Here's the next book on our shelves! "Dead Dead Girls" by Nekesa Alia is a historical murder mystery set in 1920s Harlem. This story is sure to entertain. Grab your copies and I hope to see you all at our next meeting on March 14th at 1pm est.

Hi Readers! Since today is the last day of the year, I wanted to check in and see what you all think about all the books we've read thus far in 2025. I'm including December just in case anyone read/started/finished it. We definitely skipped quite a few months this year 🙈, but we'll start strong in the new year! 💪🏾 I'm including December just in case anyone read/started/finished it.

WHICH BOOK WAS YOUR FAVE BOOK OF THE YEAR?

Jan - When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole

Feb - All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris

Mar - Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi

Apr - This Could Be Us by Ryan Kennedy

May - Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell

Oct - Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

Dec - She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore

It's been a minute Readers! But we've still been reading, have you??? Let's get back to it with this next read by Wayétu Moore titled "She Would Be King." Our next discussion will be held on November 8th, 2025 at 1pm EST on Zoom. Hope to see you there! Happy reading!

This is the story of "Liberia's early years told through three unforgettable characters who share an uncommon bond. Gbessa, exiled from the West African village of Lai, is starved, bitten by a viper, and left for dead, but still she survives. June Dey, raised on a plantation in Virginia, hides his unusual strength until a confrontation with the overseer forces him to flee. Norman Aragon, the child of a white British colonizer and a Maroon slave from Jamaica, can fade from sight when the earth calls him. When the three meet in the settlement of Monrovia, their gifts help them salvage the tense relationship between the African American settlers and the indigenous tribes, as a new nation forms around them."

Our read for next month is "Sky Full of Elephants" by Cebo Campbell! And THIS book promises to be a wild ride! We have lots of time for you to grab your copy and get into it with us. See you in June for our discussion, Readers! 📚

"One day, a cataclysmic event occurs: all of the white people in America walk into the nearest body of water. A year later, college professor Charlie Brunton receives a call from his estranged daughter Sidney, setting off a chain of events as they journey across a truly “post-racial” America in search of answers." Let go!

I know I'm a little late but I just got my copy of our next book: Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi. It's a short read, so I'm looking forward to finishing it this week. Just in time for our book club discussion on Saturday, April 12 at 1pm EST. Happy reading!

"Ella has a Thing. She sees a classmate grow up to become a caring nurse. A neighbor's son murdered in a drive-by shooting. Things that haven't happened yet. Kev, born while Los Angeles burned around them, wants to protect his sister from a power that could destroy her. But when Kev is incarcerated, Ella must decide what it means to watch her brother suffer while holding the ability to wreck cities in her hands"