If you’re anything like me, your TBR is already overflowing… and August isn’t helping. This month is an incredible one for Black literature, with more than 60 books by Black authors arriving on shelves. Every …
The TBGR Summer Reading Challenge
Read with intention. Rest without guilt. Choose stories that remind you who you are. Summer reading isn’t about racing through your TBR or hitting a reading goal. It’s about making space for stories that bring …
July BOTM: King of Ashes by S. A. Cosby
Every month at This Black Girl Reads, we choose a book that invites us into deeper conversation. Sometimes it’s a love story. Sometimes it’s historical fiction. Sometimes it’s a memoir that changes the way we …
83 Books by Black Authors Coming Out in June 2026
There is something sacred about watching new Black books enter the world. Every month, Black writers gift us stories that help us imagine, remember, question, heal, laugh, and dream. They remind us that there is …
June BOTM: We Don’t Talk About Carol by Kristen L. Berry
Some stories entertain us. And then there are stories that ask us to bear witness. For June, TBGR Book Club is reading We Don’t Talk About Carol by Kristen L. Berry, a powerful debut novel …
May BOTM: Where the Wildflowers Grow
May is here, and we’re stepping into something softer…something rooted, reflective, and quietly powerful. For this month, This Black Girl Reads Book Club is reading: Where the Wildflowers Grow by Terah Shelton Harris And it …