Recs if you like When We Were Birds...

this is your reminder to read books by Black authors all month, all year, every year— not just during Black History Month. it’s crucially important to be able to diversify your reading and your bookshelves. expand your mind, your perspectives, your knowledge, and your taste. if you don’t know where to start, here are some recommendations!

Caribbean and diasporic novels, plays, poetry, and non-fiction books.

the us will be excluded from this list as I will make one for the 50 states!

Fantasy that is not set in the US or the UK

Just a collection of books from across the genre spectrum featuring eye-catching flowers on the covers. Suggestions welcome!

Books set on islands or written by native islanders from around the world for the days you want to be surrounded by nothing but waves. Please comment missing books :)

Books written by authors from Trinidad and Tobago / set in Trinidad and Tobago. A rich, flavourful, and diverse mix of stories, all bubbling with local goodness.

Books with pronouns in the title. Suggestions welcome!

For the Fae and Flame Society book club, often our spring book bingo includes a square for 'Myth Retellings.' Here is a list of books as such!

Fiction books set in Trinidad and Tobago

Every pick from Goldsboro's monthly Premier subscription, across all genres. Signed & numbered limited first editions, usually with unique designs.