Books by Black Authors Recommendations || 2024 [CC]

[@karenmiller1105]

Great video. I found 3 books I want to read. Thank you.

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Glad you could find some books for you 🤎

[@dompishere3014]

King and the Dragonflies seems so good 🥺 Promise Boys sounds like it slaps and the red on the cover is gorgeous.

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Recommend them both! Such good books ✨

[@ThatsSoPoe]

King and the Dragonflies and Ghost are so good!! I really want to pick up both of the short story collections you mentioned. I think my favorite new Black author I've read recently is Mimi Grace, who writes contemporary romance. I read Make a Scene a few months ago and really want to read all her romances now.

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

I love that you agree on the middle grade recommendations! And I hope you'll like the short story collections 🤎 Make a scene is on my list of romances to get to at some point ^.^

[@ChanelChapters]

Your channel is such a great resource for a large genre of books

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Thank you 🤎

[@pagesandprescriptions]

Who Fears Death went straight on my tbr 😊

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Yay! It's so good 🤎

[@BecxReadz]

Who Fears Death sounds like such a great story and the cover is stunning.

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

It's so good! I really recommend it 🤎

[@maryburrell3948]

Nnedi Okorafor is always excellent

[@CaughtBetweenPages]

I love what a broad readership you have recommendations for! Truly there’s something for everyone on this list (and a whole lot of something’s for me-my TBR cannot help but grow after one of your videos). Strongly seconding Such a Fun Age. It’s SO SO good. Not always a poetry person but Akwaeke Emezi if all people may be able to convince me, especially knowing the collection also has a religious bent, which I tend to enjoy. Only For the Holidays sounds magical, not only because the story sounds so sweet and lovely, but because I’d bet that when it’s warm outside, it could make you feel all snowy and cozy and christmassy, whereas during the winter season, I bet it warms you up like your heart is holding a seed of summer. Definitely added to my TBR ♥️ Fantastic recommendations as always, Olivia Savannah!!

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Love that your TBR has grown as well. Akwaeke Emezi does the poetry so well and I absolutely recommend content warning everything. If you're unsure of poetry, I wonder what that might be like as an audiobook. Your description of only for the holidays was worded beautifully -- the author in you was showing 🤎

[@Jameswjennings]

Wings of Red, too. When you get a chance.

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

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[@maryburrell3948]

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies is so excellent. Highly recommended

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Such a good short story collection 🤎

[@maryburrell3948]

@@OliviasCatastrophe Very good, I enjoyed it. I want her to write another.

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

@@maryburrell3948 I think she has an upcoming novel! Not sure on the release date though…

[@LeanneRose]

Thanks so much for your recommendations Olivia! 💖 King and the Dragonflies sounds brilliant

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Highly recommend king and the dragonflies 🤎

[@TheBookSanctum]

Who Fears Death sounds so good!

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

I loved it so much 🤎

[@awanderingmind]

Such a fun age is a book I see all the time! Especially now that a new book by this author is out. I need to read it already

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Ooh I highly recommend it and think you'd like such a fun age 🌸

[@Catsandcamera]

great list!

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Thank you 🤎

[@novellenovels]

Great recommendations. I will look for that kacen Callander book on Saturday in London. You know I recommend Kaylan baryons books.

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Ooh yes, I definitely recommend the kacen callender for sure! Felix ever after is so good especially.

[@christinacampbellbooks]

Really enjoyed hearing your thoughts on all of these, Olivia. I have Such a Fun Age on my TBR. I need to bump it up now ☺

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

I hope you'll love such a fun age too 🤎

[@readingoffmyshelf2088]

I read You Can Do Anything Tyrone I had picked it up at Christmas because it was by Lenny Henry thinking it would be fun with his sense of humour. Read it in January and enjoyed it. I always pass picture books onto .you challenge at work for her son . I also have the list on my TBR .

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

I'm glad you enjoyed you can do anything tyrone as well! And lovely that you pass them along to someone who can share them with their son 🤎 Enjoy the list!

[@LesDefined]

I love your recommendations. Your perspective is pleasant. More Afro Futurism. I think that is the direction I want to take my own writing.

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

I'm glad you could find some books in there to read! Afrofuturism is brilliant 🤎

[@maryburrell3948]

Africa Risen A New Era Speculative Fiction

[@maryburrell3948]

Before You Suffocate Your Fool Self was a good read. I have owned that book for a couple of years. I would like to read The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans

[@Lilboozibert]

Thank you! So many excellent selections. Don't know where to start!

