#readblackbooks

[maddblackgemini]

✨Book Review✨ The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna So I’m on the fence with this one. I slowly came to the realization and feeling that I felt like I was reading a movie. The story moved slow in the beginning and only picked up slightly towards the end. The whole time though, I felt like I was watching a movie in slow motion. 
TW: blood/gore, rape, mutilation, torture, grim/dark violence The messaging was really loud for young girls and I am here for all of that. We do need to fight the patriarchy and also demand our worth. You should not shy away because of your differences. We should embrace the differences and use them to your advantage. However, I got too much Handmaid’s Tale meets War Girls meets Black Sun from this story. The love interest trope was cute, but unnecessary. In their attempt to fight back the patriarchy and show their worth without needing men in their lives to guard them in all aspects, the MC goes and gets emotionally caught up with the male uruni that she is partnered with. For me, that was a bit annoying, but it wasn’t bad bad. It just leaves the question of, if the women are making a stand saying that, “we don’t need men to rule our lives,” why would she go and fall in love with the type that used to kill their kind? For the majority of YA readers, this book is probably going to be good for them, but for high fantasy YA connoisseurs, this book is not top shelf reading material. This book does wrap up in a way that doesn’t make you feel forced to read the second book, but also leaves an opening for more story to come, seeing that there are unanswered questions and a whole kingdom to unite. So, there you have it! Full review: 🔗 in bio. Silent Book Chat will be discussing this book on 8/15! Looking forward to this discussion! #readreadread #write #maddblackreads #wellreadblackgirls #diversespines #goodreads #blackreaders #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #booknerdigans #bookaholic #bookaddict #bookstagrammer #diversebooks #bookworm #blackgirlsread #lovetoread #blackwomenread #readblackbooks #blackandbookish #bookreview #blackstoriesmatter #blackbookblogger #bookclubofinstagram #moodreader #thegildedones #bibliophile https://www.instagram.com/p/CSdcchTLaw5/?utm_medium=tumblr

[kitchentablelit]

Happy Birthday Nikki Giovanni! . . "Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts." . . . Yolande Cornelia Giavonni, Jr. was born in Knoxville, TN, in 1943. She grew up in Cincinnati and graduated from Fisk University and is a distinguished professor at Virginia Tech. She established the first Black Arts Festival in Cincinnati in 1967, and by the 70's, Giovanni was an award-winning poet ushering forward the Black Arts Movement. From children's books to essays, from activism to poetry, Nikki Giovanni has done, and continues to do, so much for the intersection of Civil Rights and Black literature. . . . #blackwomenwriters #womenwriters #blackwriters #community #blackpoets #poetry #art #professor #civilrights #activist #artivist #NikkiGiovanni #blackliterature #readblackbooks #africanamericanliterature #writersofinstagram #poetsofinstagram #shelfie #booksonbooksonbooks #buybooks #readbooks #YoMaYouRead #bookstagram #books #readmore #readharder

[bookingforfun]

Good morning bookstagram ☀️ As some of you May know I’m a forever Toni Morrison fan so no matter how torn and damaged my copies of her books may be, I can’t bring myself to throw the book away 😁. What author/s do you Fan girl over ? Let me know in the comments below ✨ : #classicbooks#bookstagramcommunity#readblackbooks#booksbooksbooksandmorebooks#noshelfcontrol (at Kennesaw, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPDk6PBLqFL/?utm_medium=tumblr

[thebookdragon217]

What a terrific Tuesday! Today I received my #ownvoices giveaway win from @lostinastack and it goes perfectly with this beautiful bookmark featuring black authors I won from @naturemamareads. I'm so excited to win this book because I haven't read much Filipino literature. I love reading stories from other cultures because there is beauty in seeing the world from another's point of view. I gain glimpses into a new culture because of course no group of people is a monolith. I get to travel the world and meet new people without ever leaving my home. I also get to experience things that are outside of myself and different than what society says is the "norm". If you're not reading outside of your own culture, you're missing out on a whole realm of possibilities. QOTD: Give me some #ownvoices recs that I must add to my library. *****SYNOPSIS***** Excel spends his days trying to seem like an unremarkable American teenager. But Excel knows that his family is far from normal. His mother, Maxima, was once a Filipina B-movie action star who now makes her living scamming men online. The old man they live with is not his grandfather, but Maxima’s lifelong martial arts trainer. And years ago, on Excel’s tenth birthday, Maxima revealed a secret that he must keep forever. “We are ‘TNT’—tago ng tago,” she told him, “hiding and hiding.” Excel is undocumented—and one accidental slip could uproot his entire life. Casting aside the paranoia and secrecy of his childhood, Excel takes a leap, joining Sab on a journey south to a ramshackle desert town called Hello City. Populated by drifters, old hippies, and washed-up techies—and existing outside the normal constructs of American society—Hello City offers Excel a chance to forge his own path for the first time. But after so many years of trying to be invisible, who does he want to become? And is it possible to put down roots in a country that has always considered you an outsider? #ownvoices #filipinobooks #asianlit #bkacklivesmatter #readblackbooks #supportBIPOC #diversifyyourreads #decolonizeyourshelves #bookworm #bookmark #bookmailisthebestmail #giveawaywinner #readdifferently #diversespines #bookdragon #books (at Bushwick) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEVTltvgNbs/?igshid=1tfawdwb9bylo

