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jamietukpahwriting · 2 years

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Book Review: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Janie Crawford is still a teenager when she first feels the bloom of spring deep in her soul. The intensity of the feeling inspires her to search the world for true companionship, a bond of mutual attraction and fervor. However, Janie has no chance to plunder her newfound emotional depths. Her grandmother, terrified that Janie’s curiosity and courage could ruin her, forces Janie into a marriage in the name of stability.

Janie’s marriage isn’t what her grandmother promised, and it’s even further from what she imagined herself. At first, her grandmother’s warnings about being a woman without any assurance of stability are enough to keep her in place. Yet eventually, the yearning inside her that thirsts for experiences to nourish her parched soul can no longer be silenced. Janie refuses to waste any more time.

In her subsequent journey, Janie endures the life her grandmother wanted for her and experiences the love she always wanted for herself. She meets all kinds of people and goes through hell and high water. Through it all, Janie is constantly evolving, ultimately discovering how to remain true to her inner soul-self without regard for the judgment of others.

When Janie’s grandmother, Nanny, pushed her into marriage, Janie was too young to understand the difference between her aspirations and Nanny’s. Nanny wanted stability for Janie, but Janie wanted love for herself. Janie’s relationship with her first husband helped her discover her disinclination to bow down to material possessions. She refused to be in awe of her husband’s wealth, and chose to leave once she was sure she could never find happiness with him.

Janie’s next relationship taught her to be silent. Her second husband always isolated her from others by putting her on a pedestal, above everyone else. He resented her for wanting experiences outside of those he approved. Janie endured until she couldn't take his constant criticism of her looks, intelligence, and age. When she finally spoke out, it shattered his self-confidence and he can’t bear to be near her even though he doesn’t hate her.

Janie’s last relationship was the love she always longed for. Tea Cake didn’t only see her as a status symbol. He wanted to provide for her, but he also wanted her right next to him instead of insisting on putting her on a pedestal she wasn’t allowed to get down from. Janie truly loved and felt loved by Tea Cake.

5 stars! Recommended for anyone who believes it’s never too late for love to bloom.

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neasoxi · 4 months

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Angela Davis and Toni Morrison in 1974

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macrolit · 9 months

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Giveaw@y: We’re giving away 12 vintage paperback classics! Won’t they look lovely on your shelf? =) Enter to win these classics by: 1) following macrolit on Tumblr (yes, we will check. :P), and 2) reblogging this post. We will choose a random winner on 30 September 2023. Good luck!

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#giveaw@y #literature #old books #sylvia plath #ralph ellison #black authors #dostoevsky #flannery o'connor #gabriel garcía márquez #classic literature

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rbtbc · 1 year

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Hello, hello, hello!! Check out my most recent WWW Wednesday post for December 7, 2022.

QOTD (Questions of the Day)

The Three Ws:

What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next?

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fluoresensitive · 6 months

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JUST A LITTLE SNACK: A SHORT STORY COLLECTION

A pregnant woman is devoured by an unsettling hunger. A man is buried alive, punished for a crime that is none. A boy goes missing, and he returns, changed.

In this collection of nine disturbing horror stories, the author of On Sundays, She Picked Flowers explores themes of disconcerting appetites of body and mind, of decay and the restless dead. Yah Yah Scholfield skillfully engages with Southern Gothic and Afro-Gothic traditions to create unsettling tales about nature, religion, and the body. Just a Little Snack is a perfect treat for fans of Her Body and Other Parties and What Moves the Dead.

Can everyone just like, scream with me and for me for a second? Because as of today, my short story collection is available for pre-order! Are y'all hungry for Just a Little Snack, or WHAT?

AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER ON NYX PUBLISHING

#🦢#SCREAM KISS MY ASSSSSSSSSSS #black author #black horror author #horror fiction #yah yah scholfield #cover reveal #book announcement

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tanyaluca · 23 days

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Mesmerizing Mimosas…

Tanya Luca

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nicasbookblr · 2 years

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Book Review #1 | Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle | Young Adult, Contemporary Romance

Note: This book review is a slightly long read, probably. If you want a more summarized version, scroll down to the bottom and click the link to my goodreads or bookstagram. Love Radio by Ebony LaDelleGoodReads rating: 4.3 Title: Love Radio Author: Ebony LaDelle Published: May 31, 2022 Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary Romance Love Radio is a book that follows two high school seniors, Dani…

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#arc book review #book recommendation #book review #books by black authors #books for teenagers #books for young readers #contemporary romance #cozy romance #ebony ladelle #love radio #may 2022 anticipated books #young adult

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noahhawthorneauthor · 3 months

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"Every indifference to prejudice is suicide because, if I don’t fight all bigotry, bigotry itself will be strengthened and, sooner or later, it will return on me." -Bayard Rustin

*Edit to add that Adiba Jaigirdar is Bangladeshi/Irish, not Black. Apologies !