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

No problem! I hope you found some good ones to try 🤎

[@kehindealonge5446]

You speak so well and I love it. I hope one day, I would also be able to speak english as fluently

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

You'll get there if you're not there already! Thank you 🤎

[@horror-sickness]

Loved this video and that you gave so many different options for different readers. I might have bought some books....ooops Definitely Got Promise Boys and Such a Fun Age since those were on my list of books I wanted to read already. Only for the holidays....fake dating you said? Yes please

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Hehe love that you bought some books! I hope you'll really like promise boys and only for the holidays especially 🌸

[@binchickenbookz]

So many great recs, thank you! You made a fool of death and king and the dragon flies are two of my faves!

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Love that we have faves in common 🤎

[@the_creepy_geek]

Great list lovely!!

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Thank you 🤎

[@AbiofPellinor]

Do you Dream of Terra-Two, None of the Above and Just Saying are on my tbr! And Long Walk to Freedom is one you know I love 😍 I'm so glad you enjoyed it too!

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Love that so many are on your TBR. You did good influencing me into reading A Long Walk to Freedom 🥰

[@Phillybookfairy]

Ohhhh I have that book! I’ll try to read it while I’m home sick ❤

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Ooh which one?

[@Phillybookfairy]

@@OliviasCatastropheThe List!!! Adding it to my 2024 tbr shelf!

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Amazing!! Enjoy ☺️

[@shaynemonroeauthor]

The List is on my TBR! I love You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty. Have you read Little Rot yet? I'm excited to check that one out.

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

I hope you enjoy the list! I haven't read little rot yet but it's waiting for me on my shelf and I'm excited 😍

[@louisity]

I'd like to add Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson in this list. 📝

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Oh, I love renee watson! I haven't read piecing me together yet though 🤎

[@stephaniebookish]

Ahh very excited to get to so many of these! Thank you for this amazing list 💖

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

I'm glad you could find some good ones here you're looking forward to 🤎

[@CharlieBrookReads]

I REALLY want to read Just Sayin’. I listened to an interview with her & Paterson Joseph at the back of The Secrets Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho, was very interesting. Highly recommend that book too. My favourite book of last year was Someday Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli but you know that already 😂❤

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

I think you're really going to enjoy just sayin'! Ooh, I still need to read the secret diaries of ignacious sancho and it is one I am looking forward to. I added someday maybe to my wishlist after you've been recommending it so much 🤎

[@OnlyIfForAPage]

Such a Fun Age will be my next read :- ) The List is on the TBR. I've added None of the Above to the TBR, it sounds interesting :- )

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Can't wait for your such a fun age read! And yes, none of the above is very good too 🤎

[@maryburrell3948]

Holler Child Latoya Watkins and Perish Latoya Watkins

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Will look into this one!

[@TheRICKY85]

I'm more of a fantasy and sci-fi reader. I have some of N.K. Jemisin's books and one from Tomi Adeyemi, but I haven't gotten around to reading them yet. There doesn't seem to be as many writing in the Fantasy/sci-fi genre, either that or Google just doesn't know where to find the lists, or a list hasn't been made.... I can find a some books, but not many authors.

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Afrofuturism is a major genre, all sci-fi and fantasy, and there are so many great authors aside from N.K. Jemisin and Tomi Adeyemi! (Although they are both fantastic). Have you read any Octavia E. Butler, Tochi Onyebuchi, Nalo Hopkinson or Nnedi Okorafor? I also have a video where I haul in some afrofuturism books and another where I talk about afrofuturism generally in terms of analysis as well, in case they could interest you! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nITXfpKIls5pp6M kzbin.info/www/bejne/laakfnl6r8toercsi=Az2_cA24_waGDm70

[@TheRICKY85]

@@OliviasCatastrophe I haven't heard of that term before, but using it comes up with a lot more search results in Google. I think I have seen some Octavia E. Butler's books around in bookshops before, but none of the others.

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

@@TheRICKY85 I hope you enjoy exploring afrofuturism and what it has to offer 😌

[@MAURICEWILLIAMS-gv8we]

I think it's okay to read books by people of color as long as it has a message

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

I don't think it needs to have a message really! Especially because books that aren't by POC don't need to have a message

[@WhatVictoriaRead]

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[@OliviasCatastrophe]

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[@StarsAndEmbers]

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[@OliviasCatastrophe]

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[@MaryAmongStories]

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[@OliviasCatastrophe]

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[@rasaslase]

I don't think there is anything I can recommend to you, you probably have read all the ones that i can recommend. 😅 But to others i would recommend Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, one of my all time fave books and also Talia Hibbert Brown Sisters trilogy is great.

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

I'm still so happy you love both kindred and the brown sisters books too 🤎

[@MAURICEWILLIAMS-gv8we]

I like autobiographies buy black authors when I was 17 years of age I met Malcolm x if you saw the movie that was a scene in the movie when the man hit another man over the head with a whiskey bottle I used to go to that bar that is where I met Malcolm x I am from New York City that was in the late'60s the bar isn't there it had a fire 🔥 and was destroyed

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Very cool that you got to meet Malcolm X!

[@tr_4600]

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[@OliviasCatastrophe]

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