“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.”
―
―
“You are the master of your destiny. You can influence, direct and control your own environment. You can make your life what you want it to be.”
― Think and Grow Rich
― Think and Grow Rich
“The only reason you say that race was not an issue is because you wish it was not. We all wish it was not. But it’s a lie. I came from a country where race was not an issue; I did not think of myself as black and I only became black when I came to America. When you are black in America and you fall in love with a white person, race doesn’t matter when you’re alone together because it’s just you and your love. But the minute you step outside, race matters. But we don’t talk about it. We don’t even tell our white partners the small things that piss us off and the things we wish they understood better, because we’re worried they will say we’re overreacting, or we’re being too sensitive. And we don’t want them to say, Look how far we’ve come, just forty years ago it would have been illegal for us to even be a couple blah blah blah, because you know what we’re thinking when they say that? We’re thinking why the fuck should it ever have been illegal anyway? But we don’t say any of this stuff. We let it pile up inside our heads and when we come to nice liberal dinners like this, we say that race doesn’t matter because that’s what we’re supposed to say, to keep our nice liberal friends comfortable. It’s true. I speak from experience.”
― Americanah
― Americanah
“She rested her head against his and felt, for the first time, what she would often feel with him: a self-affection. He made her like herself.”
― Americanah
― Americanah
“Mazina’iganan mino-mshkikiiwin aawen. Books are good medicine!
(From the author's note)”
― Firekeeper’s Daughter
(From the author's note)”
― Firekeeper’s Daughter
Literary Fiction by People of Color
— 13062 members
— last activity 5 hours, 56 min ago
This can include genre fiction that is literary (e.g. speculative fiction, historical fiction, etc.), as long as it's written by a person of color (Af ...more
Maine Youth Book Reviews
— 4 members
— last activity Nov 03, 2021 07:25AM
We review children's books for Maine ...more
Mock Newbery 2026
— 3188 members
— last activity Jan 01, 2026 04:14PM
A discussion group that reads, suggests, and enjoys current children’s literature, while searching for next years Newbery Award winning books.
Savannah’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Savannah’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Savannah
Lists liked by Savannah



























