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Today we’re talking about all the books we loved in 2022 and all the books coming out in 2023 that you should add to your list; and our book club pick of the Month Kindred by Octavia Butler.

Books Discussed in this Episode:

• When We Were Birds
• Before I Let Go
• Kekeyi
• Cemetery Boys
• People Person
• Border Zone
• Legendborn
• Take My Hand
• Zo and the Forest of Secrets
• These Impossible
• Honor
• River Mumma
• You are Watching From the Sand
• Maame
• Blood Debts
• Black Candle Women
• Delicious Monster
• The God of Good Looks
• The Gospel According to the New World
• Crook Manifesto
• Drinking from Graveyard Wells
• River Sing me Home
• The Last Tale of the Flower God
• Kindred

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Today we’re talking about all the books coming out in September that you should add to your list; and our book club pick of the Month Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo. Learn more here: 

Books Discussed in this Episode:

• The Two Lives of Sara by Catherine Adel West - https://amzn.to/3BgMZLa
• Drunk on Love Paperback – Sep 20 - https://amzn.to/3RiUqY9
• The Attic Child by Lola Jaye - Sep 6 - https://amzn.to/3KRt5JZ
• Where We End & Begin by Jane Igharo - Sep 27 - https://amzn.to/3Bh730i
• The Weight of Blood by Tiffany Jackson - Sep 6 - https://amzn.to/3TGwkIi

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Today we’re talking about all the books coming out in March, that you should add to your list and discussing telling Black Canadian stories with three amazing Canadian storytellers Greg Frankson, Dr. Valerie Mason-John and Andrea Thompson. We also chat about our book of the month, The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison.

Books Discussed on this episode:

Like a Sister by Kellye Garrett - https://amzn.to/3sYIHEa

Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys - https://amzn.to/3hTpg9A

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir - https://amzn.to/3t9tr7P

The Last Suspicious Holdout: Stories by Ladee Hubbard - https://amzn.to/3pTCDuR

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Today we’re talking about all the books coming out in January, that you should add to your list and we're Getting Lit With Tochi Onyebuchi as we discuss his new book Goliath and of course, all things lit.

Books Discussed on this Episode:

• Olga Dies Dreaming by Xóchitl González - January 4, 2022. https://amzn.to/3JBUPkL
• You Don't Know Us Negroes and Other Essays by Zora Neale Hurston - January 18th, 2022 - https://amzn.to/31h344B
• Wahala by Nikki May - January 11th - https://amzn.to/32RdNDk
• Manifesto: On Never Giving Up by Bernardine Evaristo - January 18, 2022. - https://amzn.to/3eJP7iy
• Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn - January 18th, 2022 - https://amzn.to/3eJfsNY

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Hey, ya’ll welcome to this month’s episode of Gettin’ Lit a monthly podcast dedicated to diverse books coming out for the month. Today we’re going to be talking about diverse books coming out in November that you should add to your list and we speak with Anti-Racist Educator and Founder of The BIPOC Bookcase, Liz Folarin.

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Books Discussed on this Episode

1. Entertaining Race by Michael Eric Dyson - November 2
   https://amzn.to/3q4AbT1

2. Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora - https://amzn.to/3CL4QIM

3. Single Black Female by Tracy Brown - https://amzn.to/3CO64CT

4. Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen -https://amzn.to/2YeR2Hg

5. The Hookup Dilemma by Constance Gillam - https://amzn.to/3GNokPr

6. The Teller of Secrets by Bisi Adjapon - https://amzn.to/3GTJICo

Thanks for getting lit with me today! Remember if you’re reading what everyone else is reading then you’ll probably think the way everyone else is thinking.

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Hey diverse book lovers, welcome to this month’s episode of Gettin’ Lit a monthly podcast dedicated to highlighting the diverse lit coming out for the month. Today we’re going to be talking about all the books coming out in July, that you should add to your list.

On this episode we look at, A book about finding true love with the help of an app, a historical fiction that brings to life a forgotten shero, a magical realism tale that takes us to Vietnam, an essay collection that looks a race, class, and gender, a book about Canadian Blackness and what it means, and a multicultural retelling of Pride and Prejudice.

1. Have We Met? By Camille Baker - July 1st - https://amzn.to/3xCdsif
2. Island Queen by Vanessa Riley - July 6 - https://amzn.to/2UFTB32
3. Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith - July 6 - https://amzn.to/3yRiojp
4. Don't Let It Get You Down: Essays on Race, Gender, and the Body by Savala Nolan - July 13 - https://amzn.to/3AZYxAA
5. Incense and Sensibility by Sonali Dev - July 6 - https://amzn.to/2U6vSJh
6. Black Like Who? By Ronaldo Walcott - July 15 - https://amzn.to/3i8AVkm

Shoutout to East End Arts for featuring me in their July issue. Check it out here

Thanks for getting lit with me today! Remember if you’re reading what everyone else is reading then you’ll probably think the way everyone else is thinking.

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Hey diverse book lovers, welcome to this month’s episode of Getting Lit, a monthly podcast dedicated to diverse books coming out for the month. Today we’re going to be talking about all the books coming out in May, that you should add to your list.

