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@storyseekers event 09 : anticipated 2021 read — love in color by bolu babalola
— time was constructed with love in mind.
a collection of retold fairytales, myths, legends, and folklore from around the world, with an emphasis on decolonizing the tropes inherent in these tales.
They're available on Kindle Unlimited. I AM SO EXCITED
A QUOTE FROM EVERY BOOK I READ IN 2021: The Color Purple by Alice Walker
"There's nothing feminist about having so many resources at your fingertips and choosing to be ignorant. Nothing empowering or enlightening in deciding that intent trumps impact. Especially when the consequences aren't going to be experienced by you, but will instead be experienced by someone from a marginalized community."
“You began to love all the women inside you and you began to nurse her back into life without apologizing for how she heals herself.”
— Ijeoma Umebinyuo, from “Poem No. 3”, published in “Questions for Ada”
Stack Saturday | Fiction or Nonfiction?
I’m usually more of a fiction reader, but lately I’ve been drawn to a few nonfiction titles, most of them related to history. Maybe with all this extra time I can actually put some time into absorbing all of this new information - I’ve always been interested in learning about lesser known figures so this might be the perfect opportunity. Which do you prefer?
02.15.20
Jericho Brown’s “Tradition” is an absolute work of art. If you’re at all into poetry, you should definitely give it a read.
#SFFSummer | Day 26: Women’s Equality Day
February Reading Wrap-Up 📚
I had a few more books that I wanted to get to this month, but I never expected for these to hit me the way they did. I had to take some time to sit with my feelings after I finished each one, but I’m still grateful for the experiences I had through each story.
These (with the exception of Pet because I already own it) will definitely be added to my shelf in the future.
Final ratings Riot Baby | Tochi Onyebuchi | 5🌟 The Stars and the Blackness Between Them | Junauda Petrus | 5🌟 Pet | Akwaeke Emezi | 5🌟 The Book of Negroes | Lawrence Hill | 5🌟
“Don’t ever think I fell for you, or fell over you. I didn’t fall in love, I rose in it.”