There are no new raffles this week, however we encourage you to use this time to read books by Black authors. Visit Libro.fm and Bookshop.org for their lists of anti-racist book recommendations. In addition to those, we also recommend reading books that explore Black joy, triumph, happiness, and success. Below is a list of excerpts from Black authors available anytime on BookishFirst:
- Queenie by Candace Carty-Williams
- The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
- The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis
- The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
- Star Wars: Lando’s Luck by Justina Ireland
- A River of Royal Blood by Amanda Joy
- Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor
- War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi
- The Deep by Rivers Solomon and rap group Clipping
- Remembrance by Rita Woods