Books Mentioned: The Fire Next time amzn.to/2KRH4kl The fire this time amzn.to/2HaZLOV Men We Reaped: A Memoir amzn.to/31D9qpk The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration amzn.to/2HcHz7H Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" amzn.to/2H7rH6f How Long 'til Black Future Month?: Stories amzn.to/31Miokq Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America amzn.to/2KPbVy7 Between the World and Me amzn.to/2H8D6CW Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves amzn.to/2TCEbIh If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin amzn.to/2H8B9q6 Friday Black amzn.to/2TEQfJe Don't Call Us Dead: Poems by Danez Smith amzn.to/2YVF848 The Butterfly's Way: Voices from the Haitian Dyaspora in the United States amzn.to/2Halg2x Brown Girl Dreaming amzn.to/2H8DKjQ
I would like to send you a digital copy of my published novel "I, Black Pharaoh Rise to Power" the first Published novel to depict Ancient Egyptians as Black African. Please send me your email.
Honestly, I know a Black author you might like. She writes true stories about Black history. Here is her author page: www.amazon.com/Danita-Smith/e/B01BT7U138/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1
Always love your passion for learning and exposing others to the wealth of knowledge that is out there to grab and absorb. Being Australian we don’t have black history month here but I love that having access to you and other American booktubers brings these amazing works to light. Time to hit up the library. Have an amazing Black History Month ❤️📚
I love these suggestions. I am Haitian as well and read one of Edwidge Danticat's book in University. It was Breath, Eyes, Memory. A very heartbreaking but great story about a young Haitian girl who moves to New York. Love your videos
This video is so great! I completely agree that The Fire This Time and The Fire Next Time should be required reading and should be read together. I am inspired to go pick up more Jesamyn Ward and James Baldwin ASAP
I’ve been looking for books to read to and with my children. We homeschool and we agree that banned and omitted books especially are the books we need to read. History has more than one side to it’s telling and I really appreciate your list and your opinions are valuable to this homeschool Mom. Thank you very much!
Great video! Warmth of Other Sons was soooo great. I listened to it. It was my parents (and countless others) leaving one part of the country and adjusting to another. Even mentioned the church in Chicago at which they met. Thanks!
I read the Warmth of other Suns over the summer. It's a really good read so intriguing it took me about 2 weeks. I have The Fire Next Time can't wait. Thanks for sharing!
Yay I’m excited to finally read it and get over the number of pages. The Fire next time I feel is good mainly because of it being a classic reference, but I did prefer the Fire this time more.
Ok thanks for the feedback. I will do a poll on the community feed. Choose whatever is picked to set a date for the end of the month for us all to discuss.
Homegoing was awesome. Thanks for this list! I’m reading, The Fire this time’ for BHM. However it’s nice to get a list to recommend when people ask. I love all the social justice books but it’s also great having other black history reads.
Hey, new subscriber here!!! 👋🏾. I love your channel 😊 I’m half way through The Warmth of Other Suns. I absolutely love this book. It’s sad, happy, humbling, motivating, educational and definitely thought provoking. If it weren’t for my taking African American related courses in college and reading books like these, I would not be able to comprehend the full impact of slavery on the world and black culture.
Hey Erika! Thanks so much! And you and me both (half way through The Warmth) Its a long story, but I was enjoying the read so much I returned my library rental and ordered the book online, well that was interesting! Lol but it is finally here so I have re picked up where I left off!
I have, 'The Men We Reaped' on the shelves behind me and 'Breathe, Eyes, Memory' by Edwidge Danticat. I have put those aside from all the books by black author that I have so as to read them this month.
Always looking for recommendations, not even waiting for black history month. I am going to read The Fire Next Next Time next, so I'm glad to see there's a good book called The Fire This Time that I can read.
Thank you! And my Goodness Homegoing was so... GOOD! I wish I connected to thug as much as everyone else did. I liked it but think I read it too late after all the reviews.
