With historical fiction I never know how I feel about the book until the historical/author’s notes. I struggled with this one, but I am so glad I finished it. I went from not knowing the name Jessie Fauset to I must know all about her life. That’s a sign of great historical fiction. #blackbooksky

Just scrolling Apple News and still in the Year of our Lord 2025 😒

Can’t y’all use AI to tell them apart if it’s too difficult for your naked eyes #blacksky

Can someone tell me if this book is truly a work of fiction because I need to know how thoroughly to hate some living people or not #blackbooksky

A surprise best book of 2024
This book brought me to tears while teaching me about my heritage
If a songwriter that educates in her field who also writes novels releases a memoir, strap in because it’s about to get real
A million thanks to Alice Randall for opening her heart to me #blackbooksky

I know this shouldn’t be new information at my big age
How am I just learning “(Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay” was a posthumous release
The Stax documentary whew

Snap decision to start my first Scandal rewatch
Early 2025 will be marked with wine, elbow length leather gloves and capes
#blacksky

Miss Ruby Dee narrating “Their Eyes Were Watching God”. I’ve read this book but this is something else altogether. The perfect combination 💙📚
#blackbooksky

SECURED! I will happily wait for this to ship next year

Post somebody you’ve been told you look like who you definitely don’t look like

“Your order has shipped”

You printed the label? Or it’s on them people truck???

I saw someone refer to the South African sad sack as Leon Skum and I’ll never see that name as anything else
My apologies to the legit Leons

To my fellow audiobook addicts:
what’s the earliest in a book you already know you’ll be adding the physical copy to your library? I have a new personal record
#addtoblackbooksky
#addtobooksky

the nerve

👋 Bluesky🦋 Get to know me with a book, a gin, a fountain pen and a record
📚💙
#BlackSky
#BlackBookSky