When I saw her video I knew I was going to participate...but with a twist for me. I'm Jamaican I can't leave my Caribbean authors off the challenge especially because I have so many of them on my shelves.
So for me the Modified Black Out Challenge is: Reading the Authors of Color on my shelves. I have severely neglected my Literally Fiction section because that's not really my genre, I used to read those when I was younger, now I normally read romance. I have been feeling the need to read more books beyond my genre and especially my non fiction books so this challenge came at a perfect time.
Here are a few of the authors on my shelves that I will be checking out:
- Brenda Jackson
- Walter Dean Myers
- Zuri Day
- Nicola Yoon
- Queen Latifah
- Assata Shakur
- Afeni Shakur
- Austin Clarke
- Sister Souljah
- Reginald McKnight
- Barack Obama
- Michelle Obama
- John Lewis Rep Democrat
- Toni Morrison
- Jacqueline Woodson
- Jamaica Kincaid
- Angela Johnson
- Eric Jerome Dickey
- Kimberla Lawson Roby
- Stacey Ann Chin
And so many more. as I find authors & poets that I think I should share I will. Of Course reviews will be posted as I read the works. I will track the challenges in the Month In Review post on the blog and share my stats as the year progresses. As much as I would love to read only authors of color from my shelves I have given my word on a few ARCs that need to be turned in this year so it won't be all authors of color this year.
Let me know if there are any authors you think I should check out and I will add them. Are you participating?? Share In the Comments down below and I'll swing by to cheer you on.
Good Luck and Happy Reading
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