LEFT ON READ I just requested Dear Martin from the library. That will be my Black History read, then I def want to get to James Baldwin and Olivia Butler at some point during the year. There’s just so many books and so many cultures to explore. I just finished Bodega Dreams which I really enjoyed..Spanish Harlem read. Quite good. Have a wonderful birthday🎂
Thank you for such a comprehensive list. I'm saving this video for reference. I loved Homegoing and Danticat's Harvesting of Bones, as well as The Black Jacobins. Did you ever read The Black Count? It's about Alexandre Dumas's father - raised in Haiti and later became a general in Napoleon's army. I LOVE that book. I have Ayiti on my tbr
Thanks for the feedback! And no I haven’t read the black count. I almost considered but wanted to make sure I read black authors for February! It is still on my TBR though, glad to hear you recommend!
So many amazing books that I've added to my TBR. I am definitely going to take the time to get to James Baldwin and Jesmyn Ward this year . I have requested some books from the library so hopefully I won't have long to wait xxx
I love, love, love Homegoing. I really enjoyed Between the World and Me and Brown Girl Dreaming too. Your book descriptions are excellent. I’m currently reading The Warmth of Other Suns too. There is an Instagrammar called bookepiphany who is hosting a buddy read. We read parts 1-3 in January and 4-5 in February. Thanks for the recommendations.
Thank you! I've been looking for Black History Month recommendations from a well read WOC. So glad I found you. I don't mind reading the genre all year around.
Two notes: 1. I also heard nothing but great things about the Warmth of the other Sums, I'll probably read it next month. 2. There are so many Haitian-American/Canadian/French authors out there . . . we (you, I, all of us) need to dig a little further . . . and maybe learn French or Spanish. We are every where. Thanks for sharing. I'm reading "The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks"
2. There really are sooooo many! I have only read books In English but reading a book in French would be a crazy cool goal. And wow never read the rebellious life. Is it good so far?
LEFT ON READ so far so good, it’s a political biography of Mrs. Rosa Parks as a radical firebrand not as the often portrayed quiet southerner on the bus.
Some titles I own but there are some I’m very much interested in and some I want to get for my son and man. Thank you very much for the blessing of sharing. I think it’s great to spark the book worm in all of us. 🖤😘
A friend of mine just recommended Homegoing so I’ll take that as a sign. Lol also, where did you get you t-shirt? Asked by a fellow Haitian lol. Great video 😊
YES READ IT! You will not be disappointed. And ayyyye 🇭🇹!!! Lol my friend is a part of this non profit that helps job creation in Haiti. Their clothing proceeds go to that so cute stuff plus great cause belinitiative.com/shop
Fantastic list! Also, your hair looks great! I've read The Fire Next Time and I loved it. Thanks for reccomending the others, they are on my good reads now.
I LOVED The Warmth of Other Suns! Wilkerson weaves in individual stories with broader facts well and the narratives have really stuck with me. I was ecstatic to see it is going to be getting adapted by Shonda Rhimes into an 8 part series. The only critique I would make is the introductory notes ahead of each chapter can occasionally get repetitive, like many nonfiction books. I do think there would be so much to discuss with folks after reading it and would definitely tune in to a liveshow on it!
You mention that you were from Haitian descent and how hard it is to find books about the history. I would highly recommend 1804 which is about Haitian history and revolution. I’m not sure if you’re into documentaries but if you are that’s a Great documentary to look into. One of the bests I’ve seen!
Somehow I am just now seeing this comment! Don’t know if you will see this but thanks so much for the recommendation! I’ve added it to my notes and will look it up 💛
Your 1st pick is the exact theme for Black History Month 2019! Migrations! I have The Warmth of other Suns on my shelf! 😁👍Its a tough read, but I'm going to finish I promise! 🙏🏾
Love this video! I just finished If Beale Street Could Talk yesterday and oh my gosh 😭♥️ I’m so excited for the movie. Regina King is going to be perfect!
