Kweli Journal Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Award winning literary magazine & 501(c)(3). Kweli means truth. We seek out & publish work of BIPOC writers that sing the truth. Art: Magaly Morales

The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye has been adapted for the stage by playwright, Lydia R. Diamond, at THE HUNTINGTON, in Boston. Performances begin on 1/28. Digital access to the filmed performance will be available thru 3/27. See the link below for more info! https://www.theatermania.com/boston-theater/news/casting-announced-for-the-bluest-eye-huntington_93193.html
Paperback, 2007
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gods of Want: Stories
K-Ming Chang
💐 Congratulations to K-Ming Chang, a @kwelijournal International Literary Festival #KweliLitFest21 presenter, on her @LambdaLiterary Award for GODS OF WANT, out in paperback June 20. #HappyPrideMonth2023
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Forever Cousins
Laurel Goodluck
Congratulations to Laurel Goodluck, whose 🎉 debut #picturebook 🎉 FOREVER COUSINS dropped this week! This tender story abt cousins reunited on the Rez also highlights the ongoing impact of the Indian Relocation Act. Buy a copy from an Indigenous bookstore https://t.co/gs2cRa8Nfm https://t.co/RhRi8NTzFq
Hardcover, 2022
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Plátanos Go with Everything
Lissette Norman
TODAY in #NYC! Join @kwelijournal as we celebrate the new bilingual #kidlit #picturebook PLÁTANOS GO WITH EVERYTHING by @lissettejnorman with a reading by the author and LIVE dance by Mia Bermudez at @BalletHispanico. RSVP via email to events@kwelijournal.org https://t.co/KSXKQ4P3O6
Hardcover, 2023
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
What Is Juneteenth?
Kirsti Jewel
Today is the day to get a copy of "WHAT IS JUNETEENTH?" by 2020 Kweli Writing Fellow & #Kweli22Virtual presenter, Kirsti Jewel. Kirsti shares stories from #Juneteenth celebrations, both past & present & chronicles the history that led to the creation of this pivotal day. #kidlit https://t.co/wcBSepoTXc
Paperback, 2022
$7.99$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Family Izquierdo
Rubén Degollado
New author interview with @ruben_degollado: His latest book “The Family Izquierdo,” has earned starred reviews and glowing write ups. He’s at work on the next installment in his Degollado Fictional Universe. Read the full Q&A here 👇 https://t.co/SWEEkqCtoF
Paperback, 2022
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Operation Sisterhood
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
@ayawrites Yes, the OPERATION SISTERHOOD book event with Olugbemisola Rhuday Perkovich & Torrey Maldonado is on Saturday, May 14th, 4pm at Word Up Bookstore. Would be wonderful to see you! 💐💖 https://t.co/htxBlLj2YY
Paperback, 2023
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Man Made Monsters
Andrea Rogers
Your perfect Halloween read 🐈⬛ "Man-Made Monsters" by @AndreaLRogers, title story of her new collection we're celebrating Tues 11/1 "Dear Georgia, I hardly know how to explain what I have seen. Yesterday, I surprised Charles with the preserved toad..." https://t.co/GMpxtgMbiq https://t.co/lx7cyZ98Jq
Hardcover, 2022
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Way Forward Is with a Broken Heart: Stories
Alice Walker
We can't wait for this debut collection to come out in NOVEMBER feat. stories of voices erased for too long: Black, rural, working class women. Martin Lammon calls it the "most authentic, heartfelt fiction I've read in a long time, stories akin to Alice Walker's Everyday Use.” https://t.co/HYi5dtf5Sg
Paperback, 2001
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Daughters of Smoke and Fire
Ava Homa
ICYMI: The essay "Woman, Life, Freedom" by @AvaHoma, author of the novel "Daughters of Smoke and Fire," appears in the current issue of @kwelijournal. Read it here → https://t.co/8TwjZMJ1TX
Paperback, 2021
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book