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February Book of the Month: Love After Love (This Black Girl Reads — Season 8)

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Books Coming Out in December by BIPOC Authors

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As we move into December, the season of cozy nights and endless cups of tea, there’s no better time to dive into a new book. While the list of releases this month may be smaller …

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December’s BOTM: Behold the Dreamers

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This month, This Black Girl Reads book club dives into the award-winning novel Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue—a powerful story that captures the complexities of chasing the American Dream. Set against the backdrop of …

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Uncovering Untold Stories: Join Us for November’s Book Club Pick

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Our stories are the ones we tell in whispered voices, in private spaces, to people who we know will not judge us but will hold space for our truths. Sisters, we’re diving deep this month …

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70 Books by BIPOC Authors Coming Out in October to Add to Your List

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My reading game was lagging a little last month and I can’t say that I knocked that many books off my list. In any case, this month I’m adding a whole bunch more, LOL.  Here …

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October Book of the Month: Somebody’s Wife

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“You know what they say, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. What you deemed useless and blemished, I regard as valuable and a fucking marvel. But I should actually thank you, Coach, because the …

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50+ Books by BIPOC Authors Coming Out in September

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As we prepare to let go of summer, I mourn a little. Drinking wine while reading on my patio has been my favourite summer pastime. But at least as summer gives way to fall, September …

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If i leave my house without my kindle, it's not a If i leave my house without my kindle, it's not a trip.... it's a mistake. 🤭🤦🏽‍♀️ 

Kindle girlies, tell the truth 👀 comment 'kindle girlie' if you never leave home without yours. 

Stickers from @da.book.nook

#kindlegirlie 
#thisblackgirlreads 
#blackbookstagram
Gentle reminders for your reading life, because ar Gentle reminders for your reading life, because around here, we let our reading be rooted, not rushed. 🌿📚

Rooted in joy. Rooted in freedom. Rooted in the kind of rest that brings you back to yourself. 

Whether it’s one page on your lunch break, a chapter before bed, or an audiobook in your ear while you handle life, it all counts.

Save this for the days you feel scattered.

And tell me in the comments: what are you reading (or listening to) this week? 🎧📖✨

Which one of these hit the hardest?

#ThisBlackGirlReads
#readingjournal
#ReadingCommunity #readingtime📖
February is coming in HOT. 😮‍💨🖤📚 I rounded up 50+ February is coming in HOT. 😮‍💨🖤📚

I rounded up 50+ books by Black authors dropping this month... romance, lit fic, history, mystery, kids… the whole buffet.

Swipe through, save this post for your next library run, and tell me: which one are you grabbing first?

✨ Want the FULL downloadable list (so you can screenshot less and hold more)?

Comment FEB LIST and I’ll send the link straight to your DMs. Or visit thisblackgirlreads.ca 

(And if you’re a real one… drop a second comment with your Top 3 so we can compare TBR damage 😭)

#ThisBlackGirlReads  #SupportBlackAuthors #BlackAuthors #BlackLiterature  #NewBookReleases
Season 8 is here and we’re reading like it matters Season 8 is here and we’re reading like it matters. Because it does. 🖤📚

This Black Girl Reads is a book club + a community space for Black women who want stories that hold us, stretch us, and remind us who we are.

✅ Join the discussion in our Facebook Group
✅ Pull up online or in-person (GTA)
✅ Monthly main meeting + group convos all month long

This month’s book: Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud

Online Meeting: Thursday, February 26 at 8 pm 
In Person Meeting: Friday, February 27 at 7:30 pm

Comment SEASON 8 and I’ll tell you how to join.
(And yes—you can join even if you’re late. Always.)

#ThisBlackGirlReads #BlackWomenRead #ReadingAsResistance #BlackBookClub #BookishCommunity #BlackGirlMagicReads
Y’all… the way you ran up Part 1?! 🖤 10K likes, 2K Y’all… the way you ran up Part 1?! 🖤
10K likes, 2K shares, and my comments were a whole book club.

So here we go: BOOKS BY BLACK AUTHORS COMING IN 2026 — PART 2 📚✨

More titles to add to your list, more stories to look forward to, more reasons to keep your shelf Blackity Black.

👉🏾 Save this for later
📩 Share with your group chat/book bestie
💬 Comment the ONE book you’re most excited for.

#BlackBooks #BlackAuthors #BlackReaders #2026Books #ThisBlackGirlReads
There’s something sacred about watching Black stor There’s something sacred about watching Black stories arrive into the world. 🖤

These 2026 releases are reminders that we’re always writing, always imagining, always expanding.

Save this post for later—and tell me what you’re most excited for. ✨

#BlackBooks #BlackStories #ReadingCommunity #thisblackgirlreads
Here's last month's reading recap. 10 books down Here's last month's reading recap. 

10 books down and I've officially passed my reading goal for the year. Excuse me while I rest 🫡

Journaling through my read has become my favourite ritual. 

#thisblackgirlreads #readingjournal #readingwrapup #bipocbooks
We're nearing the end of the year and there are st We're nearing the end of the year and there are still plenty of great reads coming out in December. Here are some on my radar, let me know which one is going on your list.

As a Jamaican-Canadian, I'm always on the lookout for books by Canadian writers of colour, i will admit these aren't always easy to find, in any case, this month i have a new spotlight feature highlighting a few Canadian books hitting shelves.

