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 Gos ..read more

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  ..read more

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 Hubba ..read more

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 ..read more

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. I want to give a shout-out to today’s sponsor Libro.FM. Use my special code to save some coins. https://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm247063 Books Discussed on this Episode  1. Entertaining Race by Michael Eric Dyson - November 2 https://amzn.to/3q4AbT1 2. Wild ..read more

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 retellin ..read more

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 f ..read more

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 w ..read more

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 b ..read more

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 Shout out today’s sponsor Libro.FM. who makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks through your local bookstore. giving them the power to keep money ..read more