Favorite Books by Black Authors | Plots With a Twist

[@Siniquimp]

True To The Game has another book to it. I absolutely loved it, I couldn't put it down.

[@reggieglover5]

wow! Lots of good books, y'all inspire me to read.

[@beckyduff]

I was gifted Homegoing for my birthday, but I haven't read it yet. It sounds really interesting. I bought On The Come Up recently, but haven't been able to find The Hate U Give :/ I still haven't read Toni Morrison yet but I have heard so many good things!

[@plotswithatwist4602]

Becky Duff all wonderful reads you will enjoy! Angie Thomas’ books touch on heavier themes but are such a joy to read. Homegoing is heavy but so good and rooted in so much history that can no longer be ignored.

[@damionpostell3353]

I read True II The Game and B-More Careful at the same time also. Both are great.

[@ramonagross-phillips5694]

All great choices! Love them all, especially True to the Game and Children of Blood and Bone! Another 2 favorites: The Coldest Winter Ever and Americanah. Can’t wait to pop a bottle or two for your next review!

[@plotswithatwist4602]

Thank you! Both you have mentioned are ones that we have been meaning to read for FOREVER lol. We for sure will likely read Americanah this year or one of her other books and The Coldest Winter is another "hood classic" we need to add to our collection lol.

[@SpeakWritePlayinEnglish]

All of them are really good choices. We need to start reading more books by black authors. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@AndreGPilz]

Can't wait to watch your video after I am done with work. I loved the audiobook of The Hate U Give, Bahni Turpin did such a great job reading the story.

[@plotswithatwist4602]

We need to try more audiobooks. It can definitely alter the experience of a story and elevate it! Plus, it saves some time lol

[@alyssacascos8665]

Love this! Just found your channel and I immediately subscribed❤❤❤

[@plotswithatwist4602]

Alyssa Cascos thank you!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@lostinabookcase3796]

The Hate U Give and Children of Blood and Bone are super high on my TBRs!

[@yoursshane]

Love this and I'm like 30 seconds in

[@plotswithatwist4602]

Thank you!!

[@monique-idamayayo9435]

I am going to check these books out.

[@alfogel3298]

I’m a short story writer. Here’s my latest-based upon a true incident with an unexpected ending. ELOISE, EDNA & THE CHICKEN COOP “based on a true incident” ~~ There was once a Black lady named Eloise who in the 1950s inherited from her grandmother a parcel of land in the suburbs of Compton, California at a time when there was strong racial prejudice against women of color-especially those Black women who owned property in predominately white neighborhoods. It happened there lived adjacent to Eloise’s land a white woman named Edna who did not like the fact that a Black lady owned land next to hers. Eloise would try to be friendly because she believed Jesus when He said “Love Thy Neighbor” and to Eloise that meant even if your neighbor was unfriendly. But whenever Eloise saw Edna, Edna would turn her back and ignore her and go about her business. In fact, ever since her husband died a decade ago, Edna became mean and unfriendly to everyone in the neighborhood. But to Eloise, she was especially hateful and full of animosity so much so that at night when all the lights in Eloise home were off, Edna went to her own backyard where she kept her chicken coop and gathered up all the manure and dumped it on Eloise land and upon her tomatoes and her greens and everything she was growing, in an attempt to destroy it. And when Eloise realized the next morning that there was all this manure, instead of becoming angry, she decided to rake and mix it in with the soil and use it as fertilizer. Every night Edna would dump the manure from her chicken coop litter box on Eloise’s land and every morning Eloise would turn the manure over and mix it in with the soil. This went on for several weeks until one morning Eloise noticed there was no manure in her yard. One of the neighbors informed Eloise that Edna had fallen ill. But because Edna was so disliked because of her mean and unfriendly personality , no one came to see her when she was sick. But when Eloise heard about Edna’s condition she picked the best flowers from her garden, walked to Edna’s house , knocked on her front door and when Edna saw Eloise , she was in complete shock that this Black lady who she had been so cruel to, would be the only neighbor to visit and bring flowers. Edna was deeply moved by Eloise kindness. Then Eloise handed the flowers to Edna who said: “These are the most beautiful flowers I’ve ever seen! Where’d you get them?” Eloise replied: “I owe you a debt of gratitude; if it wasn’t for you, Edna, these flowers would not exist. It was you who helped me make them because when you were dumping in my yard, I decided to plant roses and use your manure as fertilizer.” This unexpected act of kindness opened the floodgate of Edna’s heart that had been closed for so long. “When I’m feeling better, I would like to have you over for tea,” Edna informed Eloise. “Thank you, “ Eloise replied , assuring her she would come. And then added “ I will pray for your speedy recovery every night” And with those words Eloise departed. It’s amazing what can blossom from manure. There are some who allow manure to fall on them and do nothing. But then there are others-like Eloise -who “turn the other cheek” when abused or in this case “turn over the soil” to make something new like those beautiful red roses that opened a white woman’s heart. -Al Fogel *Soon to be a featured animation.

[@csd8204]

Standing At The Scratch Line by Guy Johnson. Such a complex story by the son of Maya Angelou. Pulls no punches regarding the brutality black folks dealt with during that time from inside and outside of the community. Also, if you're looming for good black fantasy check out The Rage Of Dragons (highly rexommend the audiobook because of the names, words and because the narrator does an outstanding job.

[@plotswithatwist4602]

Great recommendations!!

[@brittanybrown7395]

Nice sweatshirt Kristin!

[@plotswithatwist4602]

Thank you!!☺️

[@ababaigalit]

You should read Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly. The movie is different than the book. I liked both the book and the movie.

[@plotswithatwist4602]

Avigail Raphael great suggestion! Definitely forgot it was a book lol. We’ll have to check it out!

[@reggieglover5]

Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi looks good, but I haven't read it.

[@AndreGPilz]

Bought it 2-3 weeks ago, have not read it neither. But everyone's crazy about it.

[@plotswithatwist4602]

We have been wanting to read that! Looks short so that should be easy to squeeze in at some point this year.

[@manushogg7605]

Hello beautiful intelligent queens.