Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
September's selection is Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi!
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In TRANSCENDENT KINGDOM, Yaa Gyasi explores grief, addiction, and the African immigrant experience—all at the intersection of science and religion. As Gifty, a PhD candidate in neuroscience, endeavors to discover The Why to her brother Nana’s overdose, she also finds peace and grace in her very unscientific spiritual journey. She is as perceptive and earnest and persistent as her brother is golden and talented and good. I thought knowing the tragic turn of their family would keep my heart at a safe distance, but I grew to love these siblings and this family and was, nonetheless, left crushed. Yet in the end, I exhaled with a slight smile, feeling for Gifty a spark of optimism despite my sadness. Gyasi's prose is gripping and true; what a beautiful reading experience.
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ABOUT YAA GYASI
YAA GYASI was born in Ghana and raised in Huntsville, Alabama. She holds a BA in English from Stanford University and an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where she held a Dean’s Graduate Research Fellowship. She lives in Brooklyn.
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❤️😈 Order BECAUSE YOU LOVE TO HATE ME anthology
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IndieBound: indiebound.org/book/9781681193649
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ABOUT ME
A books, beauty, and lifestyle channel by Amerie, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and NYT bestselling author.
Happiness is a journey, not a destination. ^_~
September's selection is Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi!
📚
In TRANSCENDENT KINGDOM, Yaa Gyasi explores grief, addiction, and the African immigrant experience—all at the intersection of science and religion. As Gifty, a PhD candidate in neuroscience, endeavors to discover The Why to her brother Nana’s overdose, she also finds peace and grace in her very unscientific spiritual journey. She is as perceptive and earnest and persistent as her brother is golden and talented and good. I thought knowing the tragic turn of their family would keep my heart at a safe distance, but I grew to love these siblings and this family and was, nonetheless, left crushed. Yet in the end, I exhaled with a slight smile, feeling for Gifty a spark of optimism despite my sadness. Gyasi's prose is gripping and true; what a beautiful reading experience.
📚
#AmeriesBookClub #ReadwithAmerie #ABC #YaaGyasi #TranscendentKingdom @AmeriesBookClub @aaknopf
ABOUT YAA GYASI
YAA GYASI was born in Ghana and raised in Huntsville, Alabama. She holds a BA in English from Stanford University and an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where she held a Dean’s Graduate Research Fellowship. She lives in Brooklyn.
I hope you enjoy the video--don't forget to subscribe! ^_~ youtube.com/Ameriie?sub_confirmation=1
***SAY HELLO***
☺️ 2nd channel: STUDY READ WRITE with Mi youtube.com/channel/UCVXSWrGro4dXWS6enN2Ondg
☺️ Amerie.co
☺️ instagram.com/Amerie
☺️ instagram.com/AmeriesBookClub
***MY PROJECTS***
🎼 Download, buy, & stream my new albums: 4AM Mulholland and After 4AM
❤️😈 Order BECAUSE YOU LOVE TO HATE ME anthology
Amazon: amazon.com/Because-You-Love-Hate-Me/dp/1681193647/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1475439024&sr=8-1&keywords=because+you+love+to+hate+me
IndieBound: indiebound.org/book/9781681193649
Barnes & Noble: barnesandnoble.com/w/because-you-love-to-hate-me-ameriie-ameriie/1124362730?ean=9781681193649
ABOUT ME
A books, beauty, and lifestyle channel by Amerie, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and NYT bestselling author.
Happiness is a journey, not a destination. ^_~
