The Black Don’t Crack… Book Spines Book Club Reading List

Formerly the Coffee Will Make You Black Bookclub (1998 - 2019)

Black Don’t Crack… Book Spines Book Club

Join us for a lively community discussion about our latest selection, Razorblade Tears (paperback) by S. A. Cosby.

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January 25, 2026 Selection
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Book Club Rating: (3.5)
People Person
by Candice Carty-Williams
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List Price: $17.99
Fiction, Paperback, 336 pages
ISBN: 9781501196058Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
February 22, 2026 Selection
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Book Club Rating: (3)
Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
by Michael Harriot
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List Price: $32.50
Dey Street Books (Sep 19, 2023)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9780358439165Publisher: HarperCollins
March 29, 2026 Selection
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Book Club Rating: (4.5)
Sky Full of Elephants
by Cebo Campbell
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List Price: $27.99
Simon & Schuster (Sep 10, 2024)
Fiction, Hardcover, 304 pages
ISBN: 9781668034927Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
April 26, 2026 Selection
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Book Club Rating: (4)
The Violin Conspiracy
by Brendan Slocumb
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List Price: $28.00
Anchor (Feb 01, 2022)
Fiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
ISBN: 9780593315415Publisher: Penguin Random House
May 31, 2026 Selection
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Razorblade Tears (paperback)
by S. A. Cosby
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List Price: $18.99
Flatiron Books (Apr 05, 2022)
Fiction, Paperback
ISBN: 9781250252715Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
June 28, 2026 Selection
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Kin: A Novel
by Tayari Jones
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List Price: $32.00
Knopf Publishing Group (Feb 24, 2026)
Fiction, Hardcover, 368 pages
ISBN: 9780525659181Publisher: Penguin Random House
July 26, 2026 Selection
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Chloe: A Novel of Secrets and Lies
by Connie Briscoe
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List Price: $30.00
Amistad (Mar 18, 2025)
Fiction, Hardcover, 224 pages
ISBN: 9780063338562Publisher: HarperCollins
August 28, 2026 Selection
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Keeper of Lost Children
by Sadeqa Johnson
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List Price: $30.00
Atria / 37 Ink (Feb 10, 2026)
Fiction, Hardcover, 464 pages
ISBN: 9781668069912Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
September 27, 2026 Selection
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Arsenio: A Memoir
by Arsenio Hall
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List Price: $30.00
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 336 pages
ISBN: 9781982191368Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
October 25, 2026 Selection
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The Savion Sequence
by D. Amari Jackson
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List Price: $27.99 Now Only $23.79!
AALBC Aspire (Feb 27, 2024)
Fiction, Hardcover, 180 pages
ISBN: 9780979637469Publisher: African American Literature Book Club
November 22, 2026 Selection
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The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman
by Deesha Philyaw
List Price: $30.00
Mariner Books (Sep 29, 2026)
Fiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9780063383074Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt