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, The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb.

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Cover for The Violin Conspiracy

January 2003 Selection

Cover of The Wake of the Wind: A Novel

The Wake of the Wind: A Novel

by J. California Cooper

February 2003 Selection

Cover of What Next: A Memoir Toward World Peace

What Next: A Memoir Toward World Peace

by Walter Mosley

March 2003 Selection

Cover of The Ecstatic

by Victor Lavalle

April 2003 Selection

Cover of Douglass’ Women: A Novel

Douglass’ Women: A Novel

by Jewell Parker Rhodes

May 2003 Selection

Cover of Grace: A Novel

by Elizabeth Nunez

June 2003 Selection

Cover of Mules and Men

by Zora Neale Hurston

July 2003 Selection

Cover of My Love, My Love: or The Peasant Girl

My Love, My Love: or The Peasant Girl

August 2003 Selection

Cover of Such Was the Season (Voices of the South)

Such Was the Season (Voices of the South)

by Clarence Major

September 2003 Selection

Cover of The Marrow of Tradition (Dover Value Editions)

The Marrow of Tradition (Dover Value Editions)

by Charles W. Chesnutt

October 2003 Selection

Cover of Shadow And Act

by Ralph Ellison

November 2003 Selection

Cover of Arrow of God

by Chinua Achebe

December 2003 Selection

Cover of West of Rehoboth: A Novel

West of Rehoboth: A Novel

by Alexs D. Pate

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