Slow reading. Big feelings. Black women in community.
Welcome to Season 8 of This Black Girl Reads, where we’re not rushing through pages like it’s a race. We’re reading like it’s a ritual. We’re taking our time, sipping tea, underlining the lines that feel like they were written for us, and coming back to the group like, “sis… did you catch that?”
If you’ve been craving a softer pace, deeper conversations, and a space that feels like a warm group chat for Black women who love stories, this is your sign. Come read with us. This year there are TWO ways to join each month, in-person (Toronto East) or Virtual. Once you register, choose which meeting works for you.
Season 8 is for the Black woman who wants to:
- slow down and make time for herself
- read for pleasure and healing
- be in community without pressure
- discover new authors + revisit classics
- feel seen, stretched, and restored by story
✨ Join us and read at a humane pace.
No shame. No “behind.” Just books, breath, and belonging.
What to expect (aka: the vibes)
📚 Monthly reads + guided discussion
🖤 Community conversations that go deeper than “did you like it?”
📝 Optional prompts to help you reflect and connect
🎧 Audiobook-friendly (we love LibroFM babes too)
🌿 A gentle pace that respects your life
This isn’t a book club that demands you perform. It’s a book club that reminds you: rest and joy count too. And if you only pop in for the vibes… That’s cool too!
Season 8 Reading List
February BOTM – Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud
A tender, funny, and emotionally rich story about family, second chances, and what it means to choose love again, romantic or otherwise.
Warm, wise, and full of humanity.
May include: abuse, attempted suicide, self-harm, homophobia, murder, violence.
Meeting Date: Toronto East(In-Person) Friday, February 27th at 7:30 pm
Virtual Meeting: Saturday, February 28th at 10 am
March BOTM – The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley
This book is gripping in its simplicity. It follows the joys and entanglements of a fierce group of teenage mothers in a small town on the Florida panhandle.
Meeting Date – Toronto in Person – Friday, March 27 at 7:30 pm
Virtual Meeting – Sunday, March 29th at 10 am
April BOTM – The Street by Ann Petry
A groundbreaking classic that follows a Black woman navigating poverty, desire, and the constant pressure of a world that wants to wear her down. Still painfully relevant and powerful.
May include: racism (including slurs), sexual assault, domestic abuse, misogyny/sexism, violence, murder, substance use,
This season’s invitation
Come as you are. Tired, busy, healing, hopeful.
We’re making room for you here.
Read with us if you want:
- a reason to pick yourself again
- stories that reflect Black life in all its shades
- community that feels like a soft landing
- a season of slowing down, page by page
💛 Ready to join Season 8?
Join the TBGR Book Club and let reading become your weekly exhale. Because we’re not just turning pages this season—we’re returning to ourselves.