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Books by Black Women Everyone Should Read (A Monolith Essentials List)

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A curated collection of beautiful, brilliant, unforgettable books written by Black women. These stories hold softness, power, truth, joy, heartbreak, and healing — all in different ways. Whether you're rediscovering your love for reading or joining M...
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The Essentials

These are my forever recommends. Books I still think about. Books I return to. Books that shaped my 20s in the best ways.

 
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This is the first adult urban fiction books I ever read. It was recommendation from my mom and this is a book I could read over and over again. Sister Soulja is able to tell a story that makes you laugh, cry, scream, and love. Everyone has a little b...
The Coldest Winter Ever: A Novel
 
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This book is what introduced me to historical fiction. This book tells a family tree from beginning to end. It includes the good, the bad, and the ugly. In the end you truly feel bonded to every character you got experience.
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois: Oprah Pick
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Healing, Growth & Becoming

A collection of the reads that guided my healing, inspired my soft life era, and reminded me to choose myself.

 
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I read this book this year and it completely changed my perspective on what it means to love and be loved. It affirmed my want to be considered and provided a definition for love and each of it's sub topics. Great read if you're ready for love and/or...
All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks
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Romance Reads for My Soft Era

If you’re in your romantic, cozy, soft-girl season, these are the books to add to your nightstand. Think warm love, tension, healing, and stories that feel like a hug.

 
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This was my first introduction to Kennedy Ryan and when I tell you i love this lady! Her ability to write books about love that aren't traumatizing or filled with smut is beautiful. This particular book features Yasmin and Josiah, a seperated couple ...
Before I Let Go
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This is MY favorite book in the Skyland series. I see a lot of myself in Ms. Soledad. This book tells the story of Soledad and Judah. Sort of like an enemies to lovers but a one sided enemy situation. This is more of a wrong person, right time type o...
This Could Be Us
 
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Ugh!!! Can you tell I love Kennedy Ryan! This is the final book in the Skyland series and follows Hendrix, a successful Black woman who helps everyone and almost never allows herself to receive help (sounda lot like someone I know lol). Her story is ...
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