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[Lee]

Stand Your Ground by Victoria Christopher Murray

[Thomas]

I'm considering reading something new from noted author Walter Mosley.

[Guy]

I am reading Hamlet, by Shakespeare. I wanted a little light reading while waiting in a doctor's waiting room.

[Andrew]

Now reading The African Dispersal in the Deccan:From Medieval To Modern Times by Shanti Sadiq Ali.

[Tawallah]

Now reading: A Girl Called Problem, and Half of a Yellow Sun / Americanah / Purple Hibiscus

[Shomeret]

I recently finished Hurricaneby Jewell Parker Rhodes, the last of her Louisiana mystery trilogy and it blew me away.

[Guy]

The Upanishads to broaden my understanding of the psychology of being human.

[Kathy-Ann]

June wrote: "Now reading: A Girl Called Problem, and Half of a Yellow Sun / Americanah / Purple Hibiscus"

I really loved Half of a Yellow Sun :D looking forward to reading more of her work.

[Lulu, The Book Reader who could.]

Kathy-Ann wrote: "June wrote: "Now reading: A Girl Called Problem, and Half of a Yellow Sun / Americanah / Purple Hibiscus"

I really loved Half of a Yellow Sun :D looking forward to ..."

I enjoyed both Half of a Yellow Sun and Purple Hibiscus. She is a great story teller.

[Cynthia]

I'd like to recommend two books that I read this year. Both are fictional accounts based on real African Americans who settled new territories in a search for freedom that often left them facing prejudice and laws meant to exclude them from justice.






I found the first enlightening and the latter both enlightening and moving

[Andrew]

I have just started reading We See a Different Frontier: A Postcolonial Speculative Fiction Anthology by Fábio Fernandes. This is an anthology of speculative fiction stories on themes covering colonialism and cultural imperialism from the viewpoints of the colonized.



Also listening to the audiobook of The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin.

[Maya]

Cynthia wrote: "I'd like to recommend two books that I read this year. Both are fictional accounts based on real African Americans who settled new territories in a search for freedom that often left them facing pr..."

A light in the wilderness was great read Cynthia. One of my favorites! I will add the other to my TBR list

[Beverly]

I am listening to:
Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga by Pamela Newkirk.

I am also reading:
The Shadow of the Crescent Moon by Fatima Bhutto

[Andrew]

Reading The Truth About Awiti by C.P. Patrick.

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I'm reading two books. At the moment, I'm focused on .

[Beverly]

I am listening to Dragonfish by Vu Tran. This book is appealing to my love of noir mysteries and my love for cultural stories.

Also reading Street Poison: The Biography of Iceberg Slim by Justin Gifford.

[Londa]

Currently reading

Coffee Will Make You Black: A Novel

All the Light We Cannot See

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

[kisha, The Clean Up Lady]

The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom. Seems like a good read. I haven't read a book that drew me in in so long so I really hope this does the trick.

[Lulu, The Book Reader who could.]

^^^ I really enjoyed that book. It was very emotional for me.

I'm reading Cane River by Lalita Tademy and The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson

[kisha, The Clean Up Lady]

Lulu wrote: "^^^ I really enjoyed that book. It was very emotional for me..."

I can't remember where I heard this book from. Probably this group. I'm about to start it tonight. I'm glad to hear you loved it, it's motivating for me.

[Beverly]

I am currently reading:

Negroland: A Memoir by Margo Jefferson

Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho

[Beverly]

I have had a really good run of books over the last couple of weeks and I hope the trends continue.

I always plan to read over a three day holiday weekend - not that is always works out that way.

So here goes:
Jade Dragon Mountain by Elsa Hart
The Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafor
Bull Mountain by Brian Panowich
Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta
House of Thieves: A Novel by Charles Belfoure

[Guy]

Good reading, Beverly! I'm jumping in and out of several books, at this time. But plan to finish The Inner World of Trauma: Archetypal Defenses of the Personal Spirit by Donald Kalsched.

Have a great weekend.

[Andrew]

Now reading Secrets of the Kush Empire by Dino Agor and listening to Dawn audio book by Octavia E. Butler.

[kisha, The Clean Up Lady]

I am reading a few books right now, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Black which is this months group read, and The Kitchen House. Some of you may remember that I am not good at reading multiple books because I'm not the best at focusing on several things at once. But I'm gonna give this an honest shot!

[Beverly]

kisha wrote: "I am reading a few books right now, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Black which is this months group read, and The Kitchen House. Some of you may remember th..."

Let us know how the multiple reading will work for you.
I think it will help that the books are different from each other.

When I started out reading multiple books - I use to have one book that was my "commute" read back & forth from work and the other book was my "evening" read. That way I could compartmentalize and separate the two books like I did with other things I had to do in the day - such as work, cook dinner.

But if reading multiple books is not for you, then okay. At the end of the day (month)you are not necessarily reading more books as how many books you read in a given time period is based on how much time you spent reading, not doing multiple books.

[kisha, The Clean Up Lady]

Yes, Beverly it is a challenge for me. Right now I'm reading "Dorian Gray" at work during downtime because i can read the pdf version on my computer. I am reading The Kitchen house on lunch break and Black at home lol. So far it's working. Hopefully I'll be able to keep it up. And yes it does help that I am reading completely different types of books.

