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My weekend reads!!!!

Maryse Condé died yesterday. She won the New Academy Prize (the alternative to the Nobel Prize for Literature awarded in 2018, when the Nobel Academy was on hiatus).
I read my 1st book by her when I was 11 - it was a middle-school novel called Haiti chérie. I had no idea she was a renowned writer then. I've been meaning to read her latest - The Gospel According to the New World. I should now.

We went to our first Spoleto Festival performance since pre-pandemic, today: a ballet of Arthur Miller‘s The Crucible. Of course I read it years ago; I‘ve seen the movie, and I adore the Netflix series (SALEM). But there‘s this book, and it‘s the story we never got to hear: Tituba‘s story. Highly recommend. Moms 4 *liberty* will ban this book if they haven‘t already. Read it.

#WishesAndBlessings Day 11: #HotBeverage thanks to our french press coffee maker and truffles from Trader Joe‘s - among other sweetness. 💕

#WishesAndBlessings Day 4: #Miracles or witchcraft - it‘s all a matter of perspective, really. Riveting read.

This fast-paced story of the first woman accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials, Tituba, really gave me a lot to think about. I don‘t really annotate books anymore but I found myself compelled to truly engage with this text. Full review on my IG and GR @ dearb00kshelves

Leftover October reading. Really well done, would like more of this story retelling from marginalized people who should be centered at the story, plz

Super excited about all the books I've gotten recently. Particularly I, Tituba which I've been wanting to read for ages. I've been trying to find it secondhand but haven't had any luck. I finally had to spring for a copy at BN.
The Occult I Ching also looks particularly interesting and unlike anything I've come across before.
I think I'm going to dive into I, Tituba first but I'll definitely be perusing The Occult I Ching when I can.

#bookhaul

My #BLMTBR pick for today (technically yesterday‘s, I‘m behind a day) is this Historical Fiction book that I first heard about in an interview with Circe author, Madeline Miller. I‘m quite looking forward to it, although I probably won‘t get to it until next year.

#BLM
#BLMReadingList

I liked it! You can watch my video updates on IGTV on Instagram under the account @IABDPresents

#salemwitchtrials #tituba #videoreviews #instagram #IGTV

I love reading old, well-loved books and finding annotations 😁

#annotated #tituba #salemwitchtrials #annotatingbooks

Really enjoying this one so far. Author gets to the point but doesn‘t sacrifice nice imagery and emotion.
#salem #witchtrials #salemwitchtrials #historicalfiction

Black authors have done more to open my mind than any other demographic. I would not be the person I am today without these writers, their stories, the characters, and the challenges they gave me to face in the mirror and the world. If you're looking for a new book to read, try one of these. Black History Month still has nineteen days left!!!

https://onthebl.org/2020/02/10/11-black-writers-i-love/

Tituba was born on a slave ship after her black African mother, Abena, is raped by a British sailor. Abena is ultimately executed by hanging. Tituba is adopted by Mama Yaya who teaches her voodoo. A slave, John Indian, takes her to live with him in Salem, MA. It‘s 1692 and the Salem witch trials have begun. She is imprisoned as a witch but manages to escape. I won‘t reveal what happens next because that would be a massive spoiler. ⚠️ Explicit

Reading Envy Podcast 143: Reading the Pain
Kala visits with Jenny in the Reading Envy Pub for the first time, and talks about how she likes books that put her in her feelings best. Near the end of this episode, Kala performs a book identification feat that rivals most librarians - figuring out a book from Jenny's desperate plea - "It's pink!"
http://tinyurl.com/ReadingEnvy143
@ReaderthenBlogger

This is a book that's been on my tbr for quite a while. What happened in Salem fascinates me. I wish to understand it. #Titchuba #witchyreads

#Black #BlackCatChallenge @Clwojick

This book broke my heart. Not only did Tituba have to struggle with being black in the time of slavery, but she was also a woman in a man‘s world, a prominent theme of the book. Salem was just as deplorable as I remember from the Crucible, and it was nice to get some backstory to one of the minor but interesting characters, as well as some closure for the infamous Salem witches.

A little reading before bed.

Got around to finishing I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem a few weeks ago after an incident in the bath that left it and another book drying on a hanger for weeks. The pages are still a little pink (was using a bath bomb) and the book is twice the size it was. RIP

Life is too kind to men, whatever their color.

Finally getting to start this. Been wanting to read it for years now. Already got 30 pages in and it's devastating.

Oh Maryse, the shade!
*Clutches pearls*
#litsyAtoZ
#letterI

I have literally been trying to get my hands on this book for years and my co-worker finally found it in our Interlibrary Loaning system! #LitsyAtoZ #AtoZ #LetterI

Another favorite topic: the Salem Witch Trials!#fictionnonfictionpairings #seasonsreadings2016 @RealLifeReading

Just finished this, for a lit class I'm taking called "Women Writers (Lemonade Edition)". This was a marvelous piece of historical writing, occasionally difficult but always rewarding. Really pleased to have read this one.

My #UnderHypedBook for #AugustPhotoChallenge.

Condé, a Guadeloupean writer, chronicles the real life of Tituba, a West Indian slave accused of witchcraft in Salem, MA in 1692. She's largely been erased from history & was even forgotten about in jail until "witches" were granted amnesty 2 years after her capture. It's biographical fiction about her life growing up thru old age & explores postmodernism, racism, & religious bigotry in America. ??