Alicia | Published Sistas 📚
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I write a substack newsletter about Black women & books (reading trends, book releases, Black book spaces, events) https://substack.com/@publishedsistas
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Hey, book lovers! 📚 I curate a massive list of books by Black women worldwide. Various genres. Here's the list publishedsistas.com/books/
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Since we all should be currently boycotting Amazon, a reminder that Bezos owns Goodreads and there is a great, Black woman owned, alternative that you can easily migrate to. Highly recommend.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...
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‘Reading is part of my identity’: the woman taking on Goodreads owner Amazon
Software engineer and developer Nadia Odunayo created the social media readers’ platform StoryGraph and its popularity has rocketed
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March 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Since we all should be currently boycotting Amazon, a reminder that Bezos owns Goodreads and there is a great, Black woman owned, alternative that you can easily migrate to. Highly recommend.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...
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Despite the state of the world, I have a STRING of good news that will be share with you all in due time. Watch this space!
January 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Despite the state of the world, I have a STRING of good news that will be share with you all in due time. Watch this space!
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Friendly reminder that if you buy a book on Kindle, you're only paying for the rights to read, not own. If a book truly gets banned, it will be taken away from digital platforms like Kindle, nook, etc. Consider getting physical copies of banned (or other) books!
READ BANNED BOOKS
#booksky
READ BANNED BOOKS
#booksky
January 19, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Friendly reminder that if you buy a book on Kindle, you're only paying for the rights to read, not own. If a book truly gets banned, it will be taken away from digital platforms like Kindle, nook, etc. Consider getting physical copies of banned (or other) books!
READ BANNED BOOKS
#booksky
READ BANNED BOOKS
#booksky
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Someone reading this is contemplating dimming their light.Let that light shine even if it burns the eyes of the naysayers.In the words of Toni Morrison "I stood at the border, stood at the edge and claimed it as central.l claimed it as central,and let the rest of the world move over to where I was."
December 17, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Someone reading this is contemplating dimming their light.Let that light shine even if it burns the eyes of the naysayers.In the words of Toni Morrison "I stood at the border, stood at the edge and claimed it as central.l claimed it as central,and let the rest of the world move over to where I was."
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WE ARE STILL IN THIS.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
December 17, 2024 at 3:58 AM
WE ARE STILL IN THIS.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
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Here are the anti-library & pro-censorship bills already prefiled for the 2025 legislative session across the US. It's your job to keep tabs on these, write your representatives, & speak up about the dismantling of public institutions of access + democracy.
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The Pro-Censorship and Anti-Library & Bills Already Filed for 2025
Killing the Department of Education is one we already saw coming.
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December 15, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Here are the anti-library & pro-censorship bills already prefiled for the 2025 legislative session across the US. It's your job to keep tabs on these, write your representatives, & speak up about the dismantling of public institutions of access + democracy.
wellsourced.substack.com/p/the-pro-ce...
wellsourced.substack.com/p/the-pro-ce...
Are there any Black women authors who feel like a kindred spirit to you? For me, it's Octavia E Butler becsuse of sci-fi love but also because she was so comfortable being a hermit. Same.
December 16, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Are there any Black women authors who feel like a kindred spirit to you? For me, it's Octavia E Butler becsuse of sci-fi love but also because she was so comfortable being a hermit. Same.
Library love 💯📚
the quality and range of services public libraries provide relative to what they cost is nothing short of a miracle imo. But yeah, sure, “run government like a business.” 📚
December 16, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Library love 💯📚
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Always surprised how many folk on social media are unaware that highly visible women online regularly get threatened w/ rape and other violence. Happens to every woman w/ a substantial following I know, has for a decade regardless of platform. And no, authorities don’t care and that’s no solution.
December 15, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Always surprised how many folk on social media are unaware that highly visible women online regularly get threatened w/ rape and other violence. Happens to every woman w/ a substantial following I know, has for a decade regardless of platform. And no, authorities don’t care and that’s no solution.
2 books by Black women that challenge the status quo: 1.Hood Feminism; Notes from the Women White Feminists Forgot by Mikki Kendall, 2. Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde
December 16, 2024 at 3:10 PM
2 books by Black women that challenge the status quo: 1.Hood Feminism; Notes from the Women White Feminists Forgot by Mikki Kendall, 2. Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde
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HAD A GENEROUS PLEDGE COME THRU AND NOW WE ARE 79% FUNDED WHOA 🤯 LETS GOOO EVEN CLOSER
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December 13, 2024 at 5:56 AM
HAD A GENEROUS PLEDGE COME THRU AND NOW WE ARE 79% FUNDED WHOA 🤯 LETS GOOO EVEN CLOSER
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Do you have a library card?! We’ve made it to Hoopla and Libby 🥹🥹🥹🥹💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 #DearVicky #hoopla #libby #OctaviaGrant #indieauthor #booksky #blackbooksky #bipoc #thriller #psychologicalthriller #thrillerbooks #thrillerbooksky #thrillerreads #horrorreader #horrorbooksky #horrorbooks #splatterpunk #Audiobook
December 13, 2024 at 7:49 AM
Do you have a library card?! We’ve made it to Hoopla and Libby 🥹🥹🥹🥹💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 #DearVicky #hoopla #libby #OctaviaGrant #indieauthor #booksky #blackbooksky #bipoc #thriller #psychologicalthriller #thrillerbooks #thrillerbooksky #thrillerreads #horrorreader #horrorbooksky #horrorbooks #splatterpunk #Audiobook
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Next time you see a writer hunched over their laptop while nursing a steaming (or iced) beverage, do not disturb. They're hard at work and fueling their creativity 😜
#amwriting #yaauthor #blackwriters #creativewriter
#amwriting #yaauthor #blackwriters #creativewriter
December 12, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Next time you see a writer hunched over their laptop while nursing a steaming (or iced) beverage, do not disturb. They're hard at work and fueling their creativity 😜
#amwriting #yaauthor #blackwriters #creativewriter
#amwriting #yaauthor #blackwriters #creativewriter
I love this for you! Can't wait to add your book to the list. Also, can't wait to read it. 😍
This is awesome! My new goal is to make it to this list.
