Folktales’ Black Women’s Literary Society’s Complete Reading List
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. 2025 marks the 33rd year for the Folktales’ Black Women’s Literary Society.
November 2018 Selection
The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir
by Jenifer Lewis
Amistad (Nov 06, 2018)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 336 pages
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October 2018 Selection
Halsey Street
by Naima Coster
Little A (Jun 26, 2018)
Fiction, Paperback, 336 pages
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September 2018 Selection
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
by Bryan Stevenson
- A Top 10 Book in the “Nonfiction Books from the 21st Century” Category
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- 3 Time Power List Bestselling Book
- Kirkus Prize Finalist/Winner 2014
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
- A New York Times Notable Book for 2014
One World (Oct 21, 2014)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 288 pages
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August 2018 Selection
Not Without Laughter (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Langston Hughes
Dover Publications (Apr 04, 2008)
Fiction, Paperback, 224 pages
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July 2018 Selection
Down the River unto the Sea
by Walter Mosley
Mulholland Books (Feb 20, 2018)
Fiction, Hardcover, 336 pages
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June 2018 Selection
Sing, Unburied, Sing
by Jesmyn Ward
- NYT Best Book of the 21st Century
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- Kirkus Prize Finalist/Winner 2017
- 2018 BCALA Literary Award
- A New York Times Notable Book for 2017
Scribner Book Company (Sep 07, 2017)
Fiction, Hardcover, 304 pages
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May 2018 Selection
Bluebird, Bluebird
by Attica Locke
Mulholland Books (Sep 12, 2017)
Fiction, Hardcover, 320 pages
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April 2018 Selection
An American Marriage: A Novel
by Tayari Jones
- NYT Best Book of the 21st Century
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- A 2018 Oprah Book Club Selection
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
- 2019 BCALA Literary Award
Algonquin Books (Feb 06, 2018)
Fiction, Hardcover, 320 pages
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March 2018 Selection
Death Of A King: The Real Story Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Final Year
by Tavis Smiley
Grand Central Publishing (Sep 09, 2014)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 288 pages
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February 2018 Selection
The Hate U Give
by Angie Thomas
19-time National Bestseller, Young Adult
- A 2024 National Bestselling Book – Young Adult
- A 2023 National Bestselling Book - Young Adult
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- Coretta Scott King Award Winning Book 2018
- Kirkus Prize Finalist/Winner 2017
Balzer + Bray (Feb 28, 2017)
Fiction, Hardcover, 464 pages
Target Age Group: Young Adult
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