Great video! Awesome recommendations. Audra and I saw the movie adaptation of "If Beale Street Could Talk. It is a great film. I'll try to find some of these on audiobooks. :-)
Ayyyyye! Love the name btw! And lol Duane and I watched the film too! I really enjoyed / like it! From the list I would say Friday Black on Audio and or the Fire This Time on Audio. I think you will like either!
@@LEFTONREAD thanks. I'll check those out. The name is a combination of the motorcycle I had, Honda CBR, and my nickname for my S2000, Knight Rider! :-)
Thinking about doing a video on black history month for my channel and came across your channel great content and the fact that you Haitian just had to support.
😩 It really does feel like I’ve been gone for so long, can you believe it was just two weeks?! Naw but I had to deal with some stuff and do back and forth traveling, wheeeew 😓 glad to be back 🤸🏾♀️!
warmth of other suns is a really good book and it's really worth reading (it's american, so if you're american, definitely, but if not, only if you're interested in modern america) but omg does she repeat herself, this drove me up the wall so bad for so long, i felt one third of that book needed excising. She does it: statement, paragraph expanding, repeat. Or repeats it a few pages on. Certain sentences reappear just every so often. One man works on the train, if i read 'his work took him north and south, from freedom to jim crow law zone and back' once, i read it two or three hundred times. So it's like a ten out of ten book with a huge nasty drawback, but you do get used to it. I actually bought it - i never buy books - for my father, and he didn't mind this. Nobody else has mentioned it in any reviews. But it's worth expecting it because i was expecting this so amazing five star book and i nearly gave up so many times. In all other ways it is that five star book. Her level of research and her way of doing it and the amount of work she put in are amazing. me, i'm reading Congo, that long history book that came out about ten years ago, the hardback has an incredible cover that's a piece of modern art, but i'm reading it on kindle as i do with all backbreakingly heavy books. My plan is to read it over a whole year, bit by bit, which i always do with hard difficult long books - warmth of other suns isn't that, and a quarter of its pages are bibliography - trying to force yourself to read such books as if they were YA is setting yourself up to fail, i feel. The important trick is, to keep coming back to it regularly. Congo's big problem is lousy maps, too small, not enough detail, and not enough of them or near enough the page. Such books should come either with maps, or with a map book you buy separately, in proper full colour and scale, as an optional extra for the truly enthusiastic.
Oh hey I just found your channel because of Didi's chat which I am just watching the replay. I came by to subscribe and say hello and I look forward to watching more of your videos.
Hey so glad to hear! But hilarious because I feel like I know you already. I’m a subscriber of your channel and be commenting and everything 😂😂😂 love your content 🤗
Just Mercy is on my list too! Not sure I will finish it in February though. Finished the wisdom of Sunday’s and he was included speaking on the book and idk it just sounds really good/ impactful.
Great recs! Im going to start with Homegoing since i have that on my shelf, but you listed so many great ones. I definitely want to read more from Jesmyn Ward - ive only read Sing Unburied Sing so far. I also want to read all of Chimamanda's writings, only have read the Feminist Manifesto. Have you read many of hers? If so which one would you recommend i read next?
Thank you and yes Homegoing is an amazing start! Happy reading think you will love it. For Jesmyn Ward I am biased but you cannot go wrong with whichever you choose next. For Chimamanda I’ve read manifesto and we should all be feminists. As for her larger books like Americanah that people rave about, I have not read so cannot recommend.
@@LEFTONREADthanks & ill definitely check out your other recs, i also have African Psycho and Things fall apart to read this month as well - have you read those?
I always love you recommendations! I got The Warmth of Other Suns on audible and I’ve been meaning to listen to it. If you are doing a buddy read I’d love to read along! Also, How Long ‘til Black Future Month is on my TBR for March (only because I had already made my February TBR) but honestly I might read it sooner because it sounds so good,
I may check out the warmth on audio 🤔 . Hmmm I will have to decide. I currently have a poll on my community channel going, will give it like a day or so before I announce. It’s currently somewhat split so I may do both.
