Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
By: Glory Edim
4.37
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
An inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, curated by the founder of the popular boo…
Want to Read $ 7.99"This often has a lot to do with racism and sexism, and the stories we are "allowed" to tell as people of colour."-Glory Edim, Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
"This often has a lot to do with racism and sexism, and the stories we are "allowed" to tell as people of colour."-Glory Edim, Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
"They both squealed in the face of hope and the audacity for a black body to exist despite the system designed to dismember it."-Glory Edim, Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
"They both squealed in the face of hope and the audacity for a black body to exist despite the system designed to dismember it."-Glory Edim, Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
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1. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
By: Brittney Cooper
4.43
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Black women are often considered angry and divisive in their interactions with others in both publi… read more
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- race
- memoir
- feminism
- nonfiction
- essays
- anti racist
2. Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer
By: Maya Angelou
4.00
Format: 199 pages, Hardcover
Grace, dignity, and eloquence have long been hallmarks of Maya Angelou's poetry. Her measured verse… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
3. Tar Baby
By: Toni Morrison
4.22
Format: 649 pages, Paperback
Ravishingly beautiful and emotionally incendiary, Tar Babyis Toni Morrison's reinvention of the lov… read more
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4. This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America
By: Morgan Jerkins
3.87
Format: 309 pages, Paperback
From one of the fiercest critics writing today, Morgan Jerkins' highly-anticipated collection of li… read more
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5. What We Lose
By: Zinzi Clemmons
3.67
Format: 350 pages, Hardcover
From an author of rare, haunting power, a stunning novel about a young African-American woman comin… read more
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6. Black Girls Must Be Magic
By: Jayne Allen
3.92
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
In this highly anticipated second installment in the Black Girls Must Die Exhausted series, Tabitha… read more
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- race
- audiobook
7. Black Girl, Call Home
By: Jasmine Mans
4.44
Format: 245 pages, Paperback
From spoken word poet Jasmine Mans comes an unforgettable poetry collection about race, feminism, a… read more
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- race
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"I know grace and mercy was raised by the same single mother."-Jasmine Mans, Black Girl, Call Home
"Are women labeled crazy when you feel like their rage outweighs the evidence of their pain?"-Jasmine Mans, Black Girl, Call Home
8. Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
By: Michael Harriot
4.59
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly… read more
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- race
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- audiobook
9. Plantains and Our Becoming: Poems
By: Melania Luisa Marte
4.36
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A rousing, beautifully observed, and tender-hearted debut poetry collection about identity, culture… read more
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"Unclench your fist and roll out the beauty in your fragile palm. In your genes are a paper trail. You will find a map back to yourself. // We may all have the same God but we don't have the same moth…"-Melania Luisa Marte, Plantains and Our Becoming: Poems
"mashing plátanos: coddle them with praying hands remember they were born //hanging// not like fruit but like bodies dragged into boats & shipped like cargo propped crates, bonded limbs groups of 5 or…"-Melania Luisa Marte, Plantains and Our Becoming: Poems
10. This Could Be Us (Skyland, #2)
By: Kennedy Ryan
4.42
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Soledad Barnes has her life all planned out. Because, of course, she does. She plans everything. Sh… read more
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- audiobook
11. Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist
By: Sesali Bowen
4.45
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From funny and fearless entertainment journalist Sesali Bowen, Bad Fat Black Girl combines rule-bre… read more
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- memoir
- feminism
- nonfiction
- essays
- audiobook
12. A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
By: Tia Williams
4.04
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An epic love story one hundred years in the making… Leap years are a strange, enchanted time. An… read more
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- audiobook
"And know this: the villain depends on who's telling the story."-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
"Breeze was a share cropper. His whole family was. He was born in Fallon, South Carolina a dusty wretched town to a long line of men named Ezra Walker. His first son would be named Ezra, too. No clue …"-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
"To me, love is like listening to an album. Some people skip to their favorite songs and ignore the rest. Other people listen to the entire album over and over until it's familiar and cherished and th…"-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
13. Only for the Week
By: Natasha Bishop
4.40
Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition
You are cordially invited to the wedding of Amerie Cross and Arnold Hightower.And now a toast from … read more
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14. Black Girls Must Die Exhausted
By: Jayne Allen
3.91
Format: 350 pages, Paperback
The first novel in a captivating three-book series about modern womanhood, in which a young Black w… read more
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- race
- audiobook
"Not yet, but people get what they don't deserve all of the time. Don't get so hung up on things that don't matter..."-Jayne Allen, Black Girls Must Die Exhausted
"The attempted comforts around death are sometimes the worst part of the experience—the heaviness of the conversations, the expectations of sadness, and the careful word choices."-Jayne Allen, Black Girls Must Die Exhausted
"Eles nunca haviam me oferecido nada antes, nenhuma ajuda com a faculdade, nada. Pelos comentários feitos depois que as filhas deles nasceram, tinha ficado muito claro para mim como os recursos seriam…"-Jayne Allen, Black Girls Must Die Exhausted
15. Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance
By: Zora Neale Hurston
3.97
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A collection of remarkable stories, including eight “lost” Harlem Renaissance tales now available t… read more
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- race
- short stories
- audiobook
"I am striving desperately for a toe-hold on the world."-Zora Neale Hurston, Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance
"People value monuments above men, and signs above works."-Zora Neale Hurston, Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance
"A woman robbed of her love is more terrible than an army with banners."-Zora Neale Hurston, Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance
"The heart of man is an ever empty abyss into which the whole world shall fall and be swallowed up."-Zora Neale Hurston, Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance
16. The Business of Lovers
By: Eric Jerome Dickey
3.73
Format: 387 pages, Hardcover
All is fair in love and lust in New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey's tale of two … read more
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17. Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
By: Glory Edim
4.37
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
An inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, curated by the founder of the popular boo… read more
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- race
- memoir
- feminism
- anthologies
- short stories
- nonfiction
- essays
- anti racist
- books about books
- audiobook
"This often has a lot to do with racism and sexism, and the stories we are "allowed" to tell as people of colour."-Glory Edim, Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
"They both squealed in the face of hope and the audacity for a black body to exist despite the system designed to dismember it."-Glory Edim, Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
"Cassie's story made me acutely aware of the fact that in that moment, she inhabited a black body, and so marked, would never be gifted with escape."-Glory Edim, Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
"That while I wanted to write with the narrative bravado of Toni Morrison, it might be okay if I started with something less ambitious than a book like beloved."-Glory Edim, Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
18. Songs of Irie
By: Asha Ashanti Bromfield
4.24
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for fans of The Black Kids, Songs of Irie is a sweeping coming-of-age novel from Asha Bromf… read more
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19. The Black Girl Survives in This One
By: Desiree S. Evans
4.06
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Be warned, dear reader: The Black girls survive in this one. Celebrating a new generation of bes… read more
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- short stories
- anthologies
- audiobook
20. Small Doses: Potent Truths for Everyday Use
By: Amanda Seales
4.15
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Small Doses is Amanda Seales’s wildly popular collection of sharp essays, poignant life advice, and… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
- essays
- audiobook
21. Ride or Die: A Feminist Manifesto for the Well-Being of Black Women
By: Shanita Hubbard
4.11
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Cultural criticism and pop culture history intertwine in this important book, which dissects how hi… read more
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- nonfiction
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