He is one of my favs.
Walter Mosley's favorites. The mystery writer reveals the
treasured books in his personal library. By John Williams - WP
https://archive.ph/ylyeo
#Books #Mysterywriters #Blackauthors

**Audubon Ballroon (he/him)** @audubonballroon@mastodon.social · Mar 15

Mar 15

Audubon Ballroon (he/him) @audubonballroon@mastodon.social

Via VA

CLASS IS MORE THAN MONEY. CLASS IS ALSO ABOUT KNOWLEDGE.

BELL HOOKS

PICTURE QUOTES.com

#blackwomen #blackpeople #blackamerican

Continued thread

**Diana Barbosa** @diraquel@masto.pt · Mar 4

Mar 4

Diana Barbosa @diraquel@masto.pt

Continuing...
#TheMessage #TaNehisiCoates #LaundryReadings #MastoBooks #Livrostodon #WhitePriviledge #Bookstodon #BlackAuthors

The Trump years amazed a certain kind of white per-son; they had no reference for national vulgarity, for such broad corruption and venality, until it was too late The least reflective of them say, "This is not America". But some of them suspect that it is America, and there is great pain in understanding that, without your con-sent, you are complicit in a great crime, in learning that the whole game was rigged in your favor, that there are nations within your nation who have spent all of their collective lives in the Trump years. The pain is in the discovery of your own illegitimacy-that whiteness is power and nothing else. I could hear that same pain in Avner's and Guy's words. They were raised under the story that the Jewish people were the ultimate victims of history. But they had been confronted with an incredi-ble truth that there was no ultimate victim, that vic-tims and victimizers were ever flowing.

**Diana Barbosa** @diraquel@masto.pt · Mar 4

Mar 4

Diana Barbosa @diraquel@masto.pt

Books everyone should read. Not least because they are beautifully written.
#TheMessage #TaNehisiCoates #LaundryReadings #MastoBooks #Livrostodon #WhitePriviledge #Bookstodon #BlackAuthors

When I was young, I felt the physical weight of race constantly. We had less. Our lives were more violent.

And whether by genes, culture, or divine judgment, this was said to be our fault. The only tool to escape this damnation for a lucky few-was school. Later I went out into the world and saw the other side, those who allegedly, by genes, culture, or divine judgment, had more but as I came to understand knew less. These people, white people, were living under a lie. More, they were, in some profound way, suffering for the lie. They had seen more of the world than I had-but not more of humanity itself. Most stunningly, I realized that they were deeply ignorant of their own country's his-tory, and thus they had no intimate sense of how far their country could fall. A system of supremacy justifies...

**Seth Galitzer** @sgsax@mastodon.social · Feb 25

Feb 25

Seth Galitzer @sgsax@mastodon.social

Finished reading Octavia Butler's Kindred last night, what a powerful book. I read her Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents a few years ago and they are still with me as well. Her work always makes me think long after finishing it.
#scifi #blackauthors #blackvoices

**PerryTrails** @perrytrails@ieji.de · Feb 18

Feb 18

PerryTrails @perrytrails@ieji.de

Tonight I attended author Judy Hudson’s book launch of “Spy Notes,” hosted by my friend Pearl Martin. Think of the book as the African-American woman’s answer to James Bond, and Hutson uses a lot of the locations she’s visited, like in Paris, for the book. I will neither confirm nor deny that Hutson is in anyway involved with espionage, but she sure makes it look good.

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackVoices #BlackAuthors #SpyNovel #Espionage

**inkshark** @inkshark@mastodon.art · Feb 14

Feb 14

inkshark @inkshark@mastodon.art

I just backed my friend's cooperative card game. I love apocalypses with additions to our reality, and this one has GIANT REPTILE FRIENDS (some call them dragons i guess) plus it is #Afrofuturism, #FamilyFriendly, and features #HumanArtist work!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1154636392/prosper-with-dragons

Drawing of a delighted child and an old man walking on a dragon's raised tail toward its outstretched tongue, so the child can feed their enormous, horned pet.

Digital art of a tranquil tropical scene with people wading in clear warm water over what appears to have once been paved streets, but is now a half-submerged yet thriving town.

