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2017 archive > Nominate a book written by a person of color for the February group read

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message 1: by Juanita (last edited Dec 15, 2016 07:48PM) (new)

Juanita (juanitav) | 744 comments Post the title and the author (link if possible). I'll leave this thread open until January 10 and then we'll vote.

Rules:
One nomination of one book per member.


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message 5: by poshpenny (last edited Dec 15, 2016 08:03PM) (new)

poshpenny | 1916 comments The Sellout by Paul Beatty

Winner of the Man Booker Prize


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Sandra Heinzman (vasandra) | 5 comments I second The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead!


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Tara Bates | 1008 comments I'd second their eyes were watching god


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Jen (jenniferk22) | 3 comments Half of a Yellow Sun


message 13: by Sara (new)

Sara The Underground Railroad for me as well!


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Jennie | 7 comments Mycroft Holmes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar


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Stacy | 31 comments My vote is for The Underground Railroad by Whitehead as well!!!


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Nina Levine (nlevine) | 20 comments Wild Seed by Octavia Butler


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Sara Murphy (saraandhergreatperhaps) | 1 comments I vote for The Underground Railroad as well.


message 24: by Anna (new)

Anna (annaholla) So many great nominees here!

My vote is for "The Sellout."


message 25: by Karen (new)

Karen Tillis (karennerdgoddess) | 22 comments I second Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. I'm reading it for a different prompt, but it's on my 2017 list.


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Nadine in NY Jones | 9596 comments Mod
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler


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Leeann Gaudet | 6 comments Where the line bleeds- Jesmyn Ward


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Trish Bovell (trishbovell) I third The Underground's Railroad


message 32: by Jenny (new)

Jenny | 2 comments Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling


message 33: by Kirsten (new)

Kirsten  (kmcripn) I nominate a sci-fi book Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor


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Mandee Rayne (bookishadvocate) | 0 comments Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi.


message 35: by Melanie (new)

Melanie I will second Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi.


message 36: by Cindy (new)

Cindy Koch-Krol Parable of the Sower seconded.


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Jo (allweatherreader) | 50 comments Seconding Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor, it's on my TBR and I was going to use it for this prompt, but I loved Americanah and would be happy to reread it also.


Laura • lauralovestoread | 101 comments Kindred by Octavia E. Butler


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AF (slothlikeaf) | 398 comments The Bluest Eye
by Toni Morrison


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Janae Eason (theperspicaciousreader) | 6 comments So many great suggestions! Also Homegoing - Yaa Gyasi


message 41: by Lindsey (new)

Lindsey | 16 comments I second Mycroft Holmes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar


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AM (ammo) | 11 comments I second The Sellout


message 43: by Wendy (new)

Wendy | 10 comments The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead


message 44: by Kelly (last edited Dec 31, 2016 06:56AM) (new)

Kelly | 24 comments Silence by Shūsaku Endō Silence by Shusaku Endo


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Brianna | 11 comments When the Moon is Low by Nadia Hashimi


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Sescily  | 5 comments The Underground Railroad


message 48: by Matchbook (new)

Matchbook I second The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison.


message 49: by Hanli (last edited Dec 22, 2016 11:19AM) (new)

Hanli | 3 comments The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin


message 50: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (rebecca_splain) | 27 comments Laura wrote: "Kindred by Octavia E. Butler"

I second this nomination. I've already got this down as my book for that challenge.


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