Black Lit Challenge 2021 Announcement

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[@TheArtisanGeek]

Thank you everyone for being so patient with me on this one, I'm really excited for February!! :D And also a major thank you to those who hung out whilst I made that other thumbnail :D P.S. auto CC will be there soon, going to bed now, so I'll be adding my own tomorrow ;)

[@ACupofNicole]

Can’t wait to participate in this, I’ve missed your presence and I’m just so glad you’re back ❤️

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Ah thank you so much!! I'm so happy to hear that and also very glad to be back!!! I hope you'll enjoy the ride next month! :D xxx

[@fictionalfates]

Ahh, I'm super excited to join in with this in February! 🥺

[@elizabluerose]

You're ahead of schedule for US Black History Month!

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Yeah I had wanted to do it a bit earlier to give people some more time to prepare their reading list :D

[@mymessynotebook2207]

Two videos on the same day? Wow we really are blessed!!!

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Hahah aah that's too sweet!!

[@crazysox305]

I'm really proud of you for giving yourself the time you need and coming back with some exciting stuff. I'm taking notes ;)

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Ahh thank you both so much!! I really appreciate it! It was hard letting go, but in sometimes the hardest choices are the best ones :)

[@kimzachris5340]

Wow, I think I will use this to extend/expand my very unstructured ”only read non-white authors for five months”-project from last year. Looking forward to browsing the compendium for future reading!

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Ooh I hope you'll find some fun pieces to read!! :D

[@username11235]

I love that you're doing a challenge with points! The nerdy kid in me is thriving. Anyone else here do AR points?? I loved that so much goodness

[@AlexMBateau]

Excuse my ignorance, but what are AR points?

[@kato6196]

Accelerated reader?

[@bl00dhoney]

Come thru thumbnails 😍😍

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Yaaas!! Thank you!! :D

[@caralineg6568]

you are a blessing :)

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Aah thank you so much for you kind words!! xx

[@caralineg6568]

@@TheArtisanGeek ofc! i love your channel!

[@aquamarine18]

This is wonderful! I think my planned Blackathon TBR is 4 points but I'm going to aspire to maximum points I can reasonably do. My first readathons -- very excited. Thank you for sharing the Black Literature Compedium -- it's wonderful! ❤️😊

[@kato6196]

I'm excited!! Thank you for putting together the compendium, it will be very useful!

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Glad to hear it!! :D

[@careinthelibrary]

We love you ❤️ and we love you in 4k 😍 so excited for this challenge!

[@victorythecreator]

I'm so happy you're feeling slightly better Seji! Edit: Also, I have to know where you got this cream colored sweater. It's immaculate!

[@amysquie]

I did your black lit challenge last year and it definitely encouraged me to read more widely for the rest of the year. Thank you for the inspiration!

[@evadierickx9615]

Thank you so much for organizing this challenge! I completed it earlier today and I loved every single book I read. I'll continue throughout the year and see how many points I can get too :) I hope to find many more books I love. Thank you!!

[@hdigalob]

I'm so excited about this! There are definitely a lot of great African francophone authors I need to read more of, so I will add some to my list. I'm looking forward to your videos about francophone and Brazilian Black literature! Also, I'm glad you took time for yourself, Seji. Please don't pressure yourself too much with deadlines. As someone else commented, every month is Black History Month! :)

[@CaroAbebe]

Thanks! So much to explore and enjoy!

[@danielkoeker]

I look forward to taking part! :D Also, your compendium is absolutely amazing.

[@TheArtisanGeek]

I'm very happy to hear that and thank you very much!! I hope it will be of use to you!! :D

[@bettyreads222]

excited to combine this with the blackathon. looking forward to making my tbr :]

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Yay!! Have fun making your TBR!! :D

[@heyimsasa]

omg this is an amazing idea! i'm definitely gonna participate, especially because it intersects with jessie at bowties and book's blackathon challenge. thanks seji!

[@annelooney1090]

This is really great! Thank you for making this compendium!

[@LM-et6yt]

to be honest, im really glad you decided to do something more low-key. i think after last year, we should all take things a little bit more slowly and be mindful of the expectations we place on ourselves. (can't wait to find new literature to love in your compendium!!) 💌

[@PullDownTheMoon]

This sounds awesome and I will have to check out the information on the website. Can't wait to participate ☺️

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Lovely to hear!! Thanks so much for joining :D

[@FullyBookedMelissa]

That compendium is awesome. Thank you for putting it together!

