Melanated Margins - A Bookish Podcast

A conclusion to the Skyland Series!

In this episode we discuss Can't Get Enough the final book in the Skyland Series.

We follow Hendrix who is ambitious, independent and business owner. She knows who she is, she knows what she wants and refuses to settle for anything less. We also find Hendrix becoming a caregiver to her mother who has Alzheimer's.

Maverick Bell enters her life and pursues her relentlessly. He sees all of her and her dreams are just as important to him. Oh, he also just happens to be a billionaire and that's not even the best part about him.

Let's dive in...

In this episode we discuss This Could Be Us while baking Aunt Byrd's Limoncello Pound Cake Recipe from 'Before I Let Go'. So Fun!

In 'This Could Be Us' we follow Soledad who is rediscovering herself and choosing to date herself as she navigates picking up the pieces of the mess her ex-husband left while taking care of her three girls. This book also celebrates the beauty of friendship, how we never really talk enough about it and our found family in them.

Let's dive in...

...And enjoy the fake cooking show lol. :)

We kicked off Season two with discussing Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan. This is part 2 of the conversation.

If you have never read Kennedy Ryan's work this is a great book to start with. .

Before I Let Go is a second- chance romance. In the book we find Yasmen and Josiah who are navigating running a business together and co-parenting,- post tremendous loss and a divorce. Will they find they're way back to one another? Let's dive in!

We are kicking off Season two with discussing Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan. If you have never read Kennedy Ryan's work this is a great book to start with.

Before I Let Go is a second- chance romance. In the book we find Yasmen and Josiah who are navigating running a business together and co-parenting,- post tremendous loss and a divorce. Will they find they're way back to one another? Let's dive in!

In this episode we discuss Rhythm's Blues by Kimberly Brown. We meet Rhythm who is navigating dating a rapper, wanting her privacy but does not want to be secret either. She is also an occupational therapist who runs her own business. Let's dive in!

In this episode we are discussing Curvy Girl Summer by Danielle Allen. This was also a fall 2024 book club pick for our book club. In this book we meet Aaliyah who is about to turn thirty and looking for love before her birthday, let us dive in!

We continue from our last episode with part 2, discussing

Trigger Warning: The book we are discussing has some difficult content surrounding child sexual abuse that we also discuss, so please take care of yourselves as you listen.

Who we are and what Melanated Margins is. We realized we didn't get a chance to properly introduce ourselves and what this bookish podcast is about what the name means. So here is what you would say is our podcast trailer.

Have you ever finished reading or listening to a book and just wanted to talk to someone about it...immediately? That is what we did when we finished listening to Reel by Kennedy Ryan. After multiple voice notes and a call we decided to share an unfiltered conversation talking about the book. So join in and be a part of this bookish discussion with us.