Black women bookstagrammers to follow

Zora Neale Hurston is clearly an icon, and she is one of my favorite authors, thought leaders, and scholars, so this is an obvious choice for me. What I especially like about this Bookstagrammer page is that it’s unpretentious, very relatable, and has a nice mix of nonfiction books that you might want to add to your collection.

Another classic, Beloved is a book that I tried to read when I was 12 and failed, tried to read it again in my 20s (and failed), saw the movie, and fell in love with it again in my 30s. was. Black Girl Book Adventures is a page that will draw you in, screaming brightness, positivity, and a love of books.

This book touched me deeply because it connected the dots between Ghana (a place that has held a special place in my heart since my visit in 2016) and Black America in a shocking way. It made an impact. It also helps if the storytelling and timeline are engaging and thoughtful for editors who simply like it. good The founders of this page also provide information about bookstores and other interesting updates for bibliophiles.

love of travel and Book? Yes, please! Shani’s pages are refreshing and welcoming, inviting you to join her on her global adventures as she journeys through her latest book. I’m a big fan of books set in the Caribbean or Africa that feature black women who are able to achieve a greater sense of self through challenges and hardships. For some reason, I’m always drawn to those books, so this book is a top pick for me.

I don’t really like romance novels (after growing out of an early obsession with Daniel Steel). At one point, I was longing for a book that offered an elevated sense of the black romantic experience (beyond esteemed OGs like Terry McMillan, Eric Jerome Dickey, and Zane), and by chance I found. love in color. It was exactly what I needed. Because this is a collection of classic love stories retold through the author’s lens, with women at the center of the stories.

Biopelo is an up-and-coming company in the #bookstagrammer space.

I’m obsessed with black historical fiction and this would be a great addition to my collection. This book tells the story of a multigenerational black family in the South in a way you wouldn’t expect from a book you were made to read for a college assignment. This work screams, “Please make me his six-part Netflix saga,” which was unexpected for me, who had made the very ignorant assumption that a poet could write a story like this. It was a hit. (Oh, in my head Maya Angelou is not a literal queen.)

Based in Virginia, Semiya literally shares my reading tastes, from romance novels to new YA releases to the mix of book types she features on her page.

Rex provides information on book events and new releases, but her page doesn’t just promote books that publishers send to her for free.On top of that, I support you. Any and everyEngraved with the name Tiffany D. Jackson.she is a graduate of other HU (all you Hamptons *cough*, I mean all you Howards), and the way she has a special stink about YA will make you actually want to relive your own teenage years .

I would venture to say that reading her work is like the first time I read Judy Blume, Sister Souljah, or Candy Dawson Boyd. All of these were forerunners of what is now known as young adult fiction. It’s real, true, kind, real, and vivid. soulAll the things I aspired to as a confused, nerdy black girl working in libraries in the late 80s and 90s, I still aspire to as an award-winning editor, editorial manager, and self-employed woman. I am. big Year.

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