In honor of Black History Month, I wanted to share some reading suggestions. Tune in to hear recommendations from a variety of genres, including romance, historical fiction, thriller, horror, fantasy, and non-fiction. I also share some recommendations from a few of my bookish friends.

Books mentioned in this episode:

• Anything by author Kennedy Ryan

• This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan

• Anything by author Tia Williams

• A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams

Romance Recommendations

• Only For The Week by Natasha Bishop

• Fake It Til You Bake It by Jamie Wesley

• A Legend in the Baking by Jamie Wesley

• Zora Books Her Happy Ever After by Taj McCoy

• The Good Ones Are Taken by Taj McCoy

• Indigo by Beverly Jenkins

• Restore Me by JL Seegars

• Revive Me by JL Seegars

Other Book Recommendations

• Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington

• The Blond Dies First by Joelle Wellington

• The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb

• Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb

• Amari and the Night Brothers B. B. Alston

• Amari and the Great Game by B. B. Alston

• The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson

• Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson

• Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Non-Fiction Recommendations

• When Crack Was King by Donovan X. Ramsey

• How The Word Is Passed by Clint Smith

• Caste by Isabel Wilkerson

• Black AF History by Michael Harriot

Recommendations From Bookish Friends

• @janettebraggs - Only For The Week by Natasha Bishop

• @shesareader_ - The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

• @thriftsandtangles - Even The Rat Was White by Robert Guthrie

• @blackbiracialandbookish - The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

• @chanels.library - Jackal by Erin E. Adams

Books On My February TBR

• The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin

• The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

• All About Love by Bell Hooks

• This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan

• Passing by Nella Larsen

• The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon

• American Royalty by Tracey Livesay

• Kindred by Octavia Butler

• Sing Me To Sleep by Gabi Burton

• Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

• Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall

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Other links mentioned in this episode:

• Episode 5 - Reading Wrap Up

• Episode 6 - Reading Goals for the New Year

• StoryGraph to check potential trigger warnings

• The Ripped Bodice Bookstore

Final Thoughts:

• Follow Jay on Instagram @bookswithjaybraggs

• Join us on the Geneva App for our February read of Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall.

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