#BIPOCAuthors #BlackCanadianAuthors #Diversifyyourreading #ThisBlackGirlReads #ReadingCommunity #DiverseBooks
Book 125 | Isaac’s Song by Daniel Black “One gene Book 125 | Isaac’s Song by Daniel Black

“One generation survives so the next can breathe.”

Isaac’s Song wrecked me in the quietest way. This is a story about inheritance — not just of land or blood, but of love, silence, trauma, faith, and the things our elders never had language for. Daniel Black writes our Southern Black stories with such tenderness it feels like sitting on a porch listening to truth unfold slowly, painfully, beautifully.

This novel is about fathers and sons, about the weight men carry, about what it costs to survive, and what it costs to heal. It reminded me that sometimes the hardest songs to sing are the ones passed down to us.

And listen… this is Book 125 for the year 😭📚

I have officially surpassed my reading goal with a full month to spare, and I am just so grateful to still be in deep love with stories, still choosing pages, still letting words root me and raise me at the same time.

If you love intergenerational stories, emotional depth, Black Southern legacy, and quiet but mighty storytelling add Isaac’s Song to your list.

#Book125 #ReadingGoalSurpassed #IsaacsSong #DanielBlack #BlackLiterature #IntergenerationalHealing #ThisBlackGirlReads #LalaaWrites #ReadMoreBlackAuthors
Today we honour Barbados Independence Day, a day r Today we honour Barbados Independence Day, a day rooted in resistance, remembrance and rising. 🇧🇧

Today I’m lifting up Bajan voices in literature, from island-rooted classics to diaspora storytellers like Jasmine Sealy, whose novel The Island of Forgetting tenderly holds memory, migration and belonging.

These books are not just stories. They are echoes of sugar cane fields, quiet rebellions, complicated love, survival and sovereignty. They remind us that our histories are layered, our pain is inherited, and our joy is radical.

This Independence Day, I invite you to:

📚 Read a Bajan book
✊🏽 Support a Bajan author
🖤 Talk to someone about Barbados’ history
🌊 Honour the island in your own way

Drop your favourite Bajan authors & books in the comments,  let’s build a little island of stories right here.

#BarbadosIndependence #BajanStories #DiasporaReads #BlackLit #CaribbeanLiterature #ThisBlackGirlReads ##blackcanadians
Logging books in my reading journal each month has Logging books in my reading journal each month has become one of my favourite things.

Last month I read 12 books, and surpassed my reading goal of the year. 

My favs last month: 

✨️ All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby 
✨️ The Scammer by Tiffany D. Jackson 
✨️ Don Caselli by Jahquel J

What should I read next??? 

#readingjournal #ReadingWrapUp #ThisBlackGirlReads
A new month means a fresh stack of BIPOC reads to A new month means a fresh stack of BIPOC reads to add to your TBR! ✨

November is giving rich storytelling, bold voices, and unforgettable characters, all from authors of colour.

Swipe through to see the full list of upcoming releases, but here are the Top 3 that have me most excited this month: 👇🏾

1. Cursed Daughters by @oyinbraithwaite
2. Heart of Goon by @jahquel_
3. Black Owned by @ciciadams_

Which ones are at the top of your list?

#ThisBlackGirlReads #BIPOCBooks #BlackBookstagram #ReadersOfInstagram #BookRecommendations #BookishCommunity
📚🇨🇦 Hey Canadian Black book girlies 👋🏾✨ — wanna kn 📚🇨🇦 Hey Canadian Black book girlies 👋🏾✨ — wanna know how to get free books by Black authors straight to your Kindle? 👀 I got you! Watch this quick BRAE tutorial and start stacking your digital shelf today 🔥

 #BlackReaders #BRAE #BlackBooks #ThisBlackGirlReads #FreeKindleBooks
Today is #IReadCanadian Day! 🇨🇦 And you know I ha Today is #IReadCanadian Day! 🇨🇦

And you know I had to celebrate by highlighting some of the incredible Black Canadian writers whose words have shaped, healed, and inspired me.

From coming-of-age stories and ancestral memory to radical imagination and love that defies borders,  these authors remind us that our stories are vast, complex, and beautifully ours.

📚 Swipe through to discover 11 Black Canadian writers everyone should read + a few more honourable mentions whose work deserves your shelf space.

Drop your favourite Black Canadian author in the comments so we can keep this list growing 🖤

#IReadCanadian #ThisBlackGirlReads #BlackCanadianWriters #BlackLitMatters #ReadBlack #CanadianAuthors #Bookstagram #BlackBookstagram #ReadLocal
I read 8 books last month and finally added them a I read 8 books last month and finally added them all to my new #readingjournal

How did I do? Let me know. 

#rootedinreading #ReadingWrapUp #readingaddict 
#journalinginspiration
Eight books down and countless to go. Here's what Eight books down and countless to go. Here's what i read in September....

From tearjerkers to thought provokers, these stories carried me through the month.

What did you read in September ? 👀💫

1️⃣ The Hunger We Pass Down by Jen Sookfong Lee 
2️⃣ Where We Found Our Heart by Natasha Bishop
3️⃣ Capri 3 by Jahquel J 
4️⃣ Capri 3.5 by Jahquel J 
5️⃣ Quasim 1 by Jahquel J 
6️⃣ A House for Miss Pauline by Diana McCaulay 
7️⃣ Pachinko by Min Jin Lee 
8️⃣ Solitaria by Eliana Alves Cruz 

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