I stand in solidarity. As a white person living in the UK, it's very easy to look at the #BlackLivesMatter movement and believe it doesn't affect you. Feel that it's not your place to comment or get involved...But I know we need to speak out and stand up in support. We cannot let things continue as they are. I firmly believe we all need to amplify black voices.
This blog is first and foremost a place to share my love of books with others, so with this in mind I would like to mention some great novels by black authors, and I encourage you to seek them out if you haven’t already.
This blog is first and foremost a place to share my love of books with others, so with this in mind I would like to mention some great novels by black authors, and I encourage you to seek them out if you haven’t already.
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin
Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
Freshwater by Akwaeje Emezi
Luster by Raven Leilani
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones.
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Children of Blood and Bone by Toni Adeyemi
How Long ‘Til Black Future Month? By N.K Jemisin
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo