Recs if you like A Burst of Light and Other Essays...

my attempt at collecting queer books so our history doesn't become lost + to hopefully interest others within it too.

*please note I'd love recommendations on works i may have missed!!

For a long time, memoirs have been focused on the experience of men, in particular white men. Here is a list of various kinds of memoirs by black women to empower those voices that are often silenced :)

As always, if you have any recommendations to add to this list, let me know in the comments below!

Works recommended in Sara Ahmed’s The Feminist Killjoy Handbook (2023)

This list includes all works from the recommended reading list as well as feminist and anti-racist works cited in the text.