Ahtiya Liles

Jun 6, 2024 | northendagents.com | Ahtiya Liles

By Ahtiya Liles (@BookinItWithAhtiya)*Note: This book recommendation list features links for you to purchase at the end of the article – purchasing via the link supports both me, an independent creator, and independent bookstores!Before we get started, just a reminder that this mini-list only spotlights 4 titles, but there’s an entire wide world of queer Black literature.

Apr 17, 2024 | northendagents.com | Ahtiya Liles |Helen Hoang |Talia Hibbert

By Ahtiya Liles (@BookinItWithAhtiya)*Note: This book recommendation features a link for you to purchase at the end of the article – purchasing via the link supports both me, an independent creator, and independent bookstores!April is National Autism Acceptance Month, and part of accepting Autism (and other neurodivergent disorders) is also widening our collective perspective of who we see and celebrate as being Autistic.

Apr 17, 2024 | northendagents.com | Ahtiya Liles |S.A. Cosby |P. Clark |Lamar Giles

By Ahtiya Liles (@BookinItWithAhtiya)*Note: This book recommendation features a link for you to purchase at the end of the article – purchasing via the link supports both me, an independent creator, and independent bookstores!The portrayal of the Black man experience is often colored by White Supremacist views, offensive stereotypes, and a lack of authenticity and effort; however, Black men authors are (and have been) taking back their narrative for decades through the art of literature.

Mar 20, 2024 | northendagents.com | Ahtiya Liles

By Ahtiya Liles (@BookinItWithAhtiya)*Note: This book recommendation features a link for you to purchase at the end of the article – purchasing via the link supports both me, an independent creator, and independent bookstores!Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado follows fat and biracial Puerto Rican teen Charlie Vega.

Feb 7, 2024 | northendagents.com | Ahtiya Liles

By Ahtiya Liles (@BookinItWithAhtiya)Happy Black History Month! As we’ve always known, Black history in America is more than just slavery and the Civil Rights movement, and we now have a plethora of texts to prove it.