On today’s show, we’ll discuss…A political page-turner that delivers, a memoir of grief by a prolific feminist voice, a riveting book about strong women during the Cuban Revolution, a Jamaican story, and a Filipino story both about family ties and self-discovering and a search for truth and a middle school historical mystery.

But first I want to give a shout-out to today’s sponsor Libro.FM. Libro.fm https://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm247063

Books discussed on today's show:

Books discussed on the show:

1. While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams: https://amzn.to/3f1pglY
2. Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: https://amzn.to/3b4lc3e
3. The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba by Chanel Cleeton: https://amzn.to/3uqquOl
4. Hurricane Summer by Asha Bromfield: https://amzn.to/3h8wHuc
5. Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney: https://amzn.to/3endXWf
6. Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala: https://amzn.to/3enSJHC
7. Ophie’s Ghosts By Justina Ireland: https://amzn.to/3nW0KGQ

I would love to know what ya’ll are reading next and if you picked up any of these books, remember all the links are in the show notes.

Thanks for getting lit with me today! Remember if you’re reading what everyone else is reading then you’ll probably think the way everyone else is thinking.

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Hey diverse book lovers, welcome to this month’s episode of Gettin’ Lit a monthly podcast dedicated to diverse books coming out for the month. Today we’re going to be talking about The Best books to pick up in April Rain or Shine!

My name is Lalaa and you can find me on Instagram @ThisBlackGirlReads and on today’s show we’ll discuss a book that looks at generations of Black women in Harlem who sell pieces of their bodies, Black love and magical folktales of West Africa, we’ll check out one man’s story of how he navigates being the only person of colour in predominantly white spaces and we’ll talk about the Freedom Riders of 1961. So I can’s wait to get started…

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Books discussed on this episode:

Caul Baby by Morgan Jerkins: https://amzn.to/321vcFLZRelease Date: April 6th

Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, RETOLD BY Bolu Babalola https://amzn.to/3mkTBPL
Release Date: April 13

Sure I’ll be your Black Friend: Notes from the other side of the fist bump by Ben Phillipe https://amzn.to/39J8DK5
Release Date: April 27th

Buses Are a Comin': Memoir of a Freedom Rider by Charles Person and Richard Rooker https://amzn.to/3fIpSio
Release Date: April 27th

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Thanks for getting lit with me today, and remember if you’re reading what everyone else is reading then you’ll probably think the way everyone else is thinking.

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Hey ya’ll welcome to this month’s episode of Gettin’ Lit a monthly podcast dedicated to diverse books coming out for the month. Today we’re going to be talking about diverse books coming out in March.

My name is Lalaa and you can find me on Instagram @ThisBlackGirlReads and on today’s show we’ll discuss

The highly, highly anticipated sequel to The Coldest Winter Ever by Sista Souljah, we’ll also talk about a satisfying poetry collection by an amazing spoken word artist, we’ll look at a groundbreaking YA thriller about an Indegious teen, we’ll discuss a memoir that has been on my radar since last year by a World Champion Canadian hurdler, and we’ll take a look at two different books that take us to Afghanistan, Cuba and deal immigration and family. So are you ready to get lit?

Books discussed on this month's show.

1. Fire Keeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
2. Black Girl Call Home by Jasmine Mann
3. Sparks Like Stars by Nadia Hashimi
4. Life After Death by Sista Souljah
5. Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia
6. My Mother's Daughter: A Memoir of Struggle and Triumph by Perdita Felicien

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ARE you GUYS READY TO get LIT??? So today we’re talking about the books coming out in February that should be on your radar.

Today we'll be discussing:

• How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps her House by Cherie Jones

• First Comes Like by Alisha Rai - February 16th

• Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

• Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America. Edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain

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Thanks for GETTIN’ LIT with me today. And I would love to know what you are reading next.

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Have you ever wondered what new books are on the horizon?

What books you should be reading or should be on your radar?

Have you ever wanted to begin a new book but you just didn’t know if you’d enjoy it at all?

Well, this podcast aims to answer all those questions and bring to you all the diverse books that should be on you should be reading.

I think it’s fair to say that I’ve always been a well-read head, but in 2018 I challenge myself to read 100 books and donate 100 books to my favourite charity Books for Africa, documenting my progress on Instagram. By doing this I often get asked for book recommendations, people wanted to know what I was reading if it was any good and they wanted to know how to find the books they should be reading.

I would get tons of questions and that’s when I realized two things.

*People need help finding these stories. The unique stories that speak to us. That challenge what we’ve been taught and the views we have. The books diversify our bookshelves and break down some of the barriers that exist.

*then the second thought I had was that what were the odds of a book that was written by a non-white author, making it to bookshelves, libraries and in front of the people who really needed to see it? My answer, probably VERY low in comparison.

This meant that if you didn’t consciously and actively seek books by diverse authors then by default you wouldn’t find them.

Diversifying our bookshelf helps us diversify our approaches. It gives us the lesser-known perspective, the other side’s point of view. . An often ignored point of view that is pushed to the sidelines, ignored and not taken into account. But I think TIME’s UP.

It’s time to diversify our bookshelf and bring the sidelines into the mainstream. And that’s why it’s time to get lit!