Did I mention I love to read…Well I DO!! Ever since I was kid I always had a book to read. Even as I hit 40 this year, I made sure I had my share of reading done. Matter fact this year I even did a Reading Challenge (on Good Reads) where I had to read at one book a month. And as I type this post I managed to get in 15 books plus a few comic books and graphic novels. It felt good to turn the pages (old school reader) of each new book and then look up what my next read would be!!
With all that said, I figure I would keep up with my tradition from last year and compile my ‘Top 21’ books from this year, and as an extra bonus for me I even got to meet some of the authors!! Pretty cool!!
Nothing like sharing some of your faves!! As I always say, ‘sharing is caring.’
So in no particular order, here is my Top 21 List of Books for 2021!!
- Just As I Am ~Cicely Tyson
- Somebody’s Daughter ~Ashley C. Ford
- Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre ~Carole Boston Weatherford
- Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Message to America ~Keisha N. Blain
- Luster ~Raven Leilani
- Black Leopard, Red Wolf: The Dark Star Trilogy ~Marlon James
- Digital Black Feminism ~Catherine Knight Steele
- Maya and the Robot ~Eve L. Ewing
- The Black Flamingo ~Dean Atta
- Fast Pitch ~Nic Stone
- Bamboozled by Jesus: How God Tricked Me into The Life of My Dreams ~Yvonne Orji
- The Day the Klan Came to Town ~Bill Campbell
- Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood ~Edited by Kwame Mbalia
- Chronicling Stankonia: The Rise of the Hip-Hop South ~Regina N. Bradley
- The Book of Unknown Americans ~Cristina Henriquez
- The 1619 Project ~Nikole Hannah-Jones
- The 1619 Project: Born on the Water ~Nikole Hannah-Jones & Renée Watson
- Stella’s Stellar Hair ~Yesenia Moises
- How the Word Is Passed A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America ~Clint Smith
- Libertie ~Kaitlyn Greenidge
- Raybearer ~Jordan Ifueko
Happy Reading!!
~Dr. G
Black Future Feminist 