Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker, 1965–2000
By: Alice Walker
4.21
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
From National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize–winning author Alice Walker and edited by critic and wr…
Want to Read $ 16.99"Lord, this is some thick shit Black women must get through."-Alice Walker, Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker, 1965–2000
"Lord, this is some thick shit Black women must get through."-Alice Walker, Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker, 1965–2000
"I knew how much my mother loved me by her love and patience with my child."-Alice Walker, Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker, 1965–2000
"I knew how much my mother loved me by her love and patience with my child."-Alice Walker, Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker, 1965–2000
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1. Breath, Eyes, Memory
By: Edwidge Danticat
3.37
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
At an astonishingly young age, Edwidge Danticat has become one of our most celebrated new novelists… read more
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2. The Weary Blues
By: Langston Hughes
4.26
Format: 104 pages, Hardcover
A beautiful new edition of this beloved poet's first collection, originally published in 1926 when … read more
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3. Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery
By: bell hooks
4.06
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
When Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recoverywas originally released in 1994, it won criti… read more
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4. Inciting Joy: Essays
By: Ross Gay
4.16
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An intimate and electrifying collection of essays from the New York Times bestselling author of The… read more
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"And when we catch the grave light shimmering from the tethers between us when it happens, our dying again and again in each other's presence, this falling together, it is called, this holding each ot…"-Ross Gay, Inciting Joy: Essays
"But when we allow and expect each other to change and, even more to the point, when we witness the learning, the changing, the grieving, with curiosity and patience and care and love; when we make ro…"-Ross Gay, Inciting Joy: Essays
5. 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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6. The Oath (Secrets, #1)
By: T.M. Richardson
4.26
Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition
Does a second chance at happiness include your husband’s three best friends? Miles, Deacon, … read more
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"Use your words moma"-T.M. Richardson, The Oath (Secrets, #1)
7. Wild and Precious: A Celebration of Mary Oliver
By: Mary Oliver
4.52
Format: 6 pages, Audible Audio
A celebration of the beloved, award-winning poet Mary Oliver, narrated by actress and activist Soph… read more
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8. 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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"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
9. Who's Afraid of Gender?
By: Judith Butler
4.02
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From a global icon, a bold, essential account of how a fear of gender is fueling reactionary politi… read more
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"Imagine if you were Jewish and someone tells you that you are not. Imagine if you are lesbian and someone laughs in your face and says you are confused since you are really heterosexual. Imagine if y…"-Judith Butler, Who's Afraid of Gender?
10. A Walk in the Park
By: Rebekah Weatherspoon
3.99
Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio
Listening Length: 2 hours and 24 minutes Two hearts on the mend and one adorable mutt get a new … read more
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11. Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End
By: Alua Arthur
4.26
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A deeply transformative memoir that reframes how we think about death and how it can help us lead b… read more
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12. Dr. No
By: Percival Everett
3.71
Format: 262 pages, Paperback
A sly, madcap novel about supervillains and nothing, really, from an American novelist whose star k… read more
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"You sound like a physicist," she said. "There's no need to be insulting."-Percival Everett, Dr. No
"When you step on the gas, do it gently, softly, slowly. Okay? All right, let's try it again. Gently. Treat it like you would a woman." "I would never step on a woman."-Percival Everett, Dr. No
"And like my BIPDIP husband, it's never been out of the state, not even to Boston." "BIPDIP?" "Born in Providence, died in Providence. We actually honeymooned in Newport. I hate him so much."-Percival Everett, Dr. No
"Now here he was, tailored iron-gray suit, thin maroon tie, a maroon handkerchief peeking out from his breast pocket. His oxblood wing tips gleamed. He looked like a supervillain or, worse, an upper-c…"-Percival Everett, Dr. No
13. Café Dorian
By: Gilles van der Loo
4.18
Format: 199 pages, Kindle Edition
Café Dorian bevindt zich in een buitenlandse stad. Het vertoont gebreken en loopt slecht, tot de Ho… read more
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"Het is ochtend in de stad die ik je geef. Dit is wat ik voor je schrijf, hopend dat het optelt tot een huis: een stad met een café om naar toe te lopen op een vroege ochtend in oktober. Ik weet niet …"-Gilles van der Loo, Café Dorian
14. Ordinary Notes
By: Christina Sharpe
4.55
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
A singular achievement, Ordinary Notes explores profound questions about loss and the shapes of Bla… read more
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15. Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be
By: Nichole Perkins
3.86
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Pop culture is the Pandora’s Box of our lives. Racism, wealth, poverty, beauty, inclusion, exclusio… read more
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16. Een ander leven
By: Bart Moeyaert
4.34
Format: 341 pages, Kindle Edition
In januari 1996 verrast Bart Moeyaert zijn zeventigjarige moeder met een verjaardagscadeau. Ze gaan… read more
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By: Yōko Ogawa
3.85
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
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"Quant à l'endroit où se trouvait mon père, le jour de ses funérailles, ma mère me l'avait indiqué. C'est un peu loin, mais un jour ou l'autre nous irons le rejoindre, il n'y a pas à craindre de s'éga…"-Yōko Ogawa, Mina's Matchbox
18. Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker, 1965–2000
By: Alice Walker
4.21
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
From National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize–winning author Alice Walker and edited by critic and wr… read more
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"Lord, this is some thick shit Black women must get through."-Alice Walker, Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker, 1965–2000
"I knew how much my mother loved me by her love and patience with my child."-Alice Walker, Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker, 1965–2000
19. Sky Full of Elephants
By: Cebo Campbell
4.01
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In this exquisite speculative novel set in a world where white people no longer exist, college prof… read more
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20. Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit
By: Mary-Frances Winters
4.43
Format: 236 pages, Paperback
This is the first book to define and explore Black fatigue, the intergenerational impact of systemi… read more
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21. Sing a Black Girl's Song: The Unpublished Work of Ntozake Shange
By: Ntozake Shange
4.35
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
GMA ’s 15 Spectacular New Books to Read in September Ms. Magazine ’s September 2023 Reads for the… read more
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