PLEASE for the love of the universe read anti-colonial science fiction and fantasy written from marginalized perspectives. Y’all (you know who you are) are killing me. To see people praise books about empire written exclusively by white women and then turn around and say you don’t know who Octavia Butler is or that you haven’t read any NK Jemisin or that Babel was too heavy-handed just kills me! I’m not saying you HAVE to enjoy specific books but there is such an obvious pattern here

Some of y’all love marginalized stories but you don’t give a fuck about marginalized creators and characters, and it shows. Like damn

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If anyone has any recommendations give them to me please!

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Gladly! The pieces on this list aren’t limited to specifically anti-colonial science fiction and fantasy, but they do center related and relevant topics, themes, etc.

Anything by NK Jemisin. She is the best speculative fiction writer of her generation and probably the best speculative fiction writer alive. She is easily one of the best writers working right now, across all genres. That’s not hyperbole. She deserves all the hype.
Anything by Octavia Butler. She needs no introduction. Her short fiction is incredible; “Bloodchild” is one of the pieces that inspired me to write.
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon. Excellent. Just read it.
The Radiant Emperor duology by Shelley P. Chan. It broke my heart and it'll break yours.
Babel by RF Kuang. You’ve probably already heard of this book because Harper Voyager marketed the shit out of it and was right to do so. It’s very, very good. Kuang writes a compulsively readable story, that’s for sure.
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo.
So Long Been Dreaming: Post-Colonial Science Fiction and Fantasy (anthology) edited by Nalo Hopkinson.
Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora (anthology) edited by Nalo Hopkinson.

Severely underhyped books of assorted speculative genres:

The Blood Trials by NE Davenport. Given the current chokehold romantasy has on the public it’s insane to me that this book hasn’t sold a billion copies.
The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez. It’ll change you.
The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera.
The Lesson by Caldwell Turnbull.

Read widely. Read diversely. People of the Caucasian persuasion need to stop getting pissy when the story doesn’t immediately center them and they don’t automatically relate to everything the character says and does and is. Just let yourself get swept in the story—even if it touches on (gasp!) racism—and maybe, just maybe, it’ll reveal something to you.

Or maybe not! Marginalized sff authors do not have to and should not have to educate their readers. But if I see one more white person complain about how Black characters are fundamentally annoying because they complain too much I’m going to fling myself into the sun

Thanks for coming to my ted talk I didn’t want to do it but here I am

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Oh! Please read EVERYTHING EVER WRITTEN by P. Djèlí Clark y'all! but start with this book first!

This is the epitome of Black Steampunk. It so refreshing to see science fiction written and just beautifully and authentic displaying of black culture(locations, language, practices, belie, ect) like black culture is extremely relevant and refreshingly written in this story. It even has some thrill of historical/ancestors revenge, along with messages of life and healing in it. It has all kinds of Black diaspora and queer rep in it too!

#black culture #black writers #black fantasy #black syfy #science fiction

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If you a true crime hoe and want to see more Black podcasters and see crimes about Black/POC Y'all need to listen to:

The Truer Crime Podcast has an entire Black team writing it and narrating it. They talk about small single cases, and mass events. With a big passion to respect the victim and discuss how systemic racism has it hand on these case no matter the crime

Sistas Who Kill Podcast: Now yall know I love hyping up the SWK whenever I can. This podcast an entire Black women team, focuses on Black woman who were victims and Black woman who were killers has a very conversational and clean put vibe as they detail the cases

Black Girl Gone: A True Crime Podcast- this podcast focuses solely on Black and other Women or color victims with a Black woman leading production and it is through in telling the situations of the crime, the incompetence of justice and what we can do to help and learn. Very respectful to the victims and their lives.

Cases of Color: focuses solely on cases were the victims were of color and lays all details of the case to promote awareness and demand for justice

Crime Noir: Put Black True Crime cases into a fair lens with the perspective of intersectionality and race especially in correcting how the media askew cases with Black people in them compared to white and how Black victims get buried

Somebody: Black mother, Shapearl Wells, after the police refuse to give her the truth and help her find her son, Courtney Copeland, killer after his mysterious death and his body being treated suspiciously she decided to podcast her journey to both heal and investigate as she takes this mystery into her own hands. Its extremely personal and true and I want nothing but fair justice for Courteney Copeland and peace for Shapearl Wells.

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Am I an irresponsible young adult it I bulk order some strawberry and cream cheese toster strudels???🤔😔🥺

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platforming palestinian joy is just as important as sharing the suffering they're enduring during this genocide. despite continued displacement and bombardment, you cannot steal their joy and spirit. happy birthday to this sweet baby 🖤🇵🇸 may they grow up to see a free palestine

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this beautiful baby is the son of ibrahim abu raida, the 25 y/o executive director of the al nasser charity in gaza, an organization working to distribute food to the displaced. they have many different ways to donate linked on their instagram (linked above) and also have a personal gfm to help with their own rebuilding efforts that is over 80% of the way to its goal.

Donate to Help Ibrahim and Jamal to safety!, organized by Suze van Workum

Hello wonderful people, My friend Ibrahim and his family have been displaced fro… Suze van Workum needs your support for Help Ibrahim an

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MA'AM I WAS BORN IN 2000🗣️

FOR 6 HOURS JUST-

BUT FOR 6 HOURS, ETHEL?!?! FOR SIX HOURS!!!!😩🗣️

Old folks wanna be caught up in the rapture SO BAD😩

Bro call Harriet Tubman, PLEASE😩

🕊️🤍REST IN PEACE LITTLEMELANINFICS 🕊️🤍

All of my emotions bc my account (littlemelaninfics) was randomly deleted while I was literally typing on it.

Damn, rip girl. I hope all 1.35k of you find your way back to me. I salvaged as much as I could from LMF, but some stories died with the page.

Anyways if you see this, I am an 18+ multi-fandom writer. I have diagnosed dilfism, so you’ll find a lot of that here. And oh yeah, Black Girls are the main characters in all of my stories 🥰 but anyone can read.

I frequent dark and taboo subjects, but also fluff so if any of this peaks your interest, hit that follow button and bear with me while I rebuild my account from ground zero up <3

I’m so fucking pissed. Wtffffff