Asha Grant (she/her) is the Founder of The Salt Eaters Bookshop. The Salt Eaters Bookshop is an independent bookstore in Inglewood, California that prioritizes books, comics, and zines by and about Black women, girls, femmes, and gender expansive people.
We asked Asha to recommend 5 Must Read Books to us and here are her choices.
1) Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
2) The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
3) Sula by Toni Morrison
4) Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires
5) The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
**Bonus Pick** The Salt Eaters by Toni Cade Bambara ;)
We will definitely start working our way through this list! Thank you Asha :)
Asha is the co-host of our awesome QTBIPOC centered Reading Rainbow Book Club, which will meet next on June 28, 2022 so Save The Date and subscribe to our newsletter!