The Well-Read Black Girl Book Club is focused on empowering Black and Latinx writers. We encourage book club ambassadors to highlight classic novels written by Black women (i.e. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison) and bring visibility to debut authors like Elizabeth Acevedo, Brit Bennett, and Tomi Adeyemi. Our curated reading list celebrates the work of underrepresented writers and encourages readers who feel inspired by what we’re doing to be a part of our community.
Left Bank Books will be working with Well-Read Black Girl Book Club to bring this wonderful program to St. Louis. The group is inviting new members to join us as we get started. It is free and open to the public. If you are interested in joining the group or would like more information, please email Shane. We also encourage you and your friends to show up and experience the group for yourself. We will try to find a day that works best for the majority of people interested as the group progresses. The books will be offered at 20% off the month before and the month of the reading group both online and in the store.
2020 Selections:
September 28th, 7pm: Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
October 26th, 7pm: Motherhood So White by Nefertiti Austin
November 23rd, 7pm: Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
December 28th, 7pm: Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
2021 Titles
January 25th, 2021, 7pm: Last Children of Mill Creek by Vivian Gibson
November 2020 Well-Read Black Girl reading group selection
December 2020 Well-Read Black Girl reading group selection
January 2021 Well-Read Black Girl reading group selection