#noahs book recs #black authors #black history month #black history every day #queer books #indie books #fantasy books #contemporary books #gay books #sapphic books #lgbtqia books

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thatsbelievable · 3 months

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#Conversations I Have Had With Edgar Allan Poe #Edgar Allan Poe #literature #books #writing #writers #writer #authors #author #writers on tumblr #poetry #poems #The Black Cat #cats #unreality #oh Edgar

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black-is-beautiful18 · 4 months

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And here we go again with the “I just can’t connect to Black characters 🥺” bs. Y’all don’t like Black ppl so that’s why you don’t like reading about us. No one cares if LegendBorn or Children of Blood and Bone are some of your favs, cuz what exactly is stopping you from finding books similar to them???? And then to say that Black authors should be more like Asian authors while also insinuating that we don’t have our own historical or cultural myths, especially when we exist on multiple continents and islands, is absolutely ludicrous. Not to mention that a statement like that feeds into racism and the fetishization of Asian ppl. Children of color are forced to see nothing but white ppl in every form of media all our lives and not once does not being able to connect to the characters stop us from enjoying that piece of media. You can empathize with dragons, elves, orcs, and witches easily. Anyone darker than dry glue however, needs to prove why you should read our stories and have sympathy for our characters. This is exactly why I don’t trust white readers regardless of if they read diversely or not cuz some of y’all don’t even read the books. You just get them for brownie points or judge them harshly cuz you still don’t see the characters as deserving of empathy.

#white people #white readers #why would you say that #black authors #asian authors #latino authors #indigenous authors #diverse books #legendborn #children of blood and bone #racism #fetishization #i said what i said #unique writes

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writingwithcolor · 7 months

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Stuff your kindle day is September 20, 2023

Hey, everyone! Sept 20 -22 is Stuff Your E-Reader/Kindle Day, where you can download tons of FREE eBooks to own.

Amazon.com: stuff your kindle day

Let us know what you get and/or would recommend!

Romance bookworms: free books for a limited time

For romance readers, check out Romance Bookworms for links to free romance books.

They have sections for:

Black romance books

Books written by BIPOC Authors

Books with LGBTQ+ Protagonists

Books written by authors with disabilities

Colette's recommendation

A book series I personally recommend is the Isaac Taylor Mystery Series by Lashell Collins. It's a psychic mystery thriller series with a sweet, lightly spiced BWWM romance throughout. Their meetcute is *chef's kiss* it has an interesting cast of diverse characters and the writing is superb!

Book 1 of the series, Voices & Visions, is free to download and own today!

Happy reading!

~Mod Colette and WWC

Edit: $0 Sale continues into Friday, Sept 22! Also, you do not need Kindle Unlimited to get the eBooks. this sale applies to Nook Books and can be found in other ebook formats as well.

#stuff your kindle day #stuff your ereader day #books #reading #book recommendations #bipoc authors #black authors

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neasoxi · 4 months

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The color purple by Alice Walker.

#the color purple #black girl reader #books and reading #black literature #literature #bookworn #book blog #love reading #booklr #books & libraries #books #black authors #alice walker #book nerd #reading #bookish #neasoxi

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southernmermaidsgrotto · 1 year

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Hoodoo, Rootwork and Conjure sources by Black Authors

Because you should only ever be learning your ancestral ways from kinfolk. Here's a compilation of some books, videos and podcast episodes I recommend reading and listening to, on customs, traditions, folk tales, songs, spirits and history. As always, use your own critical thinking and spiritual discernment when approaching these sources as with any others.

Hoodoo in America by Zora Neale Hurston (1931)

Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston (1936)

Tell my horse by Zora Neale Hurston (1938)

Let Nobody Turn Us Around: An African American Anthology by Manning Marable and Leith Mullings, editors (2003)

Black Magic: Religion and the African American Conjuring Tradition by Yvonne P. Chireau (2006)

African American Folk Healing by Stephanie Mitchem (2007)

Hoodoo Medicine: Gullah Herbal Remedies by Faith Mitchell (2011)

Mojo Workin': The Old African American Hoodoo System by Katrina Hazzard-Donald (2012)

Rootwork: Using the Folk Magick of Black America for Love, Money and Success by Tayannah Lee McQuillar (2012)

Talking to the Dead: Religion, Music, and Lived Memory among Gullah/Geechee Women by LeRhonda S. Manigault-Bryant (2014)

Working the Roots: Over 400 Years Of Traditional African American Healing by Michele Elizabeth Lee (2017)

Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston (2018)

Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals by Luisa Teish (2021)

African American Herbalism: A Practical Guide to Healing Plants and Folk Traditions by Lucretia VanDyke (2022)

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These are just some suggestions but there's many many more!! This is by no means a complete list.

I recommend to avoid authors who downplay the importance of black history or straight out deny how blackness is central to hoodoo. The magic, power and ashé is in the culture and bloodline. You can't separate it from the people. I also recommend avoiding or at the very least taking with a huge grain of salt authors with ties to known appropriators and marketeers, and anyone who propagates revisionist history or rather denies historical facts and spreads harmful conspiracy theories. Sadly, that includes some black authors, particularly those who learnt from, and even praise, white appropriators undermining hoodoo and other african and african diasporic traditions. Be careful who you get your information from. Keeping things traditional means honoring real history and truth.

Let me also give you a last but very important reminder: the best teachings you'll ever get are going to come from the mouths of your own blood. Not a book or anything on the internet. They may choose to put certain people and things in your path to help you or point you in the right direction, but each lineage is different and you have to honor your own. Talk to your family members, to the Elders in your community, learn your genealogy, divine before moving forwards, talk to your dead, acknowledge your people and they'll acknowledge you and guide you to where you need to be.

May this be of service and may your ancestors and spirits bless you and yours 🕯️💀

#hoodoo #conjure #rootwork #black hoodoo authors #Youtube #hoodoo books #african american conjure #african american history #black history #black folklore #african american folklore #black magic #african american magic #witches of color #ATRs #Spotify

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rbtbc · 1 year

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#booklover #bookish #bibliophile #bookworm #blogger #books #booklr #bookblogger #bookblr #readmorebooks #review #book review #books by black authors #books by women

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intothestacks · 2 months

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Octavia Butler, The Grand Dame of Science Fiction