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Night and Day, the aunts called them, and although neither girl laughed at this little joke or found it amusing in the least, they recognized the truth in it, and were able to understand, earlier than most sisters, that the moon is always
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“I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”
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“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.”
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“To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time. ”
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“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.”
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Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge
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An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more
Black Prose Book Club (Formerly A Seat at the Table Book Club)
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Welcome to Black Prose Book Club! Representation is soooo important and supporting black authors who write about black characters is essential to maki ...more
Jessica’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jessica’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
448 books
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60 friends
1,367 books
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57 friends
1,197 books
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364 friends
371 books
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135 friends
131 books
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66 friends
452 books
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62 friends
61 books
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51 friends
626 books
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343 friends
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