Image Credit: Image via Penguin Random House What will happen to the next generation, when their own daughters’ storylines intersect?

Still, even separated by so many miles and just as many lies, the fates of the twins remain intertwined. The other secretly passes for white, and her white husband knows nothing of her past. Many years later, one sister lives with her black daughter in the same southern town she once tried to escape. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and running away at age sixteen, it’s not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it’s everything: their families, their communities, their racial identities. Official Description The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. The books selected provide a range of brilliant storytelling from a diverse set of authors who all use their gifts to transport readers to different moments across time. Whether you are inclined to reading juicy romance novels or prefer historically base suspenseful tales, below are 15 contemporary fictional works to consider adding to your reading list.

One way to support Black authors is by reading their work, whether purchased at a bookstore or borrowed from your local library. In June 2020, PBS reported the hashtag #PublishingPaidMe exposed the wide pay gap between Black authors and their non-Black counterparts. Fictional novels and short stories have the endless creative abilities presented in television or film but are not restricted by visual presentations on screen.Īlthough legendary literary titans and fresh talent have produced landmark work across all genres and forms of writing, for Black authors the publishing industry presents similar racism and discrimination found elsewhere.

The power of a good book may be underestimated by some who have never experienced a break from reality in the comforting pages of a novel.

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