Semi-realistic digital portrait of a young Black girl with a fluffy fro, which a blue baby dragon is using as a nest for a nap. The sleeping dragonling is so cute it is physically painful.

Black femme with ombre braids riding an extremely badass orange and blue dragon through the remnants of skyscrapers, wearing an outfit that someone is definitely going to cosplay the hell out of.

#FunApocalypse #ApocalypseArt #fantasy

**Gay Curmudgeon** @HermitsDaily@mastodon.social · Feb 13

Feb 13

Gay Curmudgeon @HermitsDaily@mastodon.social

Happy Black History Month from the Valley of the Dolls! #BlackHistoryMonth2025 #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #dolls #barbie #barbies #dollcollector #dollphotographer #miniatures #collecting #collectingminiatures #Partingthewaters #civilrights #equalrights #blackauthors

**SaintClinton** @SaintClinton@mastodon.social · Feb 12

Feb 12

SaintClinton @SaintClinton@mastodon.social

Black Books That Were Snubbed and Made 'The New York Times' 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
#books #authors #reading #education #blackauthors #blackbooks
https://www.theroot.com/black-books-that-were-snubbed-and-made-the-new-york-tim-1851760298

The Root · Feb 12Black Books That Were Snubbed and Made 'The New York Times' 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyBy Angela Johnson

**Audubon Ballroon (he/him)** @audubonballroon@mastodon.social · Feb 12 *

Feb 12 *

Audubon Ballroon (he/him) @audubonballroon@mastodon.social

@the-bookseller.bsky.social‬

Puffin has signed My Rice Is Best, a "joyful, funny and accomplished" picture book from Selina Brown, founder of the Black British Book Festival, and illustrated by Maxwell A Oginni
https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/puffin-signs-joyful-picture-book-from-selina-brown-and-maxwell-a-oginni

The BooksellerPuffin signs 'joyful' picture book from Selina Brown and Maxwell A OginniPuffin has signed My Rice Is Best, a "joyful, funny and accomplished" picture book from Selina Brown, founder of the Black British Book Festival, and illustrated by Maxwell A Oginni.

#blackmastodon #book #blackwomen

**DaNanner** @DaNanner@mastodon.coffee · Feb 11

Feb 11

DaNanner @DaNanner@mastodon.coffee

#BlackAuthors

https://m.macmillan.com/transform-your-bookshelf-explore-our-black-history-book-collection

m.macmillan.comTransform Your Bookshelf: Explore Our Black History Book Collection

**Gay Curmudgeon** @HermitsDaily@mastodon.social · Feb 9

Feb 9

Gay Curmudgeon @HermitsDaily@mastodon.social

Happy Black History Month from GI Joe and the Valley of the Dolls! #BlackHistoryMonth #gijoe #dolls #dollcollector #dollphotographer #boydolls #blackhistorymonth2025 #blackhistory #thesoulsofblackfolk #webdubois #blackauthors #blackstudies #blackstudy #civilrights #equalrights

**Tiffany E. Taylor** @TiffanyEAuthor@poweredbygay.social · Feb 2

Feb 2

Tiffany E. Taylor @TiffanyEAuthor@poweredbygay.social

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2025.
Theme: Butch/Femme, Protagonist Ethnic Identity: Black/African American:

https://iheartsapphfic.com/bookfinder-results/?displaytheme=butch-femme&displayethnicidentity=black-african-american

#blackhistorymonth #blackauthors #blackbooks #butchfemme #bookstodon #queerbookstodon #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #sapphic #lgbtq #lgbtqia
@lgbtqbookstodon @bookstodon @sapphicbooks

Book cover graphic of 15 books written by Black/African American authors.

**Siobhan Muir** @SiobhanMuir@socel.net · Feb 1

Feb 1

Siobhan Muir @SiobhanMuir@socel.net

Oh my dear readers and friends. Make sure you visit my blog in the coming weeks. Not only will I be giving you snippets of current and coming books, but I'll also be sharing Black Romance writers and books. Keep an eye out. Want something today? Head on over for #RecipeForRomance

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackAuthors #Romance

https://siobhanmuir.com/blog