Recs if you like Woman at Point Zero...

Writing and voices from outside of the white Western canon. Fiction and Non-fiction with an emphasis in diaspora, decolonization, global history, and resistance narratives from around the world. Features African, Asian, Central American, South American, Caribbean, and Middle Eastern voices.

Began with many recommendations from Jamin Anderson (@jaminanderson__ on Instagram) and has expanded with the help of the Pagebound community.

An incomplete list of African Classics

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1. All books are from 2006 and before
2. Not ordered in any way
3. If the books are a trilogy/series, only the first book has been added

Suggestions welcomed 😊

This list is based on the book by Joan Anim-Addo, Deirdre Osborne, and Kadija Sesay (This is the Canon: Decolonize Your Bookshelves in 50 Books)

As the title suggests, the book aims to broaden readers’ horizons. The list contains works by non-white, mostly female authors.

classics written by women

classic literature featuring authors and stories of africa, asia, and the middle east, mostly narrative fiction and memoirs instead of poetry/spiritual

A list of books to help you assimilate different perpectives - in politics, sociology, race studies, humanities, real history, psychology.

Books you might need in order to become "disgustingly educated" on various topics that concern all of us.

As always, anything must be taken with a grain of salt, even when it's a perspective we agree with ⚠️

Never forget 😸

Stories by women from across the world, brought to us through translation.

A list to help those who aspire to read from authors outside the typical areas. I will be creating different list for different regions. I will also list the countries currently found in the list. Be sure to check out the other lists! Note: The countries are not perfect as some countries are classified differently, so I did my best.

Current Countries: Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Morocco, Motswana, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe

In an attempt to read books from as many countries as possible, i compiled a little list... ❤️

Books where women are messy, angry, unhinged, and so unapologetic about it. I swear nothing feels as cathartic as reading a woman burn the world down (sometimes literally) and watching the pieces fall exactly where she wants them.🔪📚

Must-Read Books in Translation by Women <3

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

💜 yarnandbooks

Books in the "weird girl literature" genre with 200 pages or less

💜 yarnandbooks

A curated reading guide to translated fiction, featuring novels and short stories from around the world that reflect diverse cultures, histories, and literary genius.

Wander through stories that travelled across languages, borders, and cultures to find their way to you.

Foreign literature

Where you read an essay, a poem, and a short story daily for 1000 days.

Not Ancient Egypt. Just classic Egyptian books (in English) you should check out!