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 2019 Selection

Cover of The Power of Presence

The Power of Presence

by Joy Thomas Moore

February 2019 Selection

Cover of Charcoal Joe: An Easy Rawlins Mystery

Charcoal Joe: An Easy Rawlins Mystery

by Walter Mosley

March 2019 Selection

Cover of The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother’s Life in the Detroit Numbers

The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother’s Life in the Detroit Numbers

by Bridgett M. Davis

April 2019 Selection

Cover of Parable of the Sower

Parable of the Sower

by Octavia E. Butler

May 2019 Selection

Cover of New Kid

June 2019 Selection

Cover of The Origin of Others

The Origin of Others

by Toni Morrison

July 2019 Selection

Cover of Sag Harbor

by Colson Whitehead

August 2019 Selection

Cover of To Funk and Die in L.A.

To Funk and Die in L.A.

by Nelson George

September 2019 Selection

Cover of I Do Love You Still

I Do Love You Still

by Mary B. Morrison

October 2019 Selection

Cover of The Complete Muhammad Ali

The Complete Muhammad Ali

by Ishmael Reed

November 2019 Selection

Cover of We Cast a Shadow: A Novel

We Cast a Shadow: A Novel

by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

December 2019 Selection

Cover of The Water Dancer

The Water Dancer

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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