Folktales’ Black Women’s Literary Society Reading List

Folktales Black Women's Literary Society Group Photo

Folktales’ Black Women’s Literary Society meets the 3rd Friday of each month from February – November primarily at the George Washington Carver Museum. We are a group of Black women reading African American authors. 2025 marks the 33^rd year for the Folktales’ Black Women’s Literary Society.

November 2023 Selection

Cover of The First Ladies

The First Ladies

by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

October 2023 Selection

Cover of Family Lore

by Elizabeth Acevedo

September 2023 Selection

Cover of Symphony of Secrets

Symphony of Secrets

by Brendan Slocumb

August 2023 Selection

Cover of Rogue Justice: A Thriller

Rogue Justice: A Thriller

by Stacey Abrams aka Selena Montgomery

July 2023 Selection

Cover of Black Candle Women

Black Candle Women

by Diane Marie Brown

June 2023 Selection

Cover of In Our Shoes: On Being a Young Black Woman in Not-So Post-Racial America

In Our Shoes: On Being a Young Black Woman in Not-So Post-Racial America

by Brianna Holt

May 2023 Selection

Cover of All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake

All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake

April 2023 Selection

Cover of Yellow Wife

by Sadeqa Johnson

March 2023 Selection

Cover of The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

by Michelle Obama

February 2023 Selection

Cover of Civil Rights Queen

Civil Rights Queen

by Tomiko Brown-Nagin