Ordinary Notes

Ordinary Notes, read by the author Christina Sharpe, is a thought-provoking exploration of Black life through 248 interconnected notes that blend personal memories, historical artifacts, and present realities. The book delves into themes such as language, beauty, memory, and art, capturing the ordinary and extraordinary aspects of Black existence with care and depth. Central to the work is the influence of Sharpe’s mother, shaping a distinctive literary approach that examines sites of memory and memorial while celebrating beauty and untranslatable Blackness.