Thanks for the great reviews. I'm a Chicano from L.A. and lately I've been wanting to read more novels by Black and Brown women. I got nieces and they definitely don't have good role models yet so until then I'd like to expose them to greatness. Do you have any other suggestions?
I'm so excited to pick these up!! Have you read Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds? It's a fiction story written in verse about a boy who's lost his brother to gang violence. I think you may really like it (that is if you haven't read it already ☺️)
You will be like whaaaaat when you see my January wrap up! I just read it last month! Loved it. Also not sure if you saw the chat on browngirlsreading’s TH-cam but it was also brought up!
Hi!! I watched the Black booktube chat. It was awesome. You mentioned being confused at the ending of A Long Way Down. Omg!! I was confused too. Did you figure it out?
LuvBooksAndWines 😩😂 Omg so it is not just me!!! Lol For me the book was open ended, so I am GUESSING the author wanted us to decide if he decided to go through with it or not 🤷🏾♀️.
I'm a former educator, why do you think Eng lit, is taught more than African American literature? People who contributed to our arts and knowledge. We have to come up with our own curriculum.
Sister i suggest for you read only one book's for know about everything’s, read Qur'an.. Qur'an is the best and precious book's in the world and for all time (past and now and future)... i suggest for all reader's, study Qur'an🙂
Sister dont be deceived. Use ur hand held cpu(cellphone) and look up pagan valentine day. While u at it pagan holidays.. Your history is the bible shalom. We only kw American black history from 1600's. Go back further, trace the ship's. Look up the names on the slave ships. Arab slave trade sold us to Christians. This in your 1964 Britannica encyclopedia.
Books Mentioned:
The Fire Next time
amzn.to/2KRH4kl
The fire this time
amzn.to/2HaZLOV
Men We Reaped: A Memoir
amzn.to/31D9qpk
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
amzn.to/2HcHz7H
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
amzn.to/2H7rH6f
How Long 'til Black Future Month?: Stories
amzn.to/31Miokq
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
amzn.to/2KPbVy7
Between the World and Me
amzn.to/2H8D6CW
Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
amzn.to/2TCEbIh
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin
amzn.to/2H8B9q6
Friday Black
amzn.to/2TEQfJe
Don't Call Us Dead: Poems by Danez Smith
amzn.to/2YVF848
The Butterfly's Way: Voices from the Haitian Dyaspora in the United States
amzn.to/2Halg2x
Brown Girl Dreaming
amzn.to/2H8DKjQ
I would like to send you a digital copy of my published novel "I, Black Pharaoh Rise to Power" the first Published novel to depict Ancient Egyptians as Black African. Please send me your email.
Honestly, I know a Black author you might like. She writes true stories about Black history. Here is her author page: www.amazon.com/Danita-Smith/e/B01BT7U138/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1
Subscribed!,
I love that you put the note of the title and the page count... ☺️ I think I’ll get the fire this and next time.. thank you 🙏🏾
Thank you! And yaaay I felt like it would be helpful, glad it was. Happy reading!
LEFT ON READ Very helpful indeed and thanks 😌
Always love your passion for learning and exposing others to the wealth of knowledge that is out there to grab and absorb. Being Australian we don’t have black history month here but I love that having access to you and other American booktubers brings these amazing works to light. Time to hit up the library. Have an amazing Black History Month ❤️📚
Aww thank you so much! That means so much 💛💛
I love these suggestions. I am Haitian as well and read one of Edwidge Danticat's book in University. It was Breath, Eyes, Memory. A very heartbreaking but great story about a young Haitian girl who moves to New York. Love your videos
Thank you! And I love breath eyes memory too!! I went on a reading spree of like all her books 😩 lol.
