Recs if you like A Mercy...
books that look like skincare packaging
me + sake on a Saturday night = this list lol idk what is happening or even what the requirements are, it's just a vibe? u kno?? 💖💖💖
Read Until You Understand
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
let me tell you my story
audiobooks where the narrator is the author! any book goes, no matter the genre. there may be multiple versions of the audiobook, but at least one version has the author as narrator. please suggest more in the comments!
toni morrison bootleg side quest
i am reading every toni morrison novel in publication order so feel free to join me! comment if you finished:
🥈5 books - you will get a fun emoji 🏅all the books - you will get a fun emoji and bragging rights
Slavery Through Voices
Diverse perspectives on slavery through powerful books spanning memoir, fiction, and history. From frontline accounts to reflective histories. In collaboration with heathersdesk.
NYT Top 100 Books of the 21st Century
In order from #1 (My Brilliant Friend) to 100 (Tree of Smoke)
NYT’s The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
A list published in 2024 by the New York Times, as voted on by 503 novelists, poets, critics, and other book lovers—with a little help from the staff of The New York Times Book Review
Black Womanhood — Toni Morrison Edition
An exploration of black womanhood through the great works of Toni Morrison
100 Best of the 21st Century
according to the New York Times
Short Reads
Bite-sized books you can read in a single sitting.
Fiction rooted in oppression
This is a collection of novels that invites you to explore, as well as reflect on the complicated and disturbing depths of humanity, especially with regards to history, globalization, politics, and most importantly; how our relationship to nature itself has been challenged.
New York Times Best Books of the 21st Century
The list of the 100 best books of the 21st century from the New York Times
Modern Critical Theory Syllabus
will be adding books + films as i get them and read them
reading list (in order): Moby Dick - Herman Melville
prof’s preferences (so u know what to expect): americanist, black poetics, w&g studies, film, HORROR, am gothic, scifi
the women that made me 🤎
NYT top 100 Books of the 21st century
A goal to read the 100 books rated in the 21st century (so far) as published by the New York times in 2024, list in order from 100-1 but you can find the original list on the NYT website.
