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The 115 Best Books of All Time According to Reedsy

The folks over at Reedsy Discovery have compiled this incredible list and given us permission to share it with our readers. Check out their website to discover yet more books for your TBR list! —∞— The written word is a pillar of human civilization — it signals complex thinking, it’s…
Reedsy Discovery
June 12, 2020
Nonfiction

Early Bird Books: In Conversation with Alice Walker

The author of "The Color Purple" reads three of her poems and answers reader questions about her work, life, and views on society. On February 9, 1944, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker was born in Georgia. Walker lived under Jim Crow laws that were present during that time in the…
Early Bird Books
February 13, 2018
Nonfiction

Five Hidden Pearls of African-American Literature

As an African-American writer, I have long been a student of black writers from many different genres who have influenced, inspired, challenged, enlightened, and entertained me. We’ve all heard of the obvious ones: the speeches of Frederick Douglass, the poetry of Langston Hughes and Gwendolyn Brooks, Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man,…
BookTrib Guest Author
September 2, 2015
Fiction

#ReadingBlackout: 28 Books by Black Women for Black History Month

BookTrib is partnering with Bookish to bring you more great content. This February, in honor of Black History Month, readers are participating in #readingblackout, a movement started by BookTuber Denise D. Cooper that encourages readers to exclusively pick up books by black authors. The Bookish team couldn’t resist joining in, and since we can’t get enough of…
Bookish
February 7, 2018
Fiction

11 Unforgettable Female Friendships in Literature

Celebrate the unsung heroine of books: friendship. Though Valentine’s Day typically evokes the idea of celebrating romantic relationships, it is slowly but surely evolving to include friendship as well, with the cheesy, yet appropriate, identifier: Galentine’s Day. Regardless of if you’ll be spending this year with a significant other, these…
Early Bird Books
February 21, 2018
ListiclesMiscellany

Early Bird Books: 13 Books Our Favorite Celebrities Love

Stars—they read like us! We’ll be the first to admit that we love a bit of celebrity gossip—especially when it involves what's on people's shelves. Lately, stars like Reese Witherspoon and Emma Watson have been hopping on the book club train, selecting titles each month and leading thoughtful reading discussions with their fans. It's been…
Early Bird Books
January 30, 2018