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We’ve seen multiple threads recently about book sales being down significantly, indie bookstores (those bastions of delight) closing and/or teetering on the brink.
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We’ve also seen multiple threads about how much of a difference ordering Christmas gifts early (as in, now) can make for them.
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So, in case you need some recommendations, here’s a (long) thread of every book/series @andihumphries has written about for #TheFlight so far in 2020, categorized by genre.
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Order them from your local indie, your local Black-owned bookstore ( https://aalbc.com/bookstores/list.php),">https://aalbc.com/bookstore... http://indiebound.org"> http://indiebound.org , or http://bookshop.org"> http://bookshop.org .
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Christian non-fiction
Try Softer by @aundikolber
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by @johnmarkcomer
Stewards of Eden by Sandra L. Richter
Defiant by @knikondeha
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Try Softer by @aundikolber
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by @johnmarkcomer
Stewards of Eden by Sandra L. Richter
Defiant by @knikondeha
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This Is God& #39;s Table by @annawoof
The Myth of the American Dream by @d_l_mayfield
In the Shelter by @duanalla
Be the Bridge by @LatashaMorrison
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The Myth of the American Dream by @d_l_mayfield
In the Shelter by @duanalla
Be the Bridge by @LatashaMorrison
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The Liturgy of Politics by @KaitlynSchiess
The Very Good Gospel by @lisasharper
Born Again and Again by @mwestramke
Native by @KaitlinCurtice
Womanist Midrash by @WilGafney
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The Very Good Gospel by @lisasharper
Born Again and Again by @mwestramke
Native by @KaitlinCurtice
Womanist Midrash by @WilGafney
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Reading While Black by @esaumccaulley
Dorothy and Jack by @ginadalfonzo
The Dream of You by @joaxton
Becoming Brave by @RevDocBrenda
Invitation to Retreat by @RuthHaleyBarton
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Dorothy and Jack by @ginadalfonzo
The Dream of You by @joaxton
Becoming Brave by @RevDocBrenda
Invitation to Retreat by @RuthHaleyBarton
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Being Human by Rowan Williams
The Color of Compromise by @JemarTisby
How the Bible Actually Works by @peteenns
Holy Envy and Always a Guest by Barbara Brown Taylor
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The Color of Compromise by @JemarTisby
How the Bible Actually Works by @peteenns
Holy Envy and Always a Guest by Barbara Brown Taylor
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Pre-order these:
Living Brave by @ShannonDingle
You Can Talk to God Like That by @abbynormansays
Prayer in the Night by @Tish_H_Warren
Rhythm of Prayer by @sarahbessey ed.
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Living Brave by @ShannonDingle
You Can Talk to God Like That by @abbynormansays
Prayer in the Night by @Tish_H_Warren
Rhythm of Prayer by @sarahbessey ed.
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Other non-fiction
The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel
Comfort Me With Apples and Save Me the Plums by @ruthreichl
Policing Black Lives by @policingblack
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The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel
Comfort Me With Apples and Save Me the Plums by @ruthreichl
Policing Black Lives by @policingblack
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Poetry
Waiting on the Word by @malcolmguite
nejma by Nayyirah Waheed
Coffee Days, Whiskey Nights by @cyrusparker
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Waiting on the Word by @malcolmguite
nejma by Nayyirah Waheed
Coffee Days, Whiskey Nights by @cyrusparker
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Fantasy series (urban & otherwise)
The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club by @theodoragoss
The Chronicles of St. Mary& #39;s and The Time Police by @joditaylorbooks
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The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club by @theodoragoss
The Chronicles of St. Mary& #39;s and The Time Police by @joditaylorbooks
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Mysteries (mostly historical)
Lady Darby Mysteries and the Verity Kent Mysteries by @AnnaLeeHuber
The Body in the Garden by @katharinewrites
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Lady Darby Mysteries and the Verity Kent Mysteries by @AnnaLeeHuber
The Body in the Garden by @katharinewrites
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Veronica Speedwell series by @deannaraybourn
Wrexford & Sloane mysteries and the Lady Arianna mysteries by @AndreaPenrose
A Murder by Any Name by @SuzanneMWolfe
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Wrexford & Sloane mysteries and the Lady Arianna mysteries by @AndreaPenrose
A Murder by Any Name by @SuzanneMWolfe
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Other fiction
The Authenticity Project by @cpooleywriter
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi
The Jane Austen Society by @NatalieMJenner
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The Authenticity Project by @cpooleywriter
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi
The Jane Austen Society by @NatalieMJenner
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PS - If you reply to this thread, please untag these awesome authors so we don& #39;t accidentally destroy their notifications.
