Recs if you like Cry, the Beloved Country...
Literature of the Global South
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.
1001 Books to Read Before You Die
Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.
Books Gone Broadway
Stories that traded chapters for showtunes! From literary classics to contemporary novels these books found a second life under the Broadway lights! Please let me know any that I've missed!! (Note on curation: I've been cross checking titles with Internet Broadway Database (IBDB) which is Broadway's official archive)
African Classical Literature
An incomplete list of African Classics
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- All books are from 2006 and before
- Not ordered in any way
- If the books are a trilogy/series, only the first book has been added
Suggestions welcomed ๐
reading around the world: africa
Amy Santiago
Books mentioned in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, compiled by Indya here: https://thesmalladventurer.wordpress.com/2019/08/16/amy-santiago-brooklyn-nine-nine/
Fiction Involving the Faith
Included in this list are titles that contain Bible references, themes of redemption, and the struggle between good and evil.
Not included: Christian romance ๐ซ๐ซ๐ซ
Around the World in 80 (+) Books
Sonlight Curriculum Books: 11th Grade
Other items used: "Sheet of Book Labels 300", "Sonlight's College and Career Planning Kit" (includes "Finding the Career that Fits You", "Sheet of Book Labels 600", "Career Planning Guide" and "College Admission and Scholarships"), "Electives 300" (includes "Driver Ed in a Box + Parent Tools", "ARTistic Pursuits: Senior High, Book 2", "The Thinking Toolbox" and "CompuScholar: C# Programming Online Course"), "The Timeline Book", "Disposable Safety Gloves - M", "Disposable Safety Gloves - L", "Literature 330 Student Guide", "Literature 330 Parent Guide", "History/Bible 320 Student Guide", "History/Bible 320 Parent Guide", "Schedule Plus for Berean Chemistry", "Berean Chemistry Science Supply Kit", "MUS400 Pre-Calculus Online Instruction with Video" and "Binders + Tabs for High School Packages".
grief sickness
drift into a crying fit
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