I’ve just finished Pearl S. Buck’s “The Good Earth,” and I’m seeking recommendations on similar books, from Asian writers.

I enjoyed the book, and I’m glad I read it, but I couldn’t forget that it was written by the daughter of white missionaries and not someone who knew the land and its ways as she never could.

I’m reading more classics, but it’s important to me that I seek out voices beyond dead white people, no matter how well-regarded the novel.

#bookstodon #decolonizeyourbookshelf

I created this after the election.

Use this at your library. Shop with me (I won an online bookstore!). Do whatever you need to do.

I add to this list weekly. Updates are automatic. It’s a “pay what you can” model and whatever I get helps to keep providing accessible educational resources.

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The energy y’all have for Onyx Storm is what y’all said you’d have for Black and brown authors starting back in 2020.

Where’s that at??? What’s on your shelves?

*pulls the curtain back to reveal SJM, Hannah Grace, King, Gaiman, Clare, Rowling, and an unread copy of “White Fragility”*

#reading #onyxstorm #books #bookstodon #fantasy #novels #decolonizeyourbookshelf

Starting to read this book, tonight.

A Daughter of Han.
The Autobiography of a Chinese Working Woman.

By Ida Pruitt.
From the Story Told Her by Ning Lao T'ai-t'tai.

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Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi
4.25 ⭐️

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The fediverse came through last night with recommendations for #SpeculativeFiction by women and people of colour.

See this thread for a multiverse of authors to explore https://halifaxsocial.ca/@inkstainedmags/109990315398392680

#DecolonizeYourBookshelf

The only thing better than discovering great authors who speak to your very soul is telling other people about them and then being showered by "If you like X you will love Y" recommendations for other amazing authors. (see my feed for details)

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If you joined in my #DecolonizeYourBookshelfChallenge, we just added a book subscription box to the shop!

Each month you will receive a mystery book around a prompt and a small gift. This month’s prompt is “African American Author”.

Read more about our subscription box here: https://paperbacksandfrybread.com/products/decolonize-your-bookshelf-challenge-box-subscription

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