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.
While the Well-Read Black Girl Book Club is focused on empowering Black women writers, we encourage readers who identify as genderqueer, non-binary, or others who feel inspired by what we're doing to join us and 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.
**Note that all meetings have been moved virtually** Contact shane.m@left-bank.com for your invitation to join.
2022 Titles
January 24th, 7pm: Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall
February 28th, 7pm: Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
March 28th, 1pm: Recitatif by Toni Morrison **Now Meeting at 1pm**
April 25th, 1pm: Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo **Now Meeting at 1pm**
May 23rd, 1pm: Black Girls Must Be Magic by Jayne Allen
June 27th, 7pm: Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat **New time and meeting**
July 25th, 7pm: Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat (Additional meeting)
August 22nd, 7pm: Black Joy by Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts
September 26th, 7pm: You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat
November 28th, 7pm: My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
Monday December 19, 7pm: Fatty Fatty Boom Boom by Rabia Chaudry
2023 Titles:
Monday, January 23, 7pm: Bigger Than Bravery: Black Resilience and Reclamation in a Time of Pandemic by Valerie Boyd
