This Sunday will feature books that talk about atlhletics, race and sports.
Book 1: William C. Rhoden, 40 Misllion Dollar Slaves
Book 2: Arthur Ashe Jr., Hard Road to Glory.
Book 3: Jason Reid, Rise of the Black Quarterback
Day 27 of September is Black Reading Month Sports Saturday
This sports Saturday will feature books by and/or about women basketball players/coaches
Book 1: Lisa Leslie, Don’t Let the Lipstick Fool You
Book 2: Tamika Catchings, Catch A Star
Book 3: Candace Parker, The Can-Do Mindset
Book 4: A’ja Wilson, Dear Black Girls
Book 5: Dawn Staley, Uncommon Favor
Day 26 of September is Black Reading Month Food Friday!
Far from being a chef, I certainly love, honor, and respect those who are chefs in the kitchen. I love eating their food!
Today, I will feature at least one chef who prepared a dish for other Black librarians and me at one of our national conferences. His name is Bryant Terry, and his cookbook was Vegan Soul Kitchen. The dish was seasoned, tasty, and vegetarian! Loved it! He has written several more cookbooks since this book was published.
Book 2: I highly recommend Detroit Public Library’s 2023 African American Booklist. The theme integrated cooking, history, culture and more. It is a pdf and I believe you will find at least one book that will satisfy your culinary curiosity!
Day 25 of September is Black Reading Month Thriller Thursday
Part mystery/part thriller, these books will engage and surprise you!
Book 1: Rudolph Fisher, The Conjure-Man Dies. First African American detective mystery written by an African American.
Book 2: Lauren Wilkinson, American Spy. Inspired by true events, the story of an African American FBI intelligence agent who was to seduce and participate in a coup to bring down an African leader.
Book 3: S. A. Cosby, Blacktop Wasteland.
Day 24 of September is Black Reading Month Wilderness Wednesday
Today’s books connect black people with nature.
Author 1: Camille Dungy, Soil
Author 2: J. Drew Landham, The Home Place
Author 3: James Edward Mills, The Adventure Gap
Day 23 of September is Black Reading Month T for Authors Last Name with a T
Today I will feature two award-winning authors last name starting with a T. These authors have a body of work that are classics, and worth revisiting and/or reading for the first time.
Author 1: Mildred Taylor, author of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cryhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/30681/mildred-d-taylor/
Author 2: Joyce Carol Thomas, who wrote several books for children and young adults. She passed away in 2016. However, her books are still available to read.https://thebrownbookshelf.com/28days/day-16-throwback-joyce-carol-thomas/
Day 22 of September is Black Reading Month Memoir Monday or Monday Memoirs
Today’s books focus on either a person’s entire life or a segment of a person’s life.
Book 1: Finding Me by Viola Davis. A powerful must read!
Book 2: Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. https://justmercy.eji.org/
Book 3: The Movement Made Us by David Dennis, Jr. and David Dennis, Sr.
Day 21 of September is Black Reading Month Sunday Sermons
Today will feature/highlight books with African American sermons.
Book 1: Martin Luther King, Jr. Strength to Love. A classic filled with Dr. King’s most powerful and memorable sermons.
Book 2: Daughters of Thunder by Bettye Collier-Thomas. A collection of sermons by African American women preachers.
Book 3: Tears We Cannot Stop by Michael Eric Dyson. His powerful message about race relations to White America.
Day 20 September is Black Reading Month Soulful Saturday
Take time to restore/nurture your soul/spirit. Here are two books that can help you on your restorative soul/spirit journey.
Book 1: Eric V. Copage, Black Pearls
Book 2: Stephanie Stokes Oliver, Daily Cornbread
Day 19 of September is Black Reading Month Fashionable Friday
Today I will feature/highlight African American fashion and knitwear designers.
Book 1: Daniel R. May, Dapper Dan Made in Harlem
Book 2: Ruth E. Carter, The Art of Ruth E. Carter
Book 3: Rosemary E. Reed Miller, Threads of Time, The Fabric of History
Book 4: Lisa S. Borum, Timeless Knits for Every Wardrobe
Book 5: Toni Lipsey, The Tunisian Crochet Handbook
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