What to Read After Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo
Readers who loved Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo by Ntozake Shange keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo 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 Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo
Mama Day
Possessing the Secret of Joy
Bailey's Cafe
I love myself when I am laughing ... and then again when I am looking mean and impressive
Mules and Men (P.S.)
Brown girl, brownstones.
Corregidora
Linden Hills
Meridian
When and where I enter
The salt eaters
The blacker the berry ...
You can't keep a good woman down
Jonah's Gourd Vine
Juneteenth
But Some of Us Are Brave
In Love & Trouble
If Beale Street Could Talk
Praisesong for the widow
Just Above My Head
Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman
Homegirls and Handgrenades
Maud Martha
In search of satisfaction