Ninjas Be Reading Books (@NBRBooks) is a twitter book club started by Tunde (@taut_7) and me.
We alternate between reading fiction and non-fiction books. Books are selected by recommendations from the group and a majority vote win. We meet on pre-determined Tuesdays @ 9p EST on twitter to discuss book selections (typically over 3-4 weeks). The hashtag #NBRB is used for discussing books, as well as providing news and updates about the book club and book news. You can also follow us on our group’s reading page on Goodreads.
To join our mailing list, send an email to ninjasbereading@gmail.com – and no, you don’t have to be a “ninja” to join lol 🙂
Our bookshelf (newest to oldest):
- Kindred by Octavia Butler
- Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
- Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon
- Meaty: Essays by Samantha Irby
- Cress (Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer
- The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss
- The Madonnas of Echo Park by Brando Skyhorse
- How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America by Kiese Lymon
- All Souls’ Rising by Madison Smartt Bell
- Mo’ Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove by Ahmir Questlove Thompson, Ben Greenman
- Scarlet (Lunar Chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer
- Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets by Sudhir Venkatesh
- This is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz
- The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore, Tavis Smiley
- The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives: A Novel by Lola Shoneyin
- Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty by Nancy L. Etcoff
- Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- How to Be Black by Baratunde R. Thurston
- Cinder (Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer
We are always looking to feature the literary work of young minority authors and engage in discussions with them on twitter about their work. If you know such an author, please email us!
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