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

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Cover for The Violin Conspiracy

January 2004 Selection

Cover of The First Thing Smoking

The First Thing Smoking

by Nelson Eubanks

February 2004 Selection

Cover of The Darkest Child: A Novel

The Darkest Child: A Novel

by Delores Phillips

March 2004 Selection

Cover of Rendezvous Eighteenth (American Mysteries in Paris)

Rendezvous Eighteenth (American Mysteries in Paris)

April 2004 Selection

Cover of The Last King: A Maceo Redfield Novel (Strivers Row)

The Last King: A Maceo Redfield Novel (Strivers Row)

by Nichelle D. Tramble

May 2004 Selection

Cover of The Cotillion: or, One Good Bull Is Half the Herd (Black Arts Movement Series)

The Cotillion: or, One Good Bull Is Half the Herd (Black Arts Movement Series)

by John Oliver Killens

June 2004 Selection

Cover of Echo Tree: The Collected Short Fiction Of Henry Dumas (Black Arts Movement Series)

Echo Tree: The Collected Short Fiction Of Henry Dumas (Black Arts Movement Series)

July 2004 Selection

Cover of The Lakestown Rebellion (Black Arts Movement Series)

The Lakestown Rebellion (Black Arts Movement Series)

by Kristin Hunter

August 2004 Selection

Cover of The Heart of Redness: A Novel

The Heart of Redness: A Novel

September 2004 Selection

Cover of Segu

by Maryse Conde

October 2004 Selection

Cover of Sweets: A Collection of Soul Food Desserts and Memories

Sweets: A Collection of Soul Food Desserts and Memories

by Patty Pinner

November 2004 Selection

Cover of The Life of Langston Hughes: Volume I: 1902-1941, I, Too, Sing America (Life of Langston Hughes, 1902-1941)

The Life of Langston Hughes: Volume I: 1902-1941, I, Too, Sing America (Life of Langston Hughes, 1902-1941)

by Arnold Rampersad

December 2004 Selection

Cover of The Life of Langston Hughes: Volume II: 1941-1967, I Dream a World (Life of Langston Hughes, 1941-1967)

The Life of Langston Hughes: Volume II: 1941-1967, I Dream a World (Life of Langston Hughes, 1941-1967)

by Arnold Rampersad

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