This video is so great! I completely agree that The Fire This Time and The Fire Next Time should be required reading and should be read together. I am inspired to go pick up more Jesamyn Ward and James Baldwin ASAP
March and February is the best time for history. Women’s history and black history ✊🏿✊🏿🚺🚺🥊🥊👠👠
I’ve been looking for books to read to and with my children. We homeschool and we agree that banned and omitted books especially are the books we need to read. History has more than one side to it’s telling and I really appreciate your list and your opinions are valuable to this homeschool Mom. Thank you very much!
Great video! Warmth of Other Sons was soooo great. I listened to it. It was my parents (and countless others) leaving one part of the country and adjusting to another. Even mentioned the church in Chicago at which they met. Thanks!
I read the Warmth of other Suns over the summer. It's a really good read so intriguing it took me about 2 weeks. I have The Fire Next Time can't wait. Thanks for sharing!
Yay I’m excited to finally read it and get over the number of pages. The Fire next time I feel is good mainly because of it being a classic reference, but I did prefer the Fire this time more.
If you’re planning to do a live feed please do tell and let us know which book. That would be awesome.
Ok thanks for the feedback. I will do a poll on the community feed. Choose whatever is picked to set a date for the end of the month for us all to discuss.
Love this list! I’m also of Haitian descent and Roxane Gay’s “Ayiti” really touched me. It’s small but packs a lot
Ayyyye 🇭🇹!!! Thank you, I’ve read a few Roxane Gay Books but not Ayiti! I will add it to my TBR thanks 💛
Homegoing was awesome. Thanks for this list! I’m reading, The Fire this time’ for BHM. However it’s nice to get a list to recommend when people ask. I love all the social justice books but it’s also great having other black history reads.
Thanks mucho! I loved Homegoing. Hope you enjoy the different stories in the Fire this time. Happy reading 💛
Hey, new subscriber here!!! 👋🏾. I love your channel 😊
I’m half way through The Warmth of Other Suns. I absolutely love this book. It’s sad, happy, humbling, motivating, educational and definitely thought provoking. If it weren’t for my taking African American related courses in college and reading books like these, I would not be able to comprehend the full impact of slavery on the world and black culture.
Hey Erika! Thanks so much! And you and me both (half way through The Warmth) Its a long story, but I was enjoying the read so much I returned my library rental and ordered the book online, well that was interesting! Lol but it is finally here so I have re picked up where I left off!
Ooo yes, I will be checking out a few if not all of these books! Thank you for the recommendation
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I have, 'The Men We Reaped' on the shelves behind me and 'Breathe, Eyes, Memory' by Edwidge Danticat. I have put those aside from all the books by black author that I have so as to read them this month.
Happy reading month!
Always looking for recommendations, not even waiting for black history month. I am going to read The Fire Next Next Time next, so I'm glad to see there's a good book called The Fire This Time that I can read.
The warmth of other suns IS GREAT!!! You will not out that book down ❤️
Ooooo I am so amped to read it. I love all of these vouches for it!
Invaluable list!! Thank you for posting. Btw, adored Homegoing, one of my fave books of all time! Absolutely loved THUG too, another favorite.
Thank you! And my Goodness Homegoing was so... GOOD! I wish I connected to thug as much as everyone else did. I liked it but think I read it too late after all the reviews.
LEFT ON READ I just requested Dear Martin from the library. That will be my Black History read, then I def want to get to James Baldwin and Olivia Butler at some point during the year. There’s just so many books and so many cultures to explore. I just finished Bodega Dreams which I really enjoyed..Spanish Harlem read. Quite good. Have a wonderful birthday🎂
Great recommendations. Many of these are on my tbr. I would add Jason Reynolds’s books as well. Tfs.
Yes love him! Happy reading month!
Thank you for such a comprehensive list. I'm saving this video for reference. I loved Homegoing and Danticat's Harvesting of Bones, as well as The Black Jacobins. Did you ever read The Black Count? It's about Alexandre Dumas's
father - raised in Haiti and later became a general in Napoleon's army. I LOVE that book. I have Ayiti on my tbr
Thanks for the feedback! And no I haven’t read the black count. I almost considered but wanted to make sure I read black authors for February! It is still on my TBR though, glad to hear you recommend!