[thebookdragon217]

It's Day 30 of @prettylittlebookshelf #BlackResilienceBookstaTour and today's prompt is Favorite Black Author. Anyone who has ever had a conversation with me knows that I absolutely fan girl for Edwidge Danticat. She paints magical pictures with words and she tackles Haitian history and gives voice to Haitian people and uplifts their culture like no other. I had the pleasure of meeting her at Brooklyn Book Festival and watched her on panels and I can only describe her presence as heaven on earth. If you have not ever read her work, what are you waiting for? I've included a brief summary of her achievements from her website below: Edwidge Danticat is the author of several books, including Breath, Eyes, Memory, an Oprah Book Club selection, Krik? Krak!, a National Book Award finalist, The Farming of Bones, The Dew Breaker, Create Dangerously, Claire of the Sea Light, and Everything Inside. She is also the editor of The Butterfly's Way: Voices from the Haitian Dyaspora in the United States,  Best American Essays 2011,  Haiti Noir and Haiti Noir 2. She  has written seven books for  children and young adults, Anacaona, Behind the Mountains, Eight Days, The Last Mapou, Mama's Nightingale, Untwine, My Mommy Medicine, as well as a travel narrative, After the Dance. Her memoir, Brother, I'm Dying, was a 2007 finalist for the National Book Award and a  2008 winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography.  She is a 2009 MacArthur fellow, a 2018 Ford Foundation “The Art of Change” fellow, and the winner of the 2018 Neustadt International Prize and the 2019 St. Louis Literary Award.  #readcarribbean #readHaitianstories #blacklivesmatter #readblackbooks #decolonizeyourshelves #readdiverse #Haitianauthors #supportblackbooks #blackresiliancebookstatour #books #bookstack #booksbooksbooks #bookdragon #bookworm #booknerd #booksandflowers #booksinnature #Istanedwidgedanticat #bookphotos #bookstagram #booksarelifegiving (at Bushwick) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDSX-RCg7xL/?igshid=1y15961klkx3d

[thebookdragon217]

As we reach the end of Caribbean Heritage and Pride Month, I wanted to remind you that you do need a reason, nor a holiday to celebrate the beauty and culture of diverse peoples all over the world. Be the change you want to see in the world. Start with a simple change like diversifying and recognizing your shelves. Support BIPOC and LGBTQIA authors and elevate their voices all year long. Here's a stack wonderful Caribbean and Pride reads to help you continue the celebration. #CaribbeanHeritageMonth #Pride 🌈 #readcaribbean #readblackbooks #readqueerbooks #readdiversebooks #weeneeddiversebooks #readtolearn #bookworm #bookdragon #nerdlife #booksandplants #bookishphotos #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #bookstack #succulents #plants (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCE5LjEAdAk/?igshid=u6o9lx9acnmf

[thebookdragon217]

I love listening to author interviews. It is always so interesting to hear their perspective on a story and what their motivations were. I've been loving this Caribbean read and hearing the author chat today gave this novel even more life. I can't wait to read more of this author's work in the future. There is something so special about being able to put yourself in someone else's shoes for a little while and experience things from a different cultural lens. This is the beauty of literature and why diverse stories are so important. QOTD: What is your favorite author interview that made you see a story in a different way? #CaribbeanHeritageMonth #books #readcaribbean #readblackbooks #weneeddiversebooks #bookphoto #socksunday #booksandsocks #tote #booksinthepark #readbooksoutside #bookishtote #bookdragon #reading #blacklivesmatter #buyblackstories #Jamaica #Brooklyn #Teabythesea #escapeinabook #readandempathize #readingopensminds #readtolearn #readingislife #bookworm #nerdlife (at Domino Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB_30AXgW1n/?igshid=1huocty7b60ec

[thebookdragon217]

Happy Juneteenth my loves! I'm so excited to start the #letsgetstamped buddy read hosted by the squad: @melanatedreader @_pagesgaloree & @booksteanhenny. It's not too late to join in the celebration and education. I am also feeling blessed and extra happy because I have the best book friends. Thank you so much @richardr.greenislit for this beautiful copy of I am Alphonso Jones. You are so generous. Thank you so much to @thereadingroom444 for sending me Allegedly which I have been trying to get for weeks. This truly brought tears to my eyes. Here is a little information about Juneteenth history: Juneteenth was originally celebrated in Texas, on June 19, 1866. It marked the first anniversary of the day that African Americans there first learned of the Emancipation Proclamation more than two years after it was initially issued. The holiday was originally celebrated with prayer meetings and by singing spirituals and wearing new clothes to represent newfound freedom. Within a few years, African Americans were celebrating Juneteenth in other states, making it an annual tradition. #blacklivesmatter #readblackbooks #letsgetstamped #buddyreadsrock #allegedly #iamalfonsojones #stampedfromthebeginning #books #weneeddiversebooks #blackbooks #blackvoicesmatter #readblackbooks #supportblackauthors #diversereader #bookdragon #bookworm #booknerd #booksandplants #booksinnature #representationmatters #readtolearn #readandgrowempathy #readtothink #tonymedina #tiffanydjackson #ibramxkendi #jasonreynolds (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBomHeyga95/?igshid=3q7has8pgi10