Thistle & Verse | Afrofantasylit Readathon Wrap Up @ThistleVerse | Uploaded January 2021 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
In July of 2020 Soila Kenya hosted the Afrofantasylit Readathon. The goal of the readathon was to read as many stories as possible set in African or African-inspired worlds.
Daughters of Nri 1:00 - 4:00
Dune Song 4:00-5:00
Rules of the Land 5:30 - 7:00
Goddess Provides 7:00 - end
Link to read Dune Song online: apex-magazine.com/dune-song
Readathon announcement video from Soila Kenya: youtube.com/watch?v=1njxvyZj9jo
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In July of 2020 Soila Kenya hosted the Afrofantasylit Readathon. The goal of the readathon was to read as many stories as possible set in African or African-inspired worlds.
Daughters of Nri 1:00 - 4:00
Dune Song 4:00-5:00
Rules of the Land 5:30 - 7:00
Goddess Provides 7:00 - end
Link to read Dune Song online: apex-magazine.com/dune-song
Readathon announcement video from Soila Kenya: youtube.com/watch?v=1njxvyZj9jo
#blacknbookish
![January Wrap Up | This Book Has Pictures?! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RiF1m--SaB8/hqdefault.jpg "January Wrap Up | This Book Has Pictures?! [CC]
I go through the books I read in January and had some unexpected favorites.
Children of Virtue and Vengeance 0:40-4:27
Mother of the Sea 4:27-5:22
Kingdom of Souls 5:22-7:40
Queen of the Conquered 7:40-8:25
Sunspot Jungle vol 1 8:25-end
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![Library Haul| I Was Unprepared [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Uo91T58g4fQ/hqdefault.jpg "Library Haul| I Was Unprepared [CC]
I go through the books Ive gotten since my library opened up grab & go for pickups and some misc. items Ive bought or won. Thank you to Chinelo Chidebe (https://twitter.com/ChineloChidebe) for the copy of The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson.
Events mentioned
Hundred Thousand Kingdoms book discussion: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/soular-powered-one-hundred-thousand-kingdoms-tickets-107495271250
Videos mentioned
Literature Science Alliance - Dreamblood Duology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRD5KVuFXWk
Onyx Pages - Dragon in a Bag: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTsDf4Eyrvo
Neeks - Year of the Witching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3PN6P3t g
Blogs mentioned
Ms. WoC Reader - Year of the Witching: https://womenofcolorreadtoo.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-year-of-witching-by-alexis-henderson.html
People mentioned
Terese Mason Pierre: https://twitter.com/teresempierre
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![The Fungus are Among Us: Rosewater Review [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Uxhwy5jOEoc/hqdefault.jpg "The Fungus are Among Us: Rosewater Review [CC]
For my first review, I share my thoughts on Rosewater (first in the Wormwood trilogy) by Tade Thompson. If you have thoughts on this book, comment below. If you like my content and want to stay up to date with me, please subscribe.
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![Heartathon Recs| Black SFF Edition [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VlTkjou8Jh8/hqdefault.jpg "Heartathon Recs| Black SFF Edition [CC]
I recommend videos for the Heartathon
Heartathon Hosts & Their Announcement Videos
The Book Barrel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-KegEmFx_o
Read With Bintou: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgj3hF8BTMU
Whiskey on My Kindle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ6kXKNDYlw
The Booktube Dude: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wcLvg5w2L8
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