Welcome to Litsy!

There‘s a new bookstore featuring Afro-Futurism in all its forms, written by black and indigenous women. They have bundles of featured titles, ebooks, graphic novels, merchandise, paper books, what looks like a full calendar of interesting events.

Here‘s their website: https://sistahscifi.com/

#scifi #bookstores #woc #diversevoices

My tiny book haul today. Didn't have much money but wanted to get to my local indie and help their business stay afloat! Have been wanting to get On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous for a while now. A Burning just jumped out at me from the shelf though so I came home with both #shoplocal #indielove #thevillagebookshop #oceanvuong #meghamajumdar #diversevoices

Hoping to have enough time to do a deep dive into this one today - barely got started yesterday. Partner is out fishing again so at least have a little bit #diversevoices #tackletheTBR

Smith crafted a another group of stunning essays in his new book, which publishes in Sept. 2020. They‘re so spot on and relevant to current events as to be fully prescient. When in fact, they‘re discussing complex conditions that have existed for a ridiculously long time. If #diversevoices and social justice matter to you, please pre-order it.

Full review http://www.TheBibliophage.com
#thebibliophage2020 #thanksnetgalley #readblackauthors #blm

#integrateyourshelf @ChasingOm @Emilymdxn

Litsy has been such a positive influence for my intentional intersectional reading habits! I‘m glad to re-energize these choices since I‘ve been less focused on #diversevoices lately.

58 books in 2020
6 Black
5 Other POC
6 LGBTQIA+ (could be more ... not all authors put that front and center)
0 Indigenous 😰

2 Black authors in my currents reads as well

A strong book of poetry; thoughtful, edgy and powerful. I‘ll definitely read more from this poet. Highly recommend! #ownvoices #blacklivesmatter #blm #diversevoices #blackpublishingpower

If you can‘t buy, then borrow! Authors benefit from Kobo, Scribd, Kindle Unlimited, and library borrows. I‘m especially focused on black women authors right now.

#blacklivesmatter #blackoutbestsellerlist #blackpublishingpower #diversevoices

This week‘s #bookreport.

Finished:
You Suck #may #doublespin
Sorcerer to the Crown #panasianauthor #booked2020
The Power Worshippers #nonfictionchallenge2020 #abouteducation

Reading:
Cleopatra #cleopatragroupread
Pale Rider #nonfictionnerds
Front Row at the Trump Show
Lakewood #debutauthor #diversevoices #readwithmrbook #aboutdisability

Soon: Mychal Denzel Smith #ARC #socialjustice

Winner of two important #LGBTQ awards—Stonewall & Lambda—the primary audience for this first-person tale are readers who are around the same age as the main character, who‘s 12. Caroline Murphy was abandoned by her mother for unknown reasons, is bullied at school, and falls in love with another girl. To set her even further apart, Caroline can see spirits. A heartfelt & memorable story set in the US Virgin Islands. #diversevoices #audiobook

To escape their abusive father, a girl & her sister—who has some kind of cognitive disability like Down Syndrome—flee to a city, where they team up with a pair of homeless boys. They find work such as garbage-picking & they look out for each other. A few passages are rather preachy, but overall this is a moving tale of children being resourceful. A middle grade #audiobook set in southern India and read by the author. #diversevoices