#Books and reading

[septemberkisses]

the fact that i'm no longer the same age as the protagonists of novels and films i once connected to is so heartbreaking. there was a time when I looked forward to turning their age. i did. and i also outgrew them. i continue to age, but they don't; never will. the immortality of fiction is beautiful, but cruel.

[torpublishinggroup]

What we think the Thunderbolts* would (or should) be reading😏

Disclaimer: all images are property of Disney/Marvel.

[theaftersundown]

*writes two paragraphs after months of literally nothing and it took three hours*

[rosegardendeprofundis]

Keeping an ereader in your bag everywhere you go is THE MOVE.

Started using phone time to read library ebooks instead of scrolling and it’s made me back into the crazy voracious reader I was at age 12. i’ve been averaging a book a day this week. everyone delete your social media and get your ass on libby

[beccawise7]

I would never leave... 💜🖤

📷: worldai

[ocean-glint]

i love reading, i love thinking about what i am currently reading, i love thinking about what i am going to read next, i love being privileged enough to be able to read, read, read, and read so much that i never tire of it

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[prispage]

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[moninils]

Cause of my insomnia number one:

[chaoticaesthetician]

abnormally large trees please lend me some of your centuries worth of wisdom

[minn0nen]

Just taught my mother about international best selling author Quan Millz and it’s safe to say she got her femboy vampire pregnant

[nando161mando]

oops! it seems i tripped and dropped several million free books, papers, and other resources

https://annas-archive.org

https://sci-hub.se

https://z-lib.is

https://libgen.is

https://libgen.rs

https://www.pdfdrive.com

https://library.memoryoftheworld.org

https://monoskop.org/Monoskop

https://libcom.org

https://libretexts.org

http://classics.mit.edu

https://librivox.org

https://standardebooks.org

https://www.gutenberg.org

https://core.ac.uk

[miss-vanta-likes-to-write]

Happy Juneteenth,

Be sure to read something written by a black author. Be it a poem, short story, start a book, share some art by a black artist, or even watch a video about black history. Below I have a few things that I personally enjoy.

YouTube

Not your Mama's history - she does historical reenactments of a black woman who is enslaved. Provides contextual education that is very accurate.

IntelexualMedia - A black woman creator who does deep dives and wonderful videos on life in different decades. My favorite series is Lex does the 90's.

Shanspeare - She does great videos on a variety of subjects and topics! I turn her on when I need to watch something before bed.

Redacted History - hosted by Dr. Andre White Jr. He can also be found on tiktok for his short form content under the name Dr. Andre 3001. Such a great guy with wonderful well researched information.

Books and poems

The Bluest Eye - by the late great Toni Morrison herself. (My favorite book)

Parable of the Sower- Octavia Butler (second favorite book)

Their eyes were watching God- Zora N. Hurtson

Push - by Sapphire (inspired the movie Precious. A hard read.)

Blood at the Root- by LaDarrion Williams

Akata Witch- Nnedi Okorafor (if you somehow enjoyed Harry Potter, you should read this. Is very good)

Mother to Son- by the great Langston Hughes

And still I rise- collectionof poems by the late great Maya Angelou

Good morning - by Camari C. Hawkins (I have this saved to my phone and use it when I need a quick moment to ground myself)

Movies and TV series

The color purple (gosh, my mom and I can quote this movie)

Roots (we (my fam and i) used to do a yearly watch in February and have discussions to see how our views changed)

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (I grew up watching this! Not exclusively black series but it definitely has multiple well thought out stories that feature a multitude of cultures)

White Chicks

Us

Get out

Sinners

Living Single (the show that FRIENDS was stolen from)

Blade

Men in Black (my brother swears this is a black family classic and he is not wrong)

Straw (fairly new and by Tyler Perry (I kno I kno 😅😩) but it's a great movie about mental health and my girl Taraji did her big one)

Family Matters

Good Times

Craig of the Creek

Static Shock

The proud family (both the original and the remake)

That's so Raven

Good Burger

The Boondocks

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (dark skin aunt Viv was the best. Argue with your mom not me on this)

Podcast (I kno)

Grits & Eggs podcast hosted by Deanté Kyle

Black girls heal hosted by Shena LaShey

Code Switch found on NPR

These are just the ones I enjoy! I encourage you to add on if you would like!

[oldambitioussoul]

“Don’t look back - you’re not going that way.”

- Mary Engelbreit

[http-tempted]

probably needed a hug, but imagined scenarios that I’ll never write instead