[@tanyamhami]

Ahhh you are amazing!!! I just found you and I’m the happiest because of it!

[@elsateresanino5783]

thank u so sooooo much for this!!! educating ourselves and others is always important and necessary ❤️. also, i love you and your videos! u are amazing girl!

[@AnniesBookNook]

This is so great (also this thumbnail is gorgeous!) You put so much work into the compendium!!

[@espurrlady3397]

This is such a great challenge! I was already planning on reading some Black literature next month, now I can make it into this!

[@adriannamartin5992]

I’m so excited to join this year!!

[@elenamitchell]

I am so excited to participate!! And very glad to see you’re doing well, we’ve all missed you 🥰

[@tyac.610]

I’ve been waiting all month for this and Blackathon and you both dropped your announcements today! I’m excited!

[@DeeBlaregold]

Sounds fun!

[@heroinescorner]

woo! i can’t wait to participate! between this and blackathon, my tbr for february is going to be amazing☺️

[@joanneorrico1761]

I am glad you took the time to take care of yourself. I love this challenge! I have never participated in one and am looking forward to doing it in February. I think I will implement it for my students at school as well! Thank you for the inspiration and information.

[@juliaisagoodwitch]

This is exciting. Also the thumbnail is really pretty 😀

[@MargaretPinard]

Yep--I'm here for the "JUST GO FOR IT!" school of Booktube readathons. I've got a good list of classics and non-classics for my Feb TBR of Black Lit 😍

[@ElishaWhite]

My TBR for the Black Lit challenge: The Deep by Rivers Solomon 2 points Conjure Women by Afia Atakora 1 point The Death of Vevik Oji by Akwaeke Emezi 1 point Pet by Akwaeke Emezi probably no points but I am so excited to read it :)

[@ella3167]

i’m new to your channel and very excited to be here! sending love 🥰

[@TheArtisanGeek]

A very warm welcome!! Thanks so much for stopping by! Sending love back! xx

[@shnn1a]

Definitely going to try to attempt this! Thanks for making the compendium thats so helpful

[@angelcake318lps]

Thank you for putting it together!!

[@TheArtisanGeek]

It's my absolute pleasure!! ;D

[@piscespaperbacks]

i can't wait to participate!

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Yay!! I'm so happy to hear that!! :D

[@JavierEzln94]

Awesome! This should be nice

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Very excited for it!! :D

[@danienglish9336]

Excited for this! And kind of want to get all 4 points in a single book, because I may have already done so with some of the classics I read for classes this past semester.

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Ooh I'd be excited to hear which books you'll choose ;)

[@nico-et3cz]

can't wait for this!! I have one italian book in particular in mind that I've been meaning to buy/read for a few months and I think this is the perfect occasion :)

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Oh! Which book is it? :)

[@nico-et3cz]

@@TheArtisanGeek totally missed this, sorry! but it's called Corpi Estranei by Oiza Queens Day Obasuyi. it's not been translated, it's pretty new and wasn't published by a big publisher, it's fairly unknown so I don't know if it'll be translated, but yeah :)

[@readysetpooja7376]

So looking forward to participating!

[@TheArtisanGeek]

So glad to hear it!! :D

[@annalisaely4298]

I've found your compendium very helpful! I'm very excited for this challenge!

[@TheArtisanGeek]

I'm so happy to hear that Annalisa!! :D I'm very excited as well :D

[@TheGalacticGrizzly]

Cool challenge! There's some black lit on my shelves that I've been meaning to get to, this is the perfect opportunity!

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Yay!! So happy to hear that!! :D

[@hessemaniac]

Next month I wanted to read literature by authors from East-Africa. In preparation I already found Makumbi, Wainaina, Koinange, Mengiste and Maathai. Do you have any more recommendations? Have fun reading! Yay!

[@hessemaniac]

Ahhhh next step was that I clicked the link docs.google.com/document/d/1ffsB6mzGdOlHztJOCyFjFLYcfpP7l6H5UrV45tz42eg/edit#heading=h.t5wko92d6540 and that helped a lot already ^^ Thanks.

