{"product_id":"wellread-black-girl-9781409189282","title":"WellRead Black Girl","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Required reading.'' - \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRemember  that moment when you first encountered a character who seemed to be  written just for you? That feeling of belonging remains with readers the  rest of their lives - but not everyone regularly sees themselves  reflected on the pages of a book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this timely anthology, Glory  Edim, founder of the online community, Well-Read Black Girl, brings  together original essays by some of America''s best black women writers  to shine a light on how important it is that we all - regardless of  gender, race, religion, or ability - have the opportunity to find  ourselves in literature.      \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether it''s learning about the  complexities of femalehood from Zora Neale Hurston and Toni Morrison,  finding a new type of love in \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e, or using  mythology to craft an alternative black future, each essay reminds us  why we turn to books in times of both struggle and relaxation. Here, Edim has created a  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, \u003ci\u003eWell-Read Black Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is as good as it sounds. . . .  [Glory Edim] gathers an all-star cast of contributors-among them Lynn  Nottage, Jesmyn Ward, and Gabourey Sidibe. * O: The Oprah Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eThese essays build the altars for black women to recognize and support  each other's work, not as collectibles rendered visible or easily  consumed by non-black audiences, but as an acknowledgment of black women  as architects of their own futures and universes. . . . Each essay can  be read as a dispatch from the vast and wonderfully complex location  that is black girlhood and womanhood. . . . They present literary  encounters that may at times seem private and ordinary-hours spent in  the children's section of a public library or in a college classroom-but  are no less monumental in their impact, * The Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003eGlory Edim has curated a brilliant collection of essential American  reading for the twenty-first-century reader. This book is smart,  powerful, and complete. * Min Jin Lee, author of Pachinko and Free Food for Millionaires *\u003cbr\u003eEdim's collection of brief, pithy, and original essays by twenty-one  distinguished black women addresses the question, 'When did you first  see yourself in literature?' . . . Speaking directly to black women  readers, this book contains a journey from which anyone can derive  enjoyment and benefit. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eRequired reading. * Cosmopolitan *\u003cbr\u003eEdim expands her breakout Brooklyn book club with this vibrant anthology  celebrating black women in literature. The beyond impressive list of  contributors includes Jesmyn Ward, Jacqueline Woodson, Tayari Jones, and  Gabourey Sidibe. * Entertainment Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a star chart, a map readers can use to navigate the world  via the minds of brilliant black women writers. The essays extol us all  to regard-and to celebrate-the written word anew. * Angela Flournoy, author of The Turner House *\u003cbr\u003eAs far as I'm concerned, this should be read as a sacred text. Here, you will bear witness to a perpetual salvation song. * Jason Reynolds, author of Long Way Down and All American Boys *\u003cbr\u003eEdim, creator of the Brooklyn-based Well-Read Black Girl book club,  invites readers to discover uplifting stories by black women writers in  this thoughtfully edited anthology. . . . This work affirms the  transformative power of reading. * Library Journal *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739085123927,"sku":"9781409189282","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781409189282.jpg?v=1720051119","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wellread-black-girl-9781409189282","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}