Spring Reads for the Soul: 5 Books for Rejuvenation and Growth this Season
Spring is a season for rejuvenation, transformation, and growth. We see this in typical spring imagery: tulips blooming, chicks hatching, and animals waking up from hibernation. But this season isn't just for nature's revival, it's for yours too! There are plenty of ways to honor your healing and growth, but there's nothing like working through it with the wise words of Black authors. Here are five books by Black authors to inspire you to get rejuvenated, too!
5 Books by Black Authors to Inspire Growth This Spring:
1. Well-Read Black Girl - Glory Edim
For book lovers everywhere, Well-Read Black Girl is an anthology of essays by Black female writers reflecting on the books that shaped their lives. Toni Morrison, Jesmyn Ward, and others celebrate literature and how it can be a path to self-discovery and transformation.
2. The Light We Carry - Michelle Obama
The author alone should show you how important this book is. It's not every day we get to hear from Michelle Obama, and her memoir serves as a direct line between us and her. In this book, she shares strategies for overcoming life's obstacles, wisdom for navigating this challenging world, and messages of hope for the future. It's a read that will inspire, uplift, and embrace you. As a sequel to Obama’s first book, Homecoming, this memoir serves as a guiding light on the journey to your personal growth.
3. Between the World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates
An epistolary book from a father to his son, Between the World and Me is a meditation on history, racial identity, and being Black in America. The book definitely has some heavy themes but is definitely worth a read.
4. Nightbloom - Peace Adzo Medie
Nightbloom is a novel about reconnection, a prominent spring theme. After two childhood friends slowly become separated over time, a crisis brings them back to their homeland of Ghana—and back to each other.
5. The Will To Change - bell hooks
For all the guys out there wanting to understand love, this book is for you. Written by the late and great bell hooks, this book is a transformational piece that explores toxic masculinity’s place in society, how to love yourself, and the balance between expressing and repressing your emotions. Described as a book that “creates space for men to acknowledge their traumas and heal—not only for their sake, but for the sake of everyone in their lives,” it encourages you to heal, grow, and love more deeply.
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