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Happy to hear it!! It's my pleasure!! :D

[@ChristyLuisDostoevskyinSpace]

I hope your rest helped 💜 Thank for working so hard to spotlight important lit and make exploration fun! This is a fantastic 💡

[@JoshsBookishVoyage]

This is so exciting! When you say the country it's from, is that where the author resides, where they were born? Like a US author who lives in the UK, what would that be classified as?

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Country as in how the author identifies themselves. If they consider themselves to be a US author living somewhere else in the world, then the country would be US. Of course there are a lot of technicalities, so I guess it's mostly up to the reader :)

[@JoshsBookishVoyage]

@@TheArtisanGeek ok thanks! 😊

[@hannahfranke8047]

Such an awesome challenge!! Also loving the thumbnail style!!! Hope you're doing well Seji ❤️

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Thanks so much Hannah!! I'm doing quite well thanks a lot -- I hope you are too :D xx

[@charlieri6338]

I’m such a sucker for a good points system

[@readersgottoread1443]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@MargaretPinard]

The points don't sound that complicated--a great system! :D

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Thank you!! :D

[@TheNovelSanctuary]

Yes!!

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Yay! :D

[@LucieReads]

I'm sorry you didn't get to make it as detailed as you planned, but this still seems like a fun challenge!! :)

[@RaissaMelof]

Love from Brazil

[@gracefilledreads]

Hello love I was following in my other page but I finally decided to start a booktube of my own and I'm so excited......I wanted to say thank you all the amazing videos ( a nice variety of all books.... 📚) I have a question.....what 2 tips would you give to a newbie starting out??

[@ThistleVerse]

Hope you're feeling better/ rested after your break. I like this setup. Is it possible to get 4 points with 1 book or do you need to read a minimum of 2 books for this readathon?

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Yeah that's possible :)

[@AliciaDreaming]

I've got like seven picks lol so far hopefully I can juggle this challenge and my homework and work lol.

[@Blkandsapphicreads]

Omg I’m so excited to participate! Will it be taking place during the whole month of February?

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Yes, it's for the entire month :)

[@jon_nova]

Hi from a Brazilian viewer ^^

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Hello there!! :D

[@JashanaC]

🥳

[@AlexMBateau]

I love this idea! How are you dealing with Afro-diasporic authors? So people who are originally from Nigeria, are now citizens in the U.S., and base all of their work in post-apocalyptic Africa (for example)? Or someone whose from Haiti, is now a citizen in the US, spends a good chunk of their time in Haiti, and their books are often placed in Haiti and the U.S. Lastly, is the focus on books that are placed in various countries? Or authors who are from those countries? Or the country the authors are now publishing from? I’m so sorry if this is to many questions, I’m super excited to participate. Thank you!

[@AlphabetSoup123]

There's still UK Black History Month to carry out your vision.

[@bl00dhoney]

I think the Netherlands have BHM in October too. Plus there's always African Liberation Day on 25 May. It's Black History Month every month!!

[@TheArtisanGeek]

You're totally right!! :D

[@bl00dhoney]

@@TheArtisanGeek I'm gonna email* you a list of African diaspora heritage/history months/days around the world. * If I can find an email for you.

[@alenemarie1726]

How would you do this with black sci-if and fantasy? Would it just be a genre point? I have the Inheritance Trilogy by NK Jemisin. Or are we discussing the origin of the author? Would that count as US and genre?

[@nate.m4916]

Hi, I was wondering if this also includes blak people (Aboriginal and Torres strait islanders) and Melanesians, or if it is specifically targeted to include peoples of African descent?

[@neeleyfolk]

Kinda cheating, but going to work this into my Goodreads 2021 challenge. I'll go to the list for ideas. Any suggestions for non-fiction books about the American Revolution from the black POV, either Patriot or Loyalist?

[@witchandbookblog.]

💓💓💓

[@readingwithlaurane2490]

No need to apologise for taking care of yourself 😘

[@MrCeltius]

Challenge Accept!

[@kaylawalker9366]

I’m excited to participate! Does anyone know any YA disabled author

[@AlexMBateau]

Nnedi Okorafor has scoliosis and she has a couple of YA books.

[@kaylawalker9366]

@@AlexMBateau thank youu

[@sumayahassan1668]

Anyone want a reading buddy?

[@barbaraboethling596]

Sounds fun!

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Glad to hear it! ;D