Folktales’ Black Women’s Literary Society’s Complete Reading List

Folktales’ Black Women’s Literary Society, Inc. 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 America authors. 2024 marks the 32nd year for the Folktales’ Black Women’s Literary Society.


Publication Date: Jun 27, 2023
List Price: $27.00
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780593440285
Imprint: Berkley Books
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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October 2023 Selection

Discover other book in the same category as Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo Family Lore
by Elizabeth Acevedo

Publication Date: Aug 01, 2023
List Price: $30.00
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780063207264
Imprint: Ecco
Publisher: HarperCollins
Parent Company: News Corp

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September 2023 Selection

Discover other book in the same category as Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb Symphony of Secrets
by Brendan Slocumb

Publication Date: Apr 18, 2023
List Price: $28.00
Format: Hardcover, 448 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780593315446
Imprint: Anchor Books
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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Publication Date: May 23, 2023
List Price: $29.00
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780385548328
Imprint: Doubleday Books
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

Read a Description of Rogue Justice: A Thriller


July 2023 Selection

Discover other book in the same category as Black Candle Women by Diane Marie Brown Black Candle Women
by Diane Marie Brown

Publication Date: Feb 28, 2023
List Price: $27.99
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781525899911
Imprint: Graydon House
Publisher: HarperCollins
Parent Company: News Corp

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Publication Date: Apr 11, 2023
List Price: $18.00
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780593186398
Imprint: Plume
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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


Publication Date: Jun 08, 2021
List Price: $28.00
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9781984854995
Imprint: Random House
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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


April 2023 Selection

Discover other book in the same category as Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson Yellow Wife
by Sadeqa Johnson

Publication Date: Jan 12, 2021
List Price: $26.00
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781982149109
Imprint: Simon & Schuster
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Parent Company: KKR & Co. Inc.

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Publication Date: Nov 15, 2022
List Price: $32.50
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780593237465
Imprint: Crown Publishing Group
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

Read a Description of The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times


February 2023 Selection

Discover other book in the same category as Civil Rights Queen by Tomiko Brown-Nagin Civil Rights Queen
by Tomiko Brown-Nagin

Publication Date: Jan 25, 2022
List Price: $30.00
Format: Hardcover, 512 pages
Classification: Poetry
ISBN13: 9781524747183
Imprint: Pantheon Books
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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