What to Read After Sisters of the Yam
Readers who loved Sisters of the Yam by Bell Hooks keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where Sisters of the Yam is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after Sisters of the Yam
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost
Blues Legacies and Black Feminism
You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down
Killing the Black Body
Soldier
Words of Fire
Sacred Woman
The Spirit of Intimacy
Sisters in the Wilderness
When and Where I Enter
We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For
Praisesong for the Widow
Meridian
Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman
Sisters in the Struggle
Making Face, Making Soul/Haciendo Caras
The Divine Nine
The Salt Eaters
But Some of Us Are Brave
The Value in the Valley
Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
In Love & Trouble
Communion
Talking Back