So many amazing books that I've added to my TBR. I am definitely going to take the time to get to James Baldwin and Jesmyn Ward this year . I have requested some books from the library so hopefully I won't have long to wait xxx
I have read 6 of these. Good books.
I love how you have the genre and page count on the screen when you're talking about books. so helpful 😍
Thanks for these awesome recommendations!!
thank you for the recommendations!
Wow, love your book recommendations.! I will be adding some of these to my reading list.
I love, love, love Homegoing. I really enjoyed Between the World and Me and Brown Girl Dreaming too. Your book descriptions are excellent. I’m currently reading The Warmth of Other Suns too. There is an Instagrammar called bookepiphany who is hosting a buddy read. We read parts 1-3 in January and 4-5 in February. Thanks for the recommendations.
Wow so cool (for the warmth of other suns) I am excited to crack it open. And me too! I loved loved loved Homegoing. Thanks for watching 💛
Thank you! I've been looking for Black History Month recommendations from a well read WOC. So glad I found you. I don't mind reading the genre all year around.
Two notes:
1. I also heard nothing but great things about the Warmth of the other Sums, I'll probably read it next month.
2. There are so many Haitian-American/Canadian/French authors out there . . . we (you, I, all of us) need to dig a little further . . . and maybe learn French or Spanish. We are every where.
Thanks for sharing. I'm reading "The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks"
2. There really are sooooo many! I have only read books In English but reading a book in French would be a crazy cool goal. And wow never read the rebellious life. Is it good so far?
LEFT ON READ so far so good, it’s a political biography of Mrs. Rosa Parks as a radical firebrand not as the often portrayed quiet southerner on the bus.
Some titles I own but there are some I’m very much interested in and some I want to get for my son and man. Thank you very much for the blessing of sharing. I think it’s great to spark the book worm in all of us. 🖤😘
I have some of those books. I can start reading on your list almost immediately. 😄
A friend of mine just recommended Homegoing so I’ll take that as a sign. Lol also, where did you get you t-shirt? Asked by a fellow Haitian lol. Great video 😊
YES READ IT! You will not be disappointed. And ayyyye 🇭🇹!!! Lol my friend is a part of this non profit that helps job creation in Haiti. Their clothing proceeds go to that so cute stuff plus great cause belinitiative.com/shop
Thanks for asking. I went on the website and my pocket is already empty. This is great to see Haitians thriving under the circumstances
Fantastic list! Also, your hair looks great! I've read The Fire Next Time and I loved it. Thanks for reccomending the others, they are on my good reads now.
I LOVED The Warmth of Other Suns! Wilkerson weaves in individual stories with broader facts well and the narratives have really stuck with me. I was ecstatic to see it is going to be getting adapted by Shonda Rhimes into an 8 part series. The only critique I would make is the introductory notes ahead of each chapter can occasionally get repetitive, like many nonfiction books.
I do think there would be so much to discuss with folks after reading it and would definitely tune in to a liveshow on it!
Great choices! I'm excited, because I own several of these titles! My birthday is this month as well, mine is the 25th!
Ayyyyye Happy Early birthday to my fellow Feb Baby 🎊🎉💛
You mention that you were from Haitian descent and how hard it is to find books about the history. I would highly recommend 1804 which is about Haitian history and revolution. I’m not sure if you’re into documentaries but if you are that’s a Great documentary to look into. One of the bests I’ve seen!
Somehow I am just now seeing this comment! Don’t know if you will see this but thanks so much for the recommendation! I’ve added it to my notes and will look it up 💛
No problem, you’re welcome!
Your 1st pick is the exact theme for Black History Month 2019! Migrations! I have The Warmth of other Suns on my shelf! 😁👍Its a tough read, but I'm going to finish I promise! 🙏🏾
SAME!!! I am claiming I will finish it!
