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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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Weird and Unhinged Women 2.0
All sorts of stories about all sorts of women and girls.
This is a genre-agnostic mega-list of weird girl* fiction expanding on an original list by @yarnandbooks (no longer being updated). You can view the original list here: (link) /// As a nonbinary person, I take as broad a view as possible of the "girl" in "weird girl*", hence the asterisk.
Wide open for recommendations!
Despondent Women
The ladies on these covers just need a damn break.
Weird and Unhinged Women
All sorts of stories about all sorts of women. Mostly litfic, some horror.
Writers Writing Writers
BIPoC Weird Girls
"Weird girl literature" by BIPoC authors and/or featuring BIPoC experiences
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Weird thought daughter fiction & nf
Books that I’m still thinking about months later…
Book Riot Darlings
I've listened to every episode of the Book Riot Podcast post-2021. Below are Rebecca & Jeff’s recurring faves, or books that I just associate with them through osmosis. Disclaimer: this list starts once you’ve read the complete works of Toni Morrison, Colson Whitehead, Zadie Smith, Kazuo Ishiguro, Percival Everett, and, of course, Marilynne Robinson.
Beautiful Covers
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