[Zanna]

I'm almost done with Zami: A New Spelling of My Name and today I started The Four-Gated City

[Andrew]

Just started reading Ancestor Paths: Honoring our Ancestors and Guardian Spirits Through Prayers, Rituals, and Offerings by Oba Ilari Aladokun

[Judy]

I'm currently reading Yellow Crocus.....I can't put it down.

Yellow Crocus

[Andrew]

Reading The color of my Blood by John H. Sibley.

[C.P.]

Finishing Black by Joan Vassar this weekend!

[Beverly]

Currently reading:

Ghost Summer by Tananarive Due

A Dictionary of Mutual Understanding: A Novel by Jackie Copleton

Listening to The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani

[Guy]

I am reading / studying Ayurvedic acupressure, after having taken an intensive course.

[Zanna]

Beverly, your reads sound very interesting!

I've just finished reading Witches, a tale of Scandal, Sorcery and Seduction which is a study of the persecution of three women from an area close to my home town in the early seventeenth century, and about historical witch-hunting in general during that era. I read it because I saw the author speak in 2013 at my local book festival. My mum is a heritage educator at the castle where the women were executed. The book is also interesting because Borman's research uncovered a conspiracy relating to the royal family behind the scapegoating of 'witches' in this case, which has not been previously noted.

Today I'm starting Kindred = )

[Beverly]

Zanna wrote: "Beverly, your reads sound very interesting!

I've just finished reading Witches, a tale of Scandal, Sorcery and Seduction which is a study of the persecution of three women from an ..."

I love witch stories - especially the NF ones. So adding your book to my tbr list. And it is always great when there is personal connection to reading a book.

I have an ARC copy of The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff.

I am interested in how she will approach this story.
I loved what she did with Cleopatra: A Life.

Octavia Butler is one of my fav authors - I have loved everything she has written.

[Kathy-Ann]

Currently reading a collection of short stories by Shakirah Bourne Called In Time of Need. Really accurate depictions of life in West Indian island of Barbados.

[Zanna]

Beverly, Octavia Butler's work just locks into me in a way I can't explain, there's nothing else like it!

Borman covers a lot of ground and she mentions Salem and The Crucible, which I studied in high school. What most struck me about the book is that she writes as if the herstory is not over. In 2008 there was a petition to the UK government to apologise to historical victims of witch trials here.

[Zanna]

Kathy-Ann wrote: "Currently reading a collection of short stories by Shakirah Bourne Called In Time of Need. Really accurate depictions of life in West Indian island of Barbados."

That sounds really good & has high ratings. I've put it on tbr = )

[Monica]

I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem by Maryse Conde and translated by Richard Phileox. The forward by Angela Y. Davis is really good.

[Andrea]

Currently plowing my way through Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand. Not a historical novel but he's an important AA author.

[Zanna]

Andrea wrote: "Currently plowing my way through Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand. Not a historical novel but he's an important AA author."

Oooh this would be totally new on my radar if it weren't for the essay at the end of Kindred mentioning Delany... Looks interesting

[ColumbusReads]

Reading The Turner House by Angela Flournoy and really enjoying it. I'm originally from Detroit which is the setting for this book. I'm loving all the familiar references - places, people and events mentioned in the book. Flournoy a recent Longlist finalist for the National Book Award and a National Book Foundation 5 under 35 honoree for young writers and emerging talent.

[Zanna]

Columbus wrote: "Reading The Turner House by Angela Flournoy and really enjoying it. I'm originally from Detroit which is the setting for this book. I'm loving all the familiar ref..."

That's another one on my list so I'm glad to hear you're liking it

(I'm currently reading Ursula Le Guin's first three Hainish books... which is really not AA historical fiction!)

[Andrew]

Started listening to audio book of The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson

[Kathy-Ann]

Zanna wrote: "Kathy-Ann wrote: "Currently reading a collection of short stories by Shakirah Bourne Called In Time of Need. Really accurate depictions of life in West Indian island of Barbados."

That sounds real..." Great. Just finished it. It was realistic yet not a typical "typical life in" collection of stories :D really well written

[Beverly]

Monica wrote: "I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem by Maryse Conde and translated by Richard Phileox. The forward by Angela Y. Davis is really good."

I hope you are enjoying this book.
I have enjoyed many books, including this one by Maryse Condé.

She writes in French and her husband Richard Phileox does the translation into English. I thought the writing was beautiful in the translated English that I almost thought it would be worth learning French to read the books in the original.

[Beverly]

Kathy-Ann wrote: "Zanna wrote: "Kathy-Ann wrote: "Currently reading a collection of short stories by Shakirah Bourne Called In Time of Need. Really accurate depictions of life in West Indian island of Barbados."

Th..."

Adding this short story collection to my tbr list, though I am bad about reading short stories, as I usually want more.

[Monica]

Beverly wrote: "Monica wrote: "I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem by Maryse Conde and translated by Richard Phileox. The forward by Angela Y. Davis is really good."

I hope you are enjoying this book.
I ..."

I did enjoy it. There are so many different angles to think about with the story. I could spend a lot of time thinking about that book and still think about it some more. :) I did more some more of the author's books on my Want to Read list.

[Sonia]

I am reading
Brown Girl Dreaming

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