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.)
Tumbling
Brown Girl, Brownstones.
Corregidora
Meridian
Linden Hills
When and Where I Enter
The Salt Eaters
The Blacker the Berry ...
You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down
Jonah's Gourd Vine
In Love & Trouble
Juneteenth
But Some of Us Are Brave
If Beale Street Could Talk
Just Above My Head
Praisesong for the Widow
Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman
Homegirls and Handgrenades
Maud Martha