The Howard Alumni Book Club Complete Reading List
Join the Howard Alumni Book Club ▶ The bookclub, which is open to all, spends about two months on each book. They read lifelong learning, personal growth, novels and other books that take an average of nine hours to read cover to cover. If you have between one and two hours a week to read, you can make it happen!
October - December, Book 17 Selection
Homegoing: A Novel
by Yaa Gyasi
- 8 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 4 Book Clubs’s Reading Lists
- 2017 American Book Award
- A New York Times Notable Book for 2016
Random House (Jun 07, 2016)
Fiction, Hardcover, 320 pages
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August - October, Book 16 Selection
Belonging: A Daughter’s Search for Identity Through Loss and Love
by Michelle Miller
- A 2023 National Bestselling Book - Adult Nonfiction (Hardcover)
- 8 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 4 Book Clubs’s Reading Lists
Harper (Mar 14, 2023)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 320 pages
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May - August, Book 15 Selection
Just Above My Head
by James Baldwin
Delta (Jun 13, 2000)
Fiction, Paperback, 592 pages
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March - May, Book 14 Selection
Finding Me: A Memoir
by Viola Davis
- 8 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 4 Book Clubs’s Reading Lists
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
HarperOne (Apr 26, 2022)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 304 pages
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January - March, Book 13 Selection
Allegedly
by Tiffany D. Jackson
Katherine Tegen Books (Jan 24, 2017)
Fiction, Hardcover, 400 pages
Target Age Group: Young Adult
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