17/150
Between the World and Me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates

#booksky #tbr #books

16/150

The Bluest Eye bt Toni Morrison

Book 14/150
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I listened to this book narrated by Maya herself. There is something so soul grabbing to be told the story of someone's life by that person. It was heartbreaking and amazing.

#booksky #mayaangelou #books #read #tbr #blackauthor #legend

Book 15/150
You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron

An inreresting and enthralling twist on a traditional summer camp horror story. This book is filled with diverse characters, an unexpected ending, and lots of blood.

#booksky #books #tbr #thriller #blackauthor #reading #review

Book 13/150
All Her Little Secrets by Wanda Morris

Can you ever really run from your past? Intelligent, Black, Georgia, Lawyer, Ellice tries to, but it catches up to her when she is suddenly trapped in a tangled mystery involving murders and a racist group.

#blueskybooks #blackauthors #tbr

Thirsty by Jas Hammonds
In a society, where being white and rich gets you everything what would you do to fit in and be accepted if you were neither?
#bookrecommendations #blackauthors #books #reading #tbr #lgbtqiabook #lgbtqia

Book 11/150
With The Fire On High
A 17 yr old mother has to decide her future and if that future includes her passion for cooking.

#books #reading #tbr #blackauthors #bookstagram

Book 6/150
A direct offering to those who choose to read, reflect and understand what Baldwin is giving. Solutions. Helpful guidance.
"You think your pain and heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read."

#books #2025reading #jamesbaldwin #makesyouthink

“Black women are the ultimate practitioners of this ability to turn tragedy into opportunity, face fear and persecution with faith and unmatched perseverance, and create something out of nothing, because it has been required of us.” -Anna Tubbs

#books #booksky #americanhistory #reading

Newest nail set. I was feeling a bit haunted this year.

#krampus #nailinspo #art #nailart #creep

Wonder is wonderful

#wonderful #ocean #seaturtle #learning #underthesea

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books ##booksky #contemporarylit #bookclub #reading

Day 4: Maame by Jessica George

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books ##booksky #Indigenous #bookclub #reading
Day 3: They Berry Pickers
By Amanda Peters

The first bill has been submitted by Sen Rounds to Abolish the Department of Education. I realize this is the first of many, and this is likely not to go through, but as a mother and future educator still gutted me to see last night.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books #booksky #radicalized #knowyourhistory

Day 2: They Were Her Property by Stephanie Jones-Rogers

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books
Day 1: How to Hide in Plain Sight by Emma Noyes

First vapid, yet fun post. My current set of walking art on my nails. I have the most amazing nail artist.

#octopus #nails #acrylicnails #nailart #beauty #art #underthesea #ood