Black Love Is Revolutionary...

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05/11/23 • 28 min

Episode 5 of ...But Make it Books is here! Join Niccara and Brandon as they discuss the revolutionary act of Black Love, the Romance genre, why we all should read more Black love stories, and ask "What is love?".

Books Discussed:

Waiting to Exhale by Terry

Seven Days in June

Wedding Date Series

You Had Me At Hola

Take A Hint, Danni Brown

The Death of Vivek Oji

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Books Discussed:

Waiting to Exhale by Terry

Seven Days in June

Wedding Date Series

You Had Me At Hola

Take A Hint, Danni Brown

The Death of Vivek Oji

www.charmcitybooks.com

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America The Beautiful . . .

Title: America the Beautiful...

In this episode, Niccara and Brandon discuss the battles of living under the American system, the power of love and family, the imagery of the American Dream using Patricia Engel’s novel ‘Infinite Country’.

Listen in - and remember to keep bookishly healing through life.

Reading List:

Infinite Country by Patricia Engel

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

The Ways of White Folks by Langston Hughs

Ring Shout By P. Djèlí Clark

The 1619 Project created by Nikole Hannah-Jones

Next Episode

It’s My Life . . .

We’re back with another episode of ...But Make it Books! Join Niccara and Brandon as they discuss what makes a memoir, who can write them, the validity of personal history, and what they are going to have for lunch.

Books Discussed:

Notes from a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onuwachi

Just as I Am by Cicely Tyson

I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy

Will by Will Smith

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

The Making of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey

Becoming by Michelle Obama

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