Read 50 Books by PoC in a year....
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annwfynAs some of you may know, I recently joined a community called 50books_POC. The challenge is to read 50 books written by People of Colour over the course of a year. It's meant to run between IBAR and IBAR the next year, but as I've no idea what that is, I'm kinda letting it run from February to February for me.
What is the point of this?
Well, for me it means two things.
1) It encourages me to step outside my comfort zone, read books by people who are Not Just Like Me, and hopefully supports a more diverse publishing industry whilst also expanding my own horizons.
2) It means I get a lot of really good book recs, and read some books I wouldn't have read otherwise.
I'm using this entry to keep track of the books I've read and link to the reviews that I've written of them. As a note, I also want to sing the praises of 50books_POC. It's a really friendly community, with lots of nice people. I've found it an incredibly positive experience so far, and already got some shiny new books I'd never have read any other way.
My List
1) 'Harvest' by Tess Gerritsen. Reviewed here.
2) 'Peony in Love' by Lisa See. Reviewed here.
3) 'Running in the Family' by Michael Ondaatje. Reviewed here.
4) 'Wild Swans' by Jung Chang. Reviewed here.
5) 'Slave to Sensation' by Nalini Singh. Reviewed here.
6) 'Wild Seed' by Octavia Butler. Reviewed here
7) 'Visions of Heat' by Nalini Singh. Reviewed here
8) 'Feeding the Ghosts' by Fred D'Aguiar. Reviewed here.
9) 'The Legend of Tarik' by Walter Dean Myers. Reviewed here.
10)'Strangers' by Taichi Yamada. Reviewed here.
11) 'Dead Aid' by Dambisa Moyo. Reviewed here
12) 'Caressed by Ice' by Nalini Singh. Reviewed here.
13) 'Mine to Possess' by Nalini Singh. Reviewed here.
14) 'Hostage to Pleasure' by Nalini Singh. Reviewed here.
15) 'Does My Head Look Big In This?' by Randa Abdel-Fattah. Reviewed here.
16) 'The Woman Warrior' by Maxine Hong Kingston. Review to follow.
17) 'Brick Lane' by Monica Ali. Reviewed here.
18) 'In The Skin Of A Lion' by Michael Ondaatje. Review to follow.
19) 'Anil's Ghost' by Michael Ondaatje. Reviewed here.
20) 'The Bone Garden' by Tess Gerritsen. Reviewed here.
21) 'The Emperor's Babe' by Bernadine Evaristo. Review to follow.
22) 'Blanche Among the Talented Tenth' by Barbara Neely. Reviewed here.
23) 'Delicious' by Sherry Thomas. Reviewed here.
24) 'Dark Enchantment' by Karen Harbaugh. Review to follow.
25) 'Hogarth's Blacks: Images of Blacks in Eighteenth Century English Art' by David Dabydeen. Reviewed here.
26) 'The Magic Orange Tree' by Jamila Gavin. Review to follow.
27) 'The Parable of the Talents' by Octavia Butler. Reviewed here.
What is the point of this?
Well, for me it means two things.
1) It encourages me to step outside my comfort zone, read books by people who are Not Just Like Me, and hopefully supports a more diverse publishing industry whilst also expanding my own horizons.
2) It means I get a lot of really good book recs, and read some books I wouldn't have read otherwise.
I'm using this entry to keep track of the books I've read and link to the reviews that I've written of them. As a note, I also want to sing the praises of 50books_POC. It's a really friendly community, with lots of nice people. I've found it an incredibly positive experience so far, and already got some shiny new books I'd never have read any other way.
My List
1) 'Harvest' by Tess Gerritsen. Reviewed here.
2) 'Peony in Love' by Lisa See. Reviewed here.
3) 'Running in the Family' by Michael Ondaatje. Reviewed here.
4) 'Wild Swans' by Jung Chang. Reviewed here.
5) 'Slave to Sensation' by Nalini Singh. Reviewed here.
6) 'Wild Seed' by Octavia Butler. Reviewed here
7) 'Visions of Heat' by Nalini Singh. Reviewed here
8) 'Feeding the Ghosts' by Fred D'Aguiar. Reviewed here.
9) 'The Legend of Tarik' by Walter Dean Myers. Reviewed here.
10)'Strangers' by Taichi Yamada. Reviewed here.
11) 'Dead Aid' by Dambisa Moyo. Reviewed here
12) 'Caressed by Ice' by Nalini Singh. Reviewed here.
13) 'Mine to Possess' by Nalini Singh. Reviewed here.
14) 'Hostage to Pleasure' by Nalini Singh. Reviewed here.
15) 'Does My Head Look Big In This?' by Randa Abdel-Fattah. Reviewed here.
16) 'The Woman Warrior' by Maxine Hong Kingston. Review to follow.
17) 'Brick Lane' by Monica Ali. Reviewed here.
18) 'In The Skin Of A Lion' by Michael Ondaatje. Review to follow.
19) 'Anil's Ghost' by Michael Ondaatje. Reviewed here.
20) 'The Bone Garden' by Tess Gerritsen. Reviewed here.
21) 'The Emperor's Babe' by Bernadine Evaristo. Review to follow.
22) 'Blanche Among the Talented Tenth' by Barbara Neely. Reviewed here.
23) 'Delicious' by Sherry Thomas. Reviewed here.
24) 'Dark Enchantment' by Karen Harbaugh. Review to follow.
25) 'Hogarth's Blacks: Images of Blacks in Eighteenth Century English Art' by David Dabydeen. Reviewed here.
26) 'The Magic Orange Tree' by Jamila Gavin. Review to follow.
27) 'The Parable of the Talents' by Octavia Butler. Reviewed here.
