My Top Books of 2021

what a discovery this one was i highly recommend this one this is british black lit not something a lot of people talk about around here but this was long listed for the man booker in 2011

this is like an anthology of writers that are diverse that maybe don't get a lot of press jane mont that does the illustrations which are absolutely beautiful and james is doing the writing i recommend that one

it is a beautifully told story of five generations of women it's just a wonderful beautifully written story it's also quite emotional

i really like this book a lot it's a really good book i highly recommend it the critique on the publishing world is hilarious it's just really good

i just love the way she talks about the love that she has for her husband for her daughter for her family and how she talks about how much her life changed when she married her husband but how strong she was through all of the difficulty that they had it's just remarkable

it tells you a lot about the history of zimbabwe and the author does this brilliantly through this intimate story of this couple and this young man that's living with them i highly recommend this one

you got to get your mind right honey that's all i can say you got to get your mind right this was the read solid book club book for the month of june which is read caribbean and we were all gobsmacked by how traumatic this book was

this book was so good because it follows two abyssinian slaves who are living in the shaw's palace taking place in 19th century within a persian court the character of jamila is a was a real person highly recommend this one

this is the story of madeleine v fifo it's beautifully drawn i thoroughly enjoyed looking at this graphic novel and i loved how it's always painted in this sort of blue gray

this book right here is a reread for me if you're a fan of faulkner but if you're also a fan of literary fiction classic literary fiction i highly recommend this one i've forgotten how edifying this book is

fantastic so what we have here are a series of interview short interviews and pictures of black women with their natural hair and you'll have a bit of their story on the opposing page and let me tell you beautiful book beautiful stories

this book had me in a oh my god i was like ready to hurt someone when this was over i feel like this book is a book that everyone should read

this one right here pleasant view this is one excellent i would say short story so connected short stories but it's one excellent collection it has all of the balance that you're looking for when you read a short story collection

my goodness so emotional and profound i thoroughly enjoyed this book highly recommend it's maybe not one that a lot of people talked about but i think that it's one that you shouldn't miss out on

song of solomon is one of those books i have forgotten how good this book really is this book is the book that i would put in the time capsule as a representation of african americans the book is just so great

i really do like the bluest eye it's one of my favorites as well but song of solomon is definitely up there with my favorites now

i had never read any of her poetry and i felt like it was it was so good like i nursed it over the month because this is a you know a collection i highly recommend it's very good poetry

go ahead and check out also the gold diggers excellent as well

these two books are i think it's book two and three from the neapolitan series i highly recommend this one if you have not read this series lord pick it up it's so freaking good

i had the pleasure of reading another novel by yvette edwards called the mother and that one was really good too

the polygamous lord snatched off all my edges and had me in a tizzy i mean that book right there okay it discusses a man who has four different women or four or five different women that he's having ongoing relationships with

i personally hadn't heard of it but i highly recommend this novel because one is it's short but it hits the themes to perfection

these two books are i think it's book two and three from the neapolitan series i highly recommend this one if you have not read this series lord pick it up it's so freaking good

her poetry is hard-hitting and in your face but the truth it's all the truth and she writes in a way that you know that is so hard-hitting and in your face

i highly recommend this it is a gripping and fast-paced read i mean i think i've read this in two sittings i had a hard time letting go of yellow wife to go to sleep i mean it was that good