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Leave Your Mess at Home

by Tolani Akinola (Goodreads Author)

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"Lowkey, eff Marisol and her desire to blend in. Ola ain’t shit either, but eff Marisol - for real." — May 06, 2026 09:15PM

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Ghostroots: Stories

by 'Pemi Aguda

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"Wow. ‘Breastmilk’ is a beautiful short story." — May 03, 2026 09:26PM

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Our Pharmacy by Nafkote Tamirat

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Paris was more beautiful the more inaccessible it became.

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“Many people lose the small joys in the hope for the big happiness.”
― Pearl S. Buck

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“When someone shows you who they are believe them the first time.”
― Maya Angelou

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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou

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“That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”
― Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake

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“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
― Maya Angelou

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