Recs if you like Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own...

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

This is a collection of books from @bisexualbookshelf that examine power, history, and liberation across interconnected struggles.

Like actors on actors... but with writers... who probably never met each other. Anyway! Here's some biographical works on novelists, poets, journalists, etc.

Since 2019, ThroughLine by NPR has traveled back in time to understand the present with host Rund Abdelfatah. This Pulitzer Prize finalist and Peabody Awardee podcast has episodes featuring everything from Icelandic volcanoes to James Baldwin to chocolate to Afghanistan and more. Many of ThroughLine’s episodes feature authors or specific books. Check the list comments to find the link to the podcast episode for each book.