Barracoon was great listening through audible.
Oooo I can so imagine. With the voice wow that must’ve been powerful.
Love this video! I just finished If Beale Street Could Talk yesterday and oh my gosh 😭♥️ I’m so excited for the movie. Regina King is going to be perfect!
Omg I’m glad you liked it and 😩 man all the feels with that book! Also yes, Regina King was perfect. She is such an acting beast!
Thank you for making this girl!!
Great video! Awesome recommendations. Audra and I saw the movie adaptation of "If Beale Street Could Talk. It is a great film. I'll try to find some of these on audiobooks. :-)
Ayyyyye! Love the name btw! And lol Duane and I watched the film too! I really enjoyed / like it! From the list I would say Friday Black on Audio and or the Fire This Time on Audio. I think you will like either!
@@LEFTONREAD thanks. I'll check those out. The name is a combination of the motorcycle I had, Honda CBR, and my nickname for my S2000, Knight Rider! :-)
Thank you for this list!
Thank you so much for this! I'm going to go to my library soon ☺
Fave place 🤸🏾♀️
Thinking about doing a video on black history month for my channel and came across your channel great content and the fact that you Haitian just had to support.
Chile where you been 😢
😩 It really does feel like I’ve been gone for so long, can you believe it was just two weeks?! Naw but I had to deal with some stuff and do back and forth traveling, wheeeew 😓 glad to be back 🤸🏾♀️!
warmth of other suns is a really good book and it's really worth reading (it's american, so if you're american, definitely, but if not, only if you're interested in modern america) but omg does she repeat herself, this drove me up the wall so bad for so long, i felt one third of that book needed excising. She does it: statement, paragraph expanding, repeat. Or repeats it a few pages on. Certain sentences reappear just every so often. One man works on the train, if i read 'his work took him north and south, from freedom to jim crow law zone and back' once, i read it two or three hundred times. So it's like a ten out of ten book with a huge nasty drawback, but you do get used to it. I actually bought it - i never buy books - for my father, and he didn't mind this. Nobody else has mentioned it in any reviews. But it's worth expecting it because i was expecting this so amazing five star book and i nearly gave up so many times. In all other ways it is that five star book. Her level of research and her way of doing it and the amount of work she put in are amazing.
me, i'm reading Congo, that long history book that came out about ten years ago, the hardback has an incredible cover that's a piece of modern art, but i'm reading it on kindle as i do with all backbreakingly heavy books. My plan is to read it over a whole year, bit by bit, which i always do with hard difficult long books - warmth of other suns isn't that, and a quarter of its pages are bibliography - trying to force yourself to read such books as if they were YA is setting yourself up to fail, i feel. The important trick is, to keep coming back to it regularly. Congo's big problem is lousy maps, too small, not enough detail, and not enough of them or near enough the page. Such books should come either with maps, or with a map book you buy separately, in proper full colour and scale, as an optional extra for the truly enthusiastic.
Oooo, I should add If Beale Street Could Talk to my TBR for Black-A-Thon.
That would be a great pick for the love story of two black people! Happy reading!! 🙌🏾
LEFT ON READ Thank you.
It’s definitely going toward that challenge.
Do you have a goodreads?
Yes goodreads.com/LeftonRead
Homegoing was amazing! Thank you for the list!!
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Amazing video!!
Beautiful
Great recommendations. I really want to read Friday Black and anything by Jesmyn Ward.
This is a great list ... I'm reading If Beale Street Could Talk and Homegoing
Omg 2 of my faves. Happy reading ❤️
Oh hey I just found your channel because of Didi's chat which I am just watching the replay. I came by to subscribe and say hello and I look forward to watching more of your videos.
Hey so glad to hear! But hilarious because I feel like I know you already. I’m a subscriber of your channel and be commenting and everything 😂😂😂 love your content 🤗
Reading Homegoing, Beale Street, and Just Mercy for BHM. I might have to add A fire this time now~
Just Mercy is on my list too! Not sure I will finish it in February though. Finished the wisdom of Sunday’s and he was included speaking on the book and idk it just sounds really good/ impactful.
yeah, imma need to get my hands on that poetry book. are you doing Blackathon?
