Recs if you like Maame...
books by Black authors
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!
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Book(s) of the Month(s) 📚
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!
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It’s okay to judge a book by it’s cover!
Beautiful books for when your monthly reading roundup needs a little facelift 😉
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African Literature
an engaging collection that captures the depth and diversity of African storytelling, blending tradition, history, and modern life through powerful voices.
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Black Female Voices
A few lovely books written by Black women spanning every genre!
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Women vs The Void
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Soft books to help my seasonal depression
sunny settings, or books that feel sunny and offer escapism from the winter blues in an eclectic blend of genres.
Editing to add: okay some of these books are SAD, my dudes, just like my seasonal affective disorder. But at the same time, they are soft and kind and a safe place for the big sad, if that makes sense?
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books involving motherhood
some book recs that involve the complexities of motherhood: the tough and tender, chaotic and beautiful, exhausting and full of purpose.
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ghana we deyyyyy 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭
had to represent the motherland 🙇🏾♀️🇬🇭
ghanaian stories and/or ghanaian authors || mostly adult fiction || i’m always open to recs 💘
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millennial ennui
books that are quintessentially about the millennial experience or are millennial coded
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Black women MCs<3
an ongoing list of recommendations for books featuring a Black woman protagonist
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Book Club at the Public Library
Books for an adult book club at your local library!
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Read like Jenna
These books are chosen for “Read with Jenna” by Jenna Bush Hager.
Latest book added: August 2026
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BOTM 2023
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crying in the (book) club
stories about grief guaranteed to lock you up in your room with a tissue box (or toilet paper roll).
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read with jenna
by jenna bush hager
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2026 TBR <3
Top contenders for this year's Reading Challenge! The goal is a well-rounded reading experience (nonfiction, romance, mystery, biography, memoir, poetry, series, etc.). Take inspiration for your own lists or recommend titles for mine!!
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