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
Day 18 of September is Black Reading Month Truthful Thursday
Today I will focus on two authors who wrote about American history through the lens of African Americans.
Author 1: Dick Gregory, No More Lies A classic read
Author 2: Michael Harriot, Black AF History, the Un-Whitewashed Story of America
Day 17 of September is Black Reading Month Wednesday Women Authors
Today I will feature/highlight two award-winning authors who have written books on a variety of topics.
Author 1: Rita Williams-Garcia, author of the One Crazy Summer trilogy. Awesome reads! https://www.ritawg.com/
Author 2: Brandy Colber, author of Little and Lion, Finding Yvonne, and Black Birds in the Sky https://www.brandycolbert.com/
Day 16 of September is Black Reading Month Teen Tuesday
Today’s focus will be on teens. I will feature two YA authors today, but will feature many more later.
Author 1: Jerome Gibson, author of More Than a Game, and More Than a Game The Beginning. A Christian urban fiction story about a young man who gets involved in the drug business with some serious consequences. https://www.amazon.com/More-Than-Game-Beginning/dp/0981464548
Author 2: Ebony LaDelle, author of Love Radio and This Could be Forever. Love Radio is a wonderful love story between a young female healing from a secret and a young man who is caring for his mother and brother. https://www.ebonyladelle.com
Day 14 of September is Black Reading Month Grandparents
Last Sunday, September 7, was Grandparents’ Day. Let’s celebrate our grandparents all year long!
Book 1: Tea Cakes for Tosh by Kelly Starling Lyons
Book 2: My Nana and Me by Irene Smalls
Book 3: Big Papa and the Time Machine by Daniel Bernstrom
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