I figured it was time to circle back to what other authors I love and have been inspired by. Of course, none of them are THE favorite, but one of the many pieces that made me. What are your favorites? Comment below!
Zora Neale Hurston - What got me hooked on Zora Neale Hurston was her most famous book, Their Eyes Were Watching God. The character of Janie is running from the same things her mother and grandmother experienced...and ends up twice married, abused and finally defeating a charge of murder. When I moved on to her other works, I saw the struggles of African-Americans and other authors who picked up her torch. It led me to another author named...
Alice Walker - She was also inspired by Hurston. The first book I read was The Color Purple, of course. It made me rethink the African-American experience. It was fraught not only with racism, but with rape, murder, poverty, sexism and more. Alice Walker made me also realize the inner feminine power, and her poetry discussing that reflects her personal belief in womanism (as she calls it).
Linda Porter - This author is an historian who focuses on English history, from the Tudors to the Stewarts/Stuarts. I love the emphasis that she puts the women in her stories, from queens to mistresses. The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were dominated by females, as she reminds us, and it was shaped by the religious and social upheavals that happened because of it. The Tudor books are especially exciting, weaving history like it was a novel.
That's it for now, everyone! Have a great rest of your week/weekend!
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