The Coffee Will Make You Black (1998 - 2019) Reading List

AALBC’s Book Club is now The Black Don’t Crack… Book Spines Book Club

Black Don’t Crack… Book Spines Book Club

Join us for a lively community discussion about our latest selection, Kin: A Novel by Tayari Jones.

Join Zoom ● June 28, 2026 ● 2 p.m. EDT

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Cover for Kin: A Novel

January 2002 Selection

Cover of Johnny Buffalo

by Daniel Smith

February 2002 Selection

Cover of The Return of Simple

The Return of Simple

by Langston Hughes

March 2002 Selection

Cover of The God Who Begat a Jackal

The God Who Begat a Jackal

by Nega Mezlekia

April 2002 Selection

Cover of Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora

Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora

by Sheree Renée Thomas

May 2002 Selection

Cover of Richard Wright: The Life and Times

Richard Wright: The Life and Times

by Hazel Rowley

June 2002 Selection

Cover of The Glory Field

The Glory Field

by Walter Dean Myers