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A Guide to Anti-Racist Resources | #blacklivesmatter #sayhisname

Hi everyone. Welcome to Nox the Reader, and today I'm sharing a compiled list of different anti-racist resources that I've seen shared on Bookstagram and Twitter. Please note: THIS LIST IS EVER-EVOLVING AND EXPANDING. AS I GATHER MORE INFORMATION, I WILL BE ADDING IT TO THIS GUIDE. IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU FEEL I SHOULD ADD, PLEASE DM ME ON TWITTER @nox_reads, OR COMMENT DOWN BELOW. Before I share this list, all I want to say is that I'm mad as hell and I'm tired. My dad always shared stories about living in Inglewood in the 90s during the time of Rodney King and the LA Riots. And it's almost 30 years later and nothing has changed. I've grown up surrounded by names as hashtags and videos cycled through the media and it's infuriating  and heartbreaking and exhausting . And a lot of us are wondering what to do, how to break this system and burn it to the ground. And it starts with educating ourselves and uplifting the voices of others. In this list are book...

Discussion: Too Many Buddy Reads and Reading Challenges?

Hello everyone! Welcome to Nox Reads, I'm "Nox", and today I wanted to have a discussion with you all on buddy reads! Yes, my title is complete clickbait but I honestly couldn't think of how else to phrase it. So we're only eleven days into February and I've already read three books this month, and considering I only read four in January, I'm quite proud of myself! And recently I've joined the  Pride Over Prejudice  Discord server, which is dedicated to sharing different buddy reads, so I've joined a couple of those as well! I am  also  participating in Jenna ( @jennastopreading  on Instagram)'s  #murdermondaybookclub , which means that I'm reading the book for the month,  I'll Be Gone in the Dark  by Michelle McNamara . And I participated in  #fairytaleathon  this week (albeit, not actively).  And  as per usual I am reading for Fox and Wit's reading challenge. Also, I have  #ardentlyaustenbookclub  and #gotcatc...