Recs if you like The Salt Eaters...

novels, poetry, literary criticism, and history books by Black authors referenced in Farah Jasmine Griffin’s Read Until You Understand; The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature — forming a type of Black literary canon

Me & White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad, and books from as many of the authors mentioned therein that I could find. (Including books from the Further Learning section.)

You won’t find any goodies in these pages. Books with the word Eater in the title.

"Weird girl literature" by BIPoC authors and/or featuring BIPoC experiences

💜 yarnandbooks

Books from before 2000 that fit the more modern genre/descriptor of "weird girl literature"

💜 yarnandbooks

This is the list from The Atlantic. "In 1868, a little-known writer by the name of John William DeForest proposed a new type of literature, a collective artistic project for a nation just emerging from an existential conflict: a work of fiction that accomplished “the task of painting the American soul.” It would be called the Great American Novel, and no one had written it yet, DeForest admitted. Maybe soon."

trying to ensure i know what i own and what i need to read stilll