“One of the things I think is true, which is a way of thinking about the afterlife of slavery in regard to how we inhabit historical time, is the sense of temporal entanglement, where the past, the present and the future, are not discrete and cut off from one another, but rather that we live the simultaneity of that entanglement. This is almost common sense to Black folk. How does one narrate that?”
―
―
“History is made up of fragments and absences. What is left out is as significant as what is included.”
―
―
“Living alone, I began to split apart from myself in a deeper and more grotesque way than ever before.”
― Acts of Desperation
― Acts of Desperation
“Where life is precious, life is precious.”
― Abolition Geography: Essays Towards Liberation
― Abolition Geography: Essays Towards Liberation
“Perhaps the hardest thing about losing a lover is
to watch the year repeat its days.
It is as if I could dip my hand down
into time and scoop up
blue and green lozenges of April heat
a year ago in another country.
I can feel that other day running underneath this one
like an old videotape”
― Glass, Irony and God
to watch the year repeat its days.
It is as if I could dip my hand down
into time and scoop up
blue and green lozenges of April heat
a year ago in another country.
I can feel that other day running underneath this one
like an old videotape”
― Glass, Irony and God
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 322761 members
— last activity 4 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
The Feminist Orchestra Bookclub
— 4575 members
— last activity Mar 11, 2026 05:04AM
Discover and recommend more feminist reads here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/96419.The_Feminist_Orchestra_Potential_Reading_List We're also o ...more
Rebel Women Lit
— 142 members
— last activity Mar 03, 2020 09:36PM
This is a book club dedicated to reading books by queer, black, and non-white/male authors. We cover a wide range of genres including contemporary, hi ...more
Guilty Pleasures
— 596 members
— last activity Apr 20, 2016 12:03PM
Forum for discussing/recommending queer texts, open to the idea that the definition of "queer" is still in process. Interests in all genres, fiction a ...more
transcommunities
— 118 members
— last activity Aug 09, 2017 02:26PM
To discuss books of interest to transcommunities. Please interpret "trans" and "communities" as broadly as you want -- it's all good! transgender tra ...more
Andrea’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Andrea’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Andrea
Lists liked by Andrea























































