Recs if you like Family Lore...

Representations of the Black experience through fantasy, science fiction, and speculative fiction. Recommendations welcome!

myth and folklore woven into reality to explore the legacies of colonialism: displacement, cultural erasure, trauma, the question of identity, and resistance. these books revolt against the idea of a single, rational, western worldview, reclaiming indigenous beliefs and knowledge systems as valid forms of truth.

after all, what looks like "magic" may simply be reality seen through other eyes.

recs always welcome :)

Fiction featuring sisters, because sisters are the best. (Note that not all sister relationships are easy, they are complex and layered and sometimes difficult.)

Please leave your additions in the comments!

Intergenerational Stories

Books that take place across and tell the stories of at least two generations, exploring history, politics, culture, generational patterns, and trauma. Mostly focusing on families.

Please give more recs if you have any! (Twenty-three fiction, two non-fiction so far)

Fictional stories about families spanning across multiple generations. Books that focus on the life of a matriarch or patriarch (roots) and continue along their blood lines (branches) in an epic tale. Please feel free to recommend any fictional stories that fit within this description.

Here's every book so far from BOTM's monthly shortlist since February 2015 for anyone who wants to read them all like I do!

Beautiful books for when your monthly reading roundup needs a little facelift 😉

stories about the things we carry through the generations of a family.

as always welcome to suggestions !

All credit for this list goes to ysaleftyouonread on instagram! This is her list of female authors she spotlighted for Women’s History Month, that are “not the same five white ladies” we always hear about! My personal goal is to read one book from each of these 31 women this year; I have been loving this journey and wanted to share with you all!

(Check out Ysa’s reels, she does a great job of describing the vibes without giving away the story!)

Love casts a spell; the real monster is oppression. Modern magical realism, urban fantasy, and fabulism: books that use supernatural elements to explore themes of family, desire, history, and society.

Books read by Prose Before Bros, a book club for women of color in PDX

Puerto Rican and Hispanic Storytellers A little bit of the homeland

fiction about generations of families, their relationships, and their legacies.

Latin (a/e/x) American authors and the books they've written books.

The books that were considered for @littleleggies book club. Please check books for content warnings, as many have significant triggers.

emotionally resonant and impactful reads that will make you feel all of the feels (and, if you're like me, cry).

Books set in Dominican Republic

Books for an adult book club at your local library!