December 11, 2024 at 7:07 PM
I love this for you! Can't wait to add your book to the list. Also, can't wait to read it. 😍
Hey, book lovers! 📚 I curate a massive list of books by Black women worldwide. Various genres. Here's the list publishedsistas.com/books/
Books by Black Women - Published Sistas
Tap on the button to open the massive list of books by Black women. No sign is required, simply tap the button below: You can also tap this link to open the list -Alicia Questions? Feedback? Want me t...
publishedsistas.com
December 11, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Hey, book lovers! 📚 I curate a massive list of books by Black women worldwide. Various genres. Here's the list publishedsistas.com/books/
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December 10, 2024 at 3:38 PM
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just wanna retire and go live in some quaint seaside town with my cat where i run a little bookstore that sells magical potions and spells that turn idiots into frogs and maybe help solve a local murder every now and then.
December 9, 2024 at 3:13 AM
just wanna retire and go live in some quaint seaside town with my cat where i run a little bookstore that sells magical potions and spells that turn idiots into frogs and maybe help solve a local murder every now and then.
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They met at a Christmas speed dating event and have a one night stand. Now they're looking for each other in the day light with a flashlight. Will they find eachother? And if they do will they one night stand lasts a lifetime? #blackbooksky #holidaybooks #blackromance #novella #quickread
December 9, 2024 at 4:21 PM
They met at a Christmas speed dating event and have a one night stand. Now they're looking for each other in the day light with a flashlight. Will they find eachother? And if they do will they one night stand lasts a lifetime? #blackbooksky #holidaybooks #blackromance #novella #quickread
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Try Bookshop.org which supports independent booksellers instead of Amazon. Find your closest independent bookstore.
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.
Bookshop.org
December 8, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Try Bookshop.org which supports independent booksellers instead of Amazon. Find your closest independent bookstore.
Classic!
Is there anyone on the planet who doesn't love this song. Rhetorical question. Rufus & Chaka Khan - Sweet Thing 1975
Old and Older School songs I will always dance to, even in the middle of the supermarket..A 🧵
Old and Older School songs I will always dance to, even in the middle of the supermarket..A 🧵
December 8, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Classic!
Just added this book to the list of books by Black women 📚 It sounds brilliant 🔥 The Kingdom of No Tomorrow by Fabienne Josaphat. #blackbooks #blackauthors #bookstoread #booksbyblackwomen
In our new PEN Ten, Kasey Meehan talks with author @fabyjosaphat.bsky.social about her new novel Kingdom of No Tomorrow (Hachette, 2024), which takes readers on a journey of freedom and revolution through the powerful story of women in the Black Panther Party. pen.org/fabienne-jos... #authors #books
December 7, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Just added this book to the list of books by Black women 📚 It sounds brilliant 🔥 The Kingdom of No Tomorrow by Fabienne Josaphat. #blackbooks #blackauthors #bookstoread #booksbyblackwomen
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I say this a lot. People want to tout how many Black authors are winning awards and that's both true and great! But Black authors shouldn't HAVE TO BE AWARD WINNERS before you add their books to your collections. All the white authors in your collection haven't won awards...or even been nominated.
I love Black excellence n all but I also long for a world that rewards Black ordinariness--like, I want Black people to also be allowed to be mediocre and be successful!
December 1, 2024 at 11:57 PM
I say this a lot. People want to tout how many Black authors are winning awards and that's both true and great! But Black authors shouldn't HAVE TO BE AWARD WINNERS before you add their books to your collections. All the white authors in your collection haven't won awards...or even been nominated.
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Fulton Street Books & Coffee hosts Buy Black Tulsa Holiday Markets
December 2, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Fulton Street Books & Coffee hosts Buy Black Tulsa Holiday Markets
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And if you’re in St. Paul, Minnesota, there’s a fantastic Black woman- owned bookstore called Black Garnet Books that is also hosting a great event with the Weismann Museum tomorrow (Dec. 4 )that’s all about celebrating the pleasure of reading 💜
Here's your daily reminder that bookstores keep the love of reading alive — but they also keep neighborhoods beautiful. They are places to gather, to celebrate stories, to find community.
Please do your holiday shopping at your local independent bookstore, if you are lucky enough to still have one.
Please do your holiday shopping at your local independent bookstore, if you are lucky enough to still have one.
December 4, 2024 at 3:00 AM
And if you’re in St. Paul, Minnesota, there’s a fantastic Black woman- owned bookstore called Black Garnet Books that is also hosting a great event with the Weismann Museum tomorrow (Dec. 4 )that’s all about celebrating the pleasure of reading 💜