Well-Read Black Girl Festival ™ Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Well-Read Black Girl Festival ™

RT @nytimes: This year’s 25 winners of the MacArthur Fellowship include Ibram X. Kendi, who wrote "How to Be an Antiracist," the poet Hanif…

Well-Read Black Girl Festival ™

Have you read AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE by Tayari Jones, a 2018 #WRBGLibrary pick🌟📚? Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are ripped apart when Roy is imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, and both must grapple with how they have changed when his conviction is overturned 5 years later. https://t.co/Fjes6iePYX

Well-Read Black Girl Festival ™

Just a few more days until #TheColorPurple is released! 💜🥹 Who's ready!?

Well-Read Black Girl Festival ™

bell hooks always reminds me to love who I am presently and who I'm striving to become ✨

Well-Read Black Girl Festival ™

What else needs to happen for our politicians & policymakers to denounce white supremacist terrorism!? I work from a space of vigilance but most days I want to say READ A BOOK! How To Be an Antiracist by @DrIbram White Rage by @ProfCAnderson White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo https://t.co/bVkLnMRrIv

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#WellReadBlackGirl podcast host, @guidetoglo, speaks with actor and author @violadavis about her new memoir, #FindingMe. Viola gets candid about books as a means of escape during her difficult childhood and how she found salvation in literature and more! https://mailchi.mp/wellreadblackgirl/viola-davis-podcast-finding-me https://t.co/Ov0KsMG3mB

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What are you reading for inspiration? Right now, what's bringing you joy & hope? Our hopeful reading list includes The Little Book of Big Lies by @tinalifford, Vibrate Higher Daily by @LalahDelia, and More Myself by @aliciakeys : https://t.co/deGabHXOd0 #wellreadblackgirl https://t.co/8MIZEkrf4y

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New podcast episode: Listening to Honorée Fanonne Jeffers' beautiful voice is the balm we all need! Thank you, @BlkLibraryGirl ❤️ Our May Book Club pick is BLACK GIRLS MUST BE MAGIC by @JayneAllenSaid ✨ And pre-order THE MAMAS by @helena_andrews ✨ https://mailchi.mp/wellreadblackgirl/may-book-club-new-pod-honoree https://t.co/MiPy3kYyYW

Well-Read Black Girl Festival ™

What’s your 1st read of 2025? #NewYear #NewBooks 📚 #wellreadblackgirl

Well-Read Black Girl Festival ™

. @LKWarrell's #debutnovel SWEET, SOFT, PLENTY RHYTHM has been dubbed a "modern masterpiece" weaving unrequited love, loss, family, and reconciliation. Laura joins @mecca_jamilah in conversation at #WRBGFest22 on Oct. 29th. Virtual tix available: https://t.co/aSdLUUTkyC https://t.co/r9kdnpLntC