#black booklr

[stsathyre]

I want enough Black mutuals that we appear like this whenever something major happens in the zeitgeist.

Diaspora-wide gasps and celebration.

I also need people to read books with me asynchronously.

[readsandsuch]

novella november update

Hello I am finally reading books again!! And I actually want to talk about them again so let’s chat about some novellas.

completed

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw — This is a collection of stories following black women navigating their own needs within restrictive church standards. It’s messy and raw. Each narrative voice was unique and captivating. Peach Cobbler, Dear Sister, and Jael were the standouts. Snowfall was absolutely heartbreaking. It’s not my experience, but I know so many queer black women who lose their community when they come out bc they were so involved in the church, so my heart broke for this couple.

The Empire of the Feasts by Bendi Barrett — This was one of the Neon Hemlock novellas my library had available immediately. I figured it would be weird, queer and right up my alley, and I wasn’t wrong! I loved this. It’s pretty short so I don’t want to get too much away but I thought of it as like an erotic Hollow Knight? Kinda? Read it before you judge me though!

on my tbr (so far)

The Conquering of Tate the Pious by Sierra Simone

The Four Profound Weaves by R. B. Lemberg

I’m a big fan of novellas, so I’m always looking for recs. Please feel free to share your own favorites!

[sweetpe0ny0k0re]

one thing on my first read of TBOSAS I’m loving is how Suzanne C is still having me hooked basically 10 years after I first read the hunger games🫨 I will say I’m genuinely curious how this ends and excited/nervous to watch the movie lol

[beesbookhollow]

🧛🏾‍♀️So, I decided to read a different book instead of jumping straight into Bloodmarked, I figured I would take a break from the world of The Legendborn Duology and knockout a bookclub read in the main time . I’ve heard wonderful things about House of Hunger and who doesn’t love Sapphic Vampires?

🧛🏾‍♀️The writing is captivating so far and the atmosphere is set, I’m almost to the point where Marion Shaw reaches The House of Hunger and it’s moving pretty quickly, I never finished Alexis Henderson’s debut novel but I’m liking this one much more already.

🧛🏾‍♀️Cleo says hello btw

[thingsreadinthedark]

LISTEN,

This book is something else. It’s amazing because it’s just hitting everything on the head. I need Black folks everywhere who have ever engaged in argument with some dumb fucking white people to read this.

I literally raised my hand to the lord when author Andre Henry spoke about blocking white fools and not engaging with them, period. “Friend” or not.

I love how he’s giving Black folks the words to explain the type of gaslighting that white people and non-Black people have attempted to engage in surrounding discussions of racism. They gaslight and then they cry as a distraction/diversion tactic.

Reading this book reminds me of why I read, the knowledge and camaraderie I seek from nonfiction on so many fronts. This book reminds me why it’s so important to share these narratives and align them with the larger audience.

All of these pages on here are telling hardcore truths.

[blackgirlslit]

A Black Girls Lit Book Review:

The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History by David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson

Fred Hampton was barely an adult.

Fred Hampton was trying to create a better life for those in his community and was a successful organizer, effective leader, and charismatic spokesman.

Fred Hampton was only 21 years old when he was considered a threat in the eyes of President Hoover, the FBI, and COINTELPRO. And on the morning of December 4, 1969, after the Chicago Police Department staged a raid in his apartment while he was sleeping, he was shot and killed.

In preparation for my viewing of Judas and the Black Messiah, I decided to read this newly published graphic novel for more of a background into the origins of The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, or as they became to be known as, The Black Panther Party. What grew as an idea between the trigger happy Huey P. Newton and the community organizing Bobby Seale, The Black Panther party was a polarizing and radical political organization. In direct contrast to the non-violent Civil Rights movement, they set about to correct the ignorance and disregard of their governments by bringing growth and prosperity to their neighborhoods and communities and end the police brutality that continued to prevail. These radical revolutionaries whole-heartedly believed that in order to reach these goals they had to go about fixing these issues themselves.

Like, the author states in his note at the end of this graphic novel, learning more about this infamous group will change your opinions about the Party and have you on the fence about whether or not you want to be for them or against them; you’ll see the genius in their programs and uplifting ideals but also want to distance yourself from their arrogance and see the error of their ways. I highly recommend this and I imagine that I will be rereading this every year around this time to reflect on the unchanging of both the system and our current society but also the continued progress and long journey that we still have to go in order to achieve racial equality.

Rating: ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾/5 (Because “I AM A REVOLUTIONARY!”)

IG: @black_girls_lit

[bahareads]

The beaches have finally opened up for the country so that means beach pics!

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[dustcoveredpages]

I’m very happy to see a lot of Black booklrs on here. I especially love the fact that they are centering Black authors and people in aesthetics like dark academia.