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Book 28 - The Vampire's Beautiful Daughter by SP Somtow

moonshadow wrote in 50books_poc Jul 31, 2015 09:47

SP Somtow is Thai American with dual citizenship. In addition to being a writer, he is also a composer.

I was happy to revisit this author, since I had previously very much enjoyed his collection of creepy modern fairy tales Tagging the Moon: Fairy Tales From LA. Given the nature of that book I was surprised to learn that Somtow had also written ( Read more... )

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Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed

moonshadow wrote in 50books_poc Jul 23, 2015 11:56

Book 26 for my project was the enthralling fantasy _Throne of the Crescent Moon_ by Saladin Ahmed ( Read more... )

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Nine Years Under: Coming of Age in an Inner City Funeral Home by Sheri Booker

moonshadow wrote in 50books_poc Jul 16, 2015 13:39

Folks, we're halfway through the year! Can you believe it?? And here's my halfway point, book 25: Nine Years Under: Coming of Age in an Inner City Funeral Home by Sheri Booker ( Read more... )

Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord

moonshadow wrote in 50books_poc Jul 06, 2015 16:30

Book 24 for me was an amazing short piece, Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord. This is a retelling of an African folk tale. I found it so beautiful and evocative! I strongly recommend this one and I'm looking forward to exploring more of Lord's work.

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God Help the Child - Toni Morrison

ms_mmelissa wrote in 50books_poc Jul 05, 2015 13:32

Morrison's 11th novel was highly anticipated and recieved mixed reviews upon publication and after reading the book I have to say that I agree with most of the criticism ( Read more... )

au.misc:female, afghan american, novel, a: morrison toni, au.nationality:united.states

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Book 23: We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

moonshadow wrote in 50books_poc Jun 29, 2015 17:07

I had been thinking about reading Americanah, which was suggested to me by a few different people. It seemed like a big commitment though so I wanted to start out with something a little shorter. So I read this short book based on Adichie's TED Talk. Well, the joke is on me - it was excellent and made me want to read a full-length piece of hers ( Read more... )

au.misc:female, au.race:black, non-fiction

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Balm: A Novel by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

ms_mmelissa wrote in 50books_poc Jun 25, 2015 13:33

I first came across Perkins-Valdez because of her first book, Wench a novel set in America in the 1850s a few years before the start of the civil war. Wench was a great novel, with a sublime hook, interesting characters and a central dilemma that was intruiging and managed to carry the entire book forward. My one quibble was that the writing was ( Read more... )

ch.misc:female, ch.race:black, au.nationality:united.states, women's fiction, ch:nationality:united.states, historical fiction, au.misc:female, ch.misc:lower.class

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Picture books

emma_in_oz wrote in 50books_poc Jun 19, 2015 18:06

.12 Katrina Goonack, Marlene Goonack, and Myron Goonack, Scaly-Tailed Possum and Echidna, 2010 ( Read more... )

picture book, aboriginal, culturally diverse

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The Girl Who Spun Gold by Virginia Hamilton (illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon)

moonshadow wrote in 50books_poc Jun 17, 2015 10:36

Book 22 for my project! How is everyone else getting on?

This is one of the few times so far that I have doubled up on one author. I had previously read Her Stories by Virginia Hamilton, which was also illustrated by the talented husband and wife team of Leo and Diane Dillon. (Here's their take on the strange little spirit who in the European ( Read more... )

women writers, children's books, african-american

This Strange Way of Dying by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

moonshadow wrote in 50books_poc Jun 12, 2015 10:06

Book 21 for my project! This book was actually a recommendation here in this community by ms_melissa.

Check out the droolworthy cover art:

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