Book Brunch Reading List
From the beautiful and creative minds of Level Ground Collective Organizers Lily and Beka, on August 26 our amazing community gathered for brunch (at Superba in Hollywood for the foodies out there!) and everyone brought a few books for a show and tell. We ate delicious food, passed around books that have been transformative to us personally and artistically, and got to know each other better.
The reading list we collectively cultivated is 🔥🔥 and we’re honored to share it with you here. If you end up reading any of these books, please consider getting them from your local library or buying from a used or local bookstore. And let us know what you think!
The Answer to the Riddle is Me: A Memoir of Amnesia by David Stuart MacLean
The Art of the Loom: Weaving, Spinning, & Dyeing Across the World by Ann Hecht
Becoming Human: Matter and Meaning in an Anti-Black World by Zakiyyah Iman Jackson
Black Quantum Futurism: Theory & Practice by Rasheedah Phillips
Body Horror: Capitalism, Fear, Misogyny, Jokes by Anne Elizabeth Moore
The Breaks by Julietta Singh
Ceremonies by Essex Hemphill
Collective Wisdom: Co-creating Media for Equity and Justice by Katerina Cozen & William Uricchio
Communion: The Female Search for Love by bell hooks
Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity by José Esteban Muñoz
The Enneagram for Black Liberation: Return to Who You Are Beneath the Armor You Carry by Chichi Agorom
Flash of the Spirit: African & Afro-American Art & Philosophy by Robert Farris Thompson
Fledgling by Octavia Butler
Inappropriate Bodies: Art, Design, and Maternity edited by Rachel App Buller and Charles Reeve
It’s Just a Plant: A Children’s Story About Marijuana by Ricardo Cortés
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organzing by Marie Kondo
Misfits: A Personal Manifesto by Michaela Coel
A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of a Course in Miracles by Marianne Williamson
Typset in the Future: Typography and Design in Science Fiction Movies by Dave Addey
Trap Door: Trans Cultural Production and the Politics of Visibility edited by Reina Gossett, Eric A. Stanley, and Johanna Burton
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer