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The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

“We aren't human." "Yes. We. Are." His voice turns fierce. "I don't give a shit what the something-somethingth council of big important farts decreed, or how the geomests classify things, or any of that. That we're not human is just the lie they tell themselves so they don't have to feel bad about how they treat us.”

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Black fantasy novels to support: A beginner’s pack

*All of the novels listed here are own voices

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Nigerian/ Yoruba inspired

Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron

West African inspired

The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter

South African inspired

Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi

Nigerian/Yoruba inspired

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown

Ghanan inspired

A River of Royal Blood by Amanda Joy

North African inspired

Daughters of the Nri by Reni K Amayo

Igbo inspired

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

West African inspired

Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko

Nigerian/ Yoruba inspired

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

South African inspired

And because Tumblr has a 10 photo limit…I’ll also recommend the Nnedi Okorafor works of NK Jemison down here.

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have some soft bree + sel

commissions open

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I want to talk books at a coffee shop

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Things every reader should know:

1. You don’t have to finish a book you're not enjoying — no matter the price.

2. A beautiful cover doesn’t mean it’s a great book. Many gems are poorly packaged.

3. Reading isn’t a competition. Speed doesn’t matter — impact does.

4. You won’t remember every detail, but the feeling a book leaves behind is what truly matters.

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Not bookish but a gentle reminder 💕

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I love you nerdy black reader I love you ghetto black reader I love you country girl black reader I love you city girl black reader I love you virgin black reader I love you ho black reader I love you weed smoking black reader I love you straight edge black reader I love you black reader and you’re perfect regardless 🫶🏾

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Source: Bria.Celest 💕

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Book Update: Just getting out of a 4 month long extremely terrible reading & book slump so I wanted to read something that I’ve had on my physical tbr for some time now and something that would be a light and easy read that I would most definitely enjoy. Brown Girl Dreaming is the beautifully verse written memoir of Jaqueline Woodson’s childhood that details what it was like for her growing up in the 1960s and 70s. - Veronika

(excuse my face lol)

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Source: Nia 💕

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I should be able to both read for 8hrs a night and sleep for 8hrs a night. That I cannot is very rude and, frankly, poor design.

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