{"id":5391,"date":"2013-09-03T09:22:28","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T13:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=5391"},"modified":"2020-05-07T21:13:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T01:13:51","slug":"top-ten-tuesday-books-that-should-be-required-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=5391","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Should Be Required Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Top Ten Tuesday<\/strong><\/span> is an original feature\/weekly meme hosted at The Broke and the Bookish<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s topic: Top Ten Books That Should Be Required Reading<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Labor Day weekend was a fun one for me. I got to meet six amazing authors at the Ladies of Literature event at ATL Black Pride: Skyy, Fiona Zedde, Sheree L. Greer, LaToya Hankins, Anondra “Kat” Williams, and Robin G. White. These women were fabulous and full of creativity. The one thing they stressed to aspiring authors who want to be published is to just WRITE<\/strong>. You can’t be published if you don’t write.<\/p>\n

But the women also stressed the importance reading as a building block to writing. Your work is tremendously better if you learn the nuances of writing from those who’ve done it, and find your own way to tell your story.<\/p>\n

That’s why I thought this Top Ten Topic was right on time. These books, if you’re a writer or simply a lover of Black lesbian fiction, should be required reading and a must for your bookshelf. These women know how to turn a phrase and keep the pages turning.<\/p>\n

so with no further ado (and in no particular order):<\/p>\n

1. Zami: A New Spelling of My Name<\/a> by Audre Lorde<\/p>\n

2. The Color Purple<\/a> by Alice Walker<\/p>\n

3. Bliss<\/a> by Fiona Zedde<\/p>\n

4. Choices<\/a> by Skyy<\/p>\n

5. Once and Future Lovers<\/a> by Sheree L. Greer<\/p>\n

6. The Women of Brewster Place<\/a> by Gloria Naylor<\/p>\n

7. Passing<\/a> by Nella Larsen<\/p>\n

8. Fire & Brimstone<\/a> by Laurinda D. Brown<\/p>\n

9. Water in a Broken Glass<\/a> by Odessa Rose<\/p>\n

10. The Gilda Stories<\/a> by Jewelle Gomez<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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