!!! I am *not* the number one fan of short stories but if you're not reading this you are making a mistake!!!
https://www.powells.com/book/friday-black-9781328911247
AHHHHH!!!! I am *not* the number one fan of short stories but if you're not reading this you are making a mistake!!!
https://www.powells.com/book/friday-black-9781328911247
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
As a Dumb White Girl (tm) I learn a lot every time I read this.
https://www.powells.com/book/sister-outsider-9781580911863
As a Dumb White Girl (tm) I learn a lot every time I read this.
https://www.powells.com/book/sister-outsider-9781580911863
White Teeth by Zadie Smith
I know there's lots of Zadie Smith but I read this one when I was super young and it will always have a special place in my heart :)
https://www.powells.com/book/white-teeth-9780375703867
I know there's lots of Zadie Smith but I read this one when I was super young and it will always have a special place in my heart :)
https://www.powells.com/book/white-teeth-9780375703867