I think it’s so dope, saw the video the other day! I guess indirectly will since my channel is dedicated to black writers.
Awesome list! Definitely going to check out more than a few! New Subbie!
Perfect.... pls🙏🏿 make more video's like this🙌🏾
Queen Knyoki thank you and yes I be trying 💛❤️💛
That shirt!
Thank you for posting
Great recs! Im going to start with Homegoing since i have that on my shelf, but you listed so many great ones. I definitely want to read more from Jesmyn Ward - ive only read Sing Unburied Sing so far. I also want to read all of Chimamanda's writings, only have read the Feminist Manifesto. Have you read many of hers? If so which one would you recommend i read next?
Thank you and yes Homegoing is an amazing start! Happy reading think you will love it. For Jesmyn Ward I am biased but you cannot go wrong with whichever you choose next. For Chimamanda I’ve read manifesto and we should all be feminists. As for her larger books like Americanah that people rave about, I have not read so cannot recommend.
@@LEFTONREADthanks & ill definitely check out your other recs, i also have African Psycho and Things fall apart to read this month as well - have you read those?
**shows up 6 months late with Starbucks** Your shirt is the best Black History thing I've ever read.
I always love you recommendations! I got The Warmth of Other Suns on audible and I’ve been meaning to listen to it. If you are doing a buddy read I’d love to read along! Also, How Long ‘til Black Future Month is on my TBR for March (only because I had already made my February TBR) but honestly I might read it sooner because it sounds so good,
I may check out the warmth on audio 🤔 . Hmmm I will have to decide. I currently have a poll on my community channel going, will give it like a day or so before I announce. It’s currently somewhat split so I may do both.
Never stop reading your history.
Thanks for the great reviews. I'm a Chicano from L.A. and lately I've been wanting to read more novels by Black and Brown women. I got nieces and they definitely don't have good role models yet so until then I'd like to expose them to greatness. Do you have any other suggestions?
I'm so excited to pick these up!! Have you read Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds? It's a fiction story written in verse about a boy who's lost his brother to gang violence. I think you may really like it (that is if you haven't read it already ☺️)
You will be like whaaaaat when you see my January wrap up! I just read it last month! Loved it. Also not sure if you saw the chat on browngirlsreading’s TH-cam but it was also brought up!
Have you Read Black Like Them by Malcolm Gladwell? It's an essay.
me here on feb/01/2022 (same day this video was uploaded) as a brazilian studying English trhough american history lol
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I had to subscribe.
Hi!! I watched the Black booktube chat. It was awesome. You mentioned being confused at the ending of A Long Way Down. Omg!! I was confused too. Did you figure it out?
LuvBooksAndWines 😩😂 Omg so it is not just me!!! Lol For me the book was open ended, so I am GUESSING the author wanted us to decide if he decided to go through with it or not 🤷🏾♀️.
Don't forget James Baldwin and Langston Hughes 😀
Me too. Which day you born?
I'm a former educator, why do you think Eng lit, is taught more than African American literature? People who contributed to our arts and knowledge. We have to come up with our own curriculum.
It’s really sad but thank you for being a former educator 🙌🏾 you are greatly appreciated!
Sister i suggest for you read only one book's for know about everything’s, read Qur'an.. Qur'an is the best and precious book's in the world and for all time (past and now and future)... i suggest for all reader's, study Qur'an🙂
It funny ..look see if a book woman. Read
Sister dont be deceived. Use ur hand held cpu(cellphone) and look up pagan valentine day. While u at it pagan holidays.. Your history is the bible shalom. We only kw American black history from 1600's. Go back further, trace the ship's. Look up the names on the slave ships. Arab slave trade sold us to Christians. This in your 1964 Britannica encyclopedia.