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kenzie
@kenzieburns.bsky.social
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just a gal who loves books, cats, the earth, and fundamental human rights
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Oathbound by Tracy Deonn
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how am I supposed to get anything done????? #booksky #blackbooksky @tracydeonn.bsky.social so. freaking. excited!!!!!!!
A screenshot of an email notification from Libro.fm saying that a pre-ordered copy of Oathbound by Tracy Deonn is ready 😆😆
March 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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feb reading wrap up! Realizing I frequently forget to log pages oops 😬 💙📚
A calendar of the month of February showing different days which I read books and how many pages I read that day.
March 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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#blackhistorymonth 20 days of books I love by Black authors 💙📚

day 20!! - Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

just finished this one actually! short review: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/676b...
Three Black women in 1960s dresses walking on the NASA crest with a rocket taking off in the background.
February 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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#blackhistorymonth 20 days of books I live by Black authors 💙 📚

day 19 - Trace by Laurent Savoy
A book cover with an image of a degraded yellow leaf. The title (Trace) is threaded through the image.
February 20, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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#blackhistorymonth 20 days of books I love by Black authors 💙📚

day 18 - Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat
A book cover with a green and blue leaf as the cover art. The title (Everything Inside) and author (Edwidge Danticat) are printed in white across the image.
February 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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#blackhistorymonth 20 days of books I love by Black authors 💙 📚

day 17 - We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza
A book cover with two women in color blocked design back to back on a yellow background. The title (We Are Not Like Them) and authors (Christine Pride and Jo Piazza) are printed in white text across the image.
February 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Y'ALL!!! look at all the books I got at @roomofonesownbooks.bsky.social Valentine's Day event!! so excited to dive into these hehe 💙📚
A stack of 10 books A white girl with brown hair smiling behind a stack of books.
February 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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#blackhistorymonth 20 days of books I love by Black authors 💙📚

day 16 - The Door to Tamba by Ishmael Beah
A screenshot of the Audible entry for the audiobook "The Door to Tamba" by Ishmael Beah. The image shows a Black boy holding a book with palm trees sprouting out of it.
February 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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#blackhistorymonth 20 days of books I love by Black authors

day 15 - Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
A book cover with a Black woman in profile view with her eyes closed in front of a blue, green, and orange sky with two young girls in the background. The title (Take My Hand) and author (Dolen Perkins-Valdez) are written on the image.
February 16, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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#blackhistorymonth 20 days of books I love by Black authors 💙📚

I missed day 13, so a two-fer today

day 13 - Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

day 14 - Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

literally beyond excited for Oathbound in March
A Black girl in a black tank top holding her arms in front of her torso. One arm is surrounded by red flames and the other is surrounded by blue flames. The title (Legendborn) and author (Tracy Deonn) are printed across the image. A Black girl and boy back-to-back holding swords. They are both wearing medieval armour. Her sword is surrounded by red flames and his is surrounded by blue flames. The title (Bloodmarked) and author (Tracy Deonn) are printed across the image.
February 15, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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#blackhistorymonth 20 days of books I love by Black authors 💙📚

day 12 - The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
An illustration of a Black person in a white shirt and yellow pants with a blue turban on their head holding an orange ball. The title (The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store) and author (James McBride) are printed in black across the image.
February 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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#blackhistorymonth 20 days of books I love by Black authors

day 11 - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
A painting of a Black man on a cracked blue wall with the author (Trevor Noah) in white and the title (Born a Crime) in yellow above his head.
February 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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#blackhistorymonth 20 days of books I love by Black authors

day 10 - Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
An image of a Black girl in a white shirt with curly golden brown hair with flowers in it, black lipstick, and a big gold hoop earring. The title (Honey Girl) is written in white script above her head and the author (Morgan Rogers) is printed in magenta on her shirt.
February 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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#blackhistorymonth 20 days of books I love by Black authors 💙📚

day 9 - The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
An image of a Black boy face down in water just beneath the surface. The title (The Water Dancer) and author (Ta-Nehisi Coates) are displayed in white also just beneath the water's surface.
February 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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#blackhistorymonth 20 days of books I love by Black authors 💙📚

day 8 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
(this book wrecked me)
A picture of a Black girl holding a white sign with "The Hate U Give" printed in black on it. There are two award medallions on either side.
February 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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#blackhistorymonth 20 days of books I love by Black authors

day 7 - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
A book cover with blue, green, yellow, red, and pink abstract shapes that form the shape of 2 girls. The title (The Vanishing Half) and the author (Brit Bennett) are listed in white and a gold seal stating "book of the year 2020" is on the cover.
February 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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#blackhistorymonth 20 days of books I love by Black authors

day 6 - The Color Purple by Alice Walker
A black silhouette of a girl on a purple background with black and while leaves and purple flowers around the outside. The title (The Color Purple) is written in purple text in the girl's head and the author (Alice Walker) is written in white on the girl's chest.
February 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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#blackhistorymonth 20 days of books I love by Black authors 💙📚

day 5 - Thicker than Water: A Memoir by Kerry Washington
A Black woman (Kerry Washington) shown underwater with her reflection opposite her, distorted and rippled by the water. The title (Thicker than Water) and author (Kerry Washington) are written in white text over the top of the image.
February 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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#blackhistorymonth 20 days of books I love by Black authors

day 4 - The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson
A black background with the black and white picture of a girl in a crown and sash dripping with red blood. The title (The Weight of Blood) and author (Tiffany D Jackson) are printed in white across the image.
February 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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#blackhistorymonth 20 days of books by Black authors #booksky

day 3 - Don't Cry For Me by Daniel Black
A book cover showing a sunset and the profile of a face in the background with the title (Don't Cry For Me) and author (Daniel Black) written in white in the foreground
February 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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#blackhistorymonth 20 books by Black authors in 20 days

day 2- Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford
a blue book with colored splotches on it that show the relief of a snake. the title (Somebody's Daughter A Memoir) and author (Ashley C. Ford) are printed in white text in the foreground.
February 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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I keep seeing those "20 books for 20 days" posts and I wanna do a lil twist for Black History Month.

20 books, 20 days, all by Black authors, all that really stuck with me

day 1: Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

#booksky #blackhistorymonth
"Song of Solomon: A novel by Toni Morrison" in yellow text on a blue background
February 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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January wrapped! 💙📚
An image of a graph dashboard on StoryGraph, including highest rated books, genres, and pages read.
January 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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An image of a cloud with the words "I fear this is me" inside
January 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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preparing to hype my students up when I tell them that they already did non-steady state calculations 😆
#academicsky #environmentalengineering
January 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM