Early Bird Books Reading Recommendations

“If it is true for you, it is true for someone else, and you are no longer alone.” ―Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys

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A journey through the work of Alice Walker.

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Levy examined the complex reality of being a Black woman in a primarily White London. 

Celebrate Black authors with your next book pick.

Go beyond Langston Hughes.

Fall into your next five star read!

Read an excerpt from The Temple of My Familiar.

You're a character in these intimate reads.

Delve into this gritty genre.

Delve into some incredible stories about Black heroes with your children.

Get to know the brilliant and mysterious Nella Larsen.

"Someone spat in my face because I was with a white man."

Understand the significance of the holiday.

“Don’t let them run over you...you got to fight.”

Get to know one of the most influential poets of the 20th century. 

By treating his students as equals, a schoolteacher creates a unique bond with his class.

There's no wrong way to write a book.

Writer Alexander Montgomery shares his picks.