4 Personal Essay Collections by Women of Color to Put on Your TBR

4 Personal Essay Collections by Women of Color to Put on Your TBR I have always been disproportionately drawn to fiction, but this year non-fiction is really winning me over. I dont know if its because lately, Ive been giving more importance to personal experiences and the effort to tell those stories coherently so as to inspire others, but theres something about personal essay collections that is really seducing me in the last six months. The personal essay collections listed below are titles Ive come across that have genuinely made me feel excited: I couldnt wait to dive into these womens thoughts, feelings and arguments. They all feel unique in some way and I recommend that you add them to your TBR as soon as you can. So Much I Want to Tell You: Letters to My Little Sister by Anna Akana Ive been watching Akanas YouTube channel for quite a few years and her takes on modern dating, mental health, feminism and everything in between have always struck me as insightful and important. Akana has spoken about her sisters suicide on her channel before, but this collection of essays addresses the issue explicitly, at the same time giving young women advice about self-care, money, sex, female friendships and much more. Why Im No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge Eddo-Lodge writes about her experiences of being black in the United Kingdom, a subject that hasnt been tackled enough as discussions of race and racism tend to center African Americans the most. As a black British woman, Eddo-Lodge has been deliberate about centering English black people and their specific struggles in Britain. She discusses racism in left-wing and feminist spaces, the connection between race and class and offers a new framework within which to discuss racism. (An excerpt of this book can be read here.) One Day Well All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter by Scaachi Khoul Scaachi Khoul has the millennial dream job: shes a writer on the internet, at Buzzfeed Canada.  Khouls debut book contains hilarious and beautiful essays about being an internet writer, a visible woman of color online, growing up in Canada as a girl of color, the colorism in her own community, and much more. We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby If you dont know about blog bitches gotta eat, stop what youre doing and give it a browse. Samantha Irbys writing is razor-sharp, cackling-inducing and has the best life advice Ive ever come across. Her new book of essays tackles the topics of sex, friendship, adulting and growing up. What are your favorite personal essay collections? Want even more essays? Weve got  100 essay collections here.   Save Save