​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 of my favourite 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
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Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
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Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
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Freshwater by Akwaeje Emezi
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An American Marriage by Tayari Jones.
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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
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Children of Blood and Bone by Toni Adeyemi
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How Long ‘Til Black Future Month? By N.K Jemisin
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Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo