Quotes By Her
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Supporting, elevating, and promoting BIPOC women authors.
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“And at this crucial time in our lives, when everything is so desperate, when everyday is a matter of survival, I don’t think you can help but be involved. Young people, black and white, know this. That’s why they’re so involved in politics.”
-Nina Simone
-Nina Simone
February 14, 2026 at 1:11 AM
“And at this crucial time in our lives, when everything is so desperate, when everyday is a matter of survival, I don’t think you can help but be involved. Young people, black and white, know this. That’s why they’re so involved in politics.”
-Nina Simone
-Nina Simone
Happy Publication Day! Please add these phenomenal reads to your #TBR list.
📚The Body- Bethany C. Morrow
📚Keeper of Lost Children- Sadeqa Johnson
📚Every Happiness- Reena Shah
📚I Hope You Find What You're Looking For-
Bsrat Mezghebe
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📚The Body- Bethany C. Morrow
📚Keeper of Lost Children- Sadeqa Johnson
📚Every Happiness- Reena Shah
📚I Hope You Find What You're Looking For-
Bsrat Mezghebe
#booksky #tbrlist #publication
February 10, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Happy Publication Day! Please add these phenomenal reads to your #TBR list.
📚The Body- Bethany C. Morrow
📚Keeper of Lost Children- Sadeqa Johnson
📚Every Happiness- Reena Shah
📚I Hope You Find What You're Looking For-
Bsrat Mezghebe
#booksky #tbrlist #publication
📚The Body- Bethany C. Morrow
📚Keeper of Lost Children- Sadeqa Johnson
📚Every Happiness- Reena Shah
📚I Hope You Find What You're Looking For-
Bsrat Mezghebe
#booksky #tbrlist #publication
Black History Month is a time to honor the contributions, resilience, and brilliance of Black people throughout history, recognizing our achievements that have shaped culture, science, politics, art, and social progress.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 2, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Black History Month is a time to honor the contributions, resilience, and brilliance of Black people throughout history, recognizing our achievements that have shaped culture, science, politics, art, and social progress.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
Angela Davis is a political activist, scholar, philosopher, and author. Through decades of activism she has remained a powerful voice advocating for freedom, equality, and transformative social change.
#politicalactivist #booksky #authors
#politicalactivist #booksky #authors
January 27, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Angela Davis is a political activist, scholar, philosopher, and author. Through decades of activism she has remained a powerful voice advocating for freedom, equality, and transformative social change.
#politicalactivist #booksky #authors
#politicalactivist #booksky #authors
“A spellbinding sophomore novel. Drayden takes speculative fiction in an exciting direction with a harrowing and impressive tale of twisted prophecy, identity, and cataclysmic change.”
- Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Temper
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- Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Temper
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#quotes #booksky
January 26, 2026 at 6:25 PM
“A spellbinding sophomore novel. Drayden takes speculative fiction in an exciting direction with a harrowing and impressive tale of twisted prophecy, identity, and cataclysmic change.”
- Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Temper
@nickydrayden.bsky.social
#quotes #booksky
- Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Temper
@nickydrayden.bsky.social
#quotes #booksky
In 2017, Toni Morrison wrote in the New Yorker about her father's philosophy on work and the four points she took to heart.
#mondaymotivation #quotes #booksky
#mondaymotivation #quotes #booksky
January 19, 2026 at 8:18 PM
In 2017, Toni Morrison wrote in the New Yorker about her father's philosophy on work and the four points she took to heart.
#mondaymotivation #quotes #booksky
#mondaymotivation #quotes #booksky
Before my father came to believe he was God, a man named Haile Selassie walked here, among the same blue ferns he did, following the one blue note between rock-steady and the clink of the country river."
― Safiya Sinclair, How to Say Babylon
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#booksky #memoir
― Safiya Sinclair, How to Say Babylon
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#booksky #memoir
January 12, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Before my father came to believe he was God, a man named Haile Selassie walked here, among the same blue ferns he did, following the one blue note between rock-steady and the clink of the country river."
― Safiya Sinclair, How to Say Babylon
@safiyasinclair.bsky.social
#booksky #memoir
― Safiya Sinclair, How to Say Babylon
@safiyasinclair.bsky.social
#booksky #memoir
Happy Heavenly Birthday to filmmaker, anthropologist, writer, folklorist, and Harlem Renaissance icon Zora Neale Hurston.
#booksky #writingcommunity
#booksky #writingcommunity
January 7, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Happy Heavenly Birthday to filmmaker, anthropologist, writer, folklorist, and Harlem Renaissance icon Zora Neale Hurston.
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#booksky #writingcommunity
From the two-time Emmy Award–winning producer and host of the Black and Published podcast comes a sweeping multi-generational epic following seven generations of Dupree women as they navigate love, loss, and the unyielding ties of family.
#writingcommunity #blackbooksky
#writingcommunity #blackbooksky
January 6, 2026 at 3:15 PM
From the two-time Emmy Award–winning producer and host of the Black and Published podcast comes a sweeping multi-generational epic following seven generations of Dupree women as they navigate love, loss, and the unyielding ties of family.
#writingcommunity #blackbooksky
#writingcommunity #blackbooksky
January 5, 2026 at 2:26 PM
War Talk collects new essays by this prolific writer. Her work highlights the global rise of religious and racial violence. From the horrific pogroms against Muslims in Gujarat, India, to U.S. demands for a war on Iraq, Roy confronts the call to militarism.
#booksky #nonfiction #politics
#booksky #nonfiction #politics
January 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
War Talk collects new essays by this prolific writer. Her work highlights the global rise of religious and racial violence. From the horrific pogroms against Muslims in Gujarat, India, to U.S. demands for a war on Iraq, Roy confronts the call to militarism.
#booksky #nonfiction #politics
#booksky #nonfiction #politics
Goodreads-Nominee for Readers' Favorite Fantasy (2018), Nominee for Readers' Favorite Debut Author (2018)
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
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The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
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January 4, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Goodreads-Nominee for Readers' Favorite Fantasy (2018), Nominee for Readers' Favorite Debut Author (2018)
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
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The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
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January 2, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Justene Hill Edwards has won the 2025 Frederick Douglass Book Prize for “Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman’s Bank” (W. W. Norton and Company). Hill Edwards is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Virginia.
#bookprize #yale #booksky
#bookprize #yale #booksky
December 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Justene Hill Edwards has won the 2025 Frederick Douglass Book Prize for “Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman’s Bank” (W. W. Norton and Company). Hill Edwards is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Virginia.
#bookprize #yale #booksky
#bookprize #yale #booksky
Myriam Gurba is a writer, teacher, artist, and activist of Mexican-American descent. Her work frequently mirrors her experiences as a queer woman of color, utilizing her cultural background to explore intersections of race, gender, and sexuality.
@lesbrains.bsky.social
#booksky #readingcommunity
@lesbrains.bsky.social
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December 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Myriam Gurba is a writer, teacher, artist, and activist of Mexican-American descent. Her work frequently mirrors her experiences as a queer woman of color, utilizing her cultural background to explore intersections of race, gender, and sexuality.
@lesbrains.bsky.social
#booksky #readingcommunity
@lesbrains.bsky.social
#booksky #readingcommunity
Grace Talusan's memoir, The Body Papers, provides a unique insight into the Filipino-American immigrant experience, highlighting cultural displacement and identity struggles.
#PinayLit #Filipino #massbooks #memoirs #booksky
#PinayLit #Filipino #massbooks #memoirs #booksky
December 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Grace Talusan's memoir, The Body Papers, provides a unique insight into the Filipino-American immigrant experience, highlighting cultural displacement and identity struggles.
#PinayLit #Filipino #massbooks #memoirs #booksky
#PinayLit #Filipino #massbooks #memoirs #booksky
Kamilah Cole is a national bestselling author who has been nominated for a Lodestar Award, a Lambda Award, and a Dragon Award. Jamaican-born and American-raised, she works in publishing by day and by night she writes like she’s
running out of time.
#booksky #comingsoon
running out of time.
#booksky #comingsoon
December 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Kamilah Cole is a national bestselling author who has been nominated for a Lodestar Award, a Lambda Award, and a Dragon Award. Jamaican-born and American-raised, she works in publishing by day and by night she writes like she’s
running out of time.
#booksky #comingsoon
running out of time.
#booksky #comingsoon
"Hao’s reporting inside OpenAI is exceptional, and she’s persuasive in her argument that the public should focus less on A.I.’s putative ‘sentience’ and more on its implications for labor and the environment.”
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker
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—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker
@karenhao.bsky.social
#booksky #writingcommunity
December 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
"Hao’s reporting inside OpenAI is exceptional, and she’s persuasive in her argument that the public should focus less on A.I.’s putative ‘sentience’ and more on its implications for labor and the environment.”
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker
@karenhao.bsky.social
#booksky #writingcommunity
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker
@karenhao.bsky.social
#booksky #writingcommunity
December 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
"Just as I Am is my truth. It is me, plain and unvarnished, with the glitter and garland set aside."
― Cicely Tyson, Just as I Am
#blackbooksky #writingcommunity #art
― Cicely Tyson, Just as I Am
#blackbooksky #writingcommunity #art
December 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"Just as I Am is my truth. It is me, plain and unvarnished, with the glitter and garland set aside."
― Cicely Tyson, Just as I Am
#blackbooksky #writingcommunity #art
― Cicely Tyson, Just as I Am
#blackbooksky #writingcommunity #art
"A deft tale of love, loss, and reinvention. Nella Carter will have readers eagerly turning pages to the very end. A stunningly lovely debut!”
―Nicole Glover, author of The Conductors
Happy Publication Day!
#booksky #blackbooksky #newrelease
―Nicole Glover, author of The Conductors
Happy Publication Day!
#booksky #blackbooksky #newrelease
December 2, 2025 at 3:46 AM
"A deft tale of love, loss, and reinvention. Nella Carter will have readers eagerly turning pages to the very end. A stunningly lovely debut!”
―Nicole Glover, author of The Conductors
Happy Publication Day!
#booksky #blackbooksky #newrelease
―Nicole Glover, author of The Conductors
Happy Publication Day!
#booksky #blackbooksky #newrelease
Introducing Neena Viel and her haunting debut novel, Listen to your sister.
For fans of Jordan Peele’s films, Stranger Things, and The Other Black Girl, Listen To Your Sister is a laugh-out-loud, deeply terrifying, and big-hearted speculative horror novel
@titanbooks.bsky.social
#booksky #horror
For fans of Jordan Peele’s films, Stranger Things, and The Other Black Girl, Listen To Your Sister is a laugh-out-loud, deeply terrifying, and big-hearted speculative horror novel
@titanbooks.bsky.social
#booksky #horror
December 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Introducing Neena Viel and her haunting debut novel, Listen to your sister.
For fans of Jordan Peele’s films, Stranger Things, and The Other Black Girl, Listen To Your Sister is a laugh-out-loud, deeply terrifying, and big-hearted speculative horror novel
@titanbooks.bsky.social
#booksky #horror
For fans of Jordan Peele’s films, Stranger Things, and The Other Black Girl, Listen To Your Sister is a laugh-out-loud, deeply terrifying, and big-hearted speculative horror novel
@titanbooks.bsky.social
#booksky #horror
