Welcome back to The League of Extraordinary Readers! 📚✨
This week, Shelbey Monae and Jessica dive into generational trauma, family dynamics, and the complicated portrayal of cults in contemporary literature. We also talk about the importance of supporting Black authors, book marketing, author recognition, and what it means to navigate the publishing world as a reader.
Plus, we share personal reflections on our reading journeys and the books that continue to challenge, surprise, and shape us.
If you love Black literature, diverse books, literary discussions, contemporary fiction, and thoughtful conversations about books and culture, this episode is for you!
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🪩 Church Announcements:
September: The Fantasies of Future Things ( https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-fantasies-of-future-things-a-novel-doug-jones/4cb1057d64dc744c?ean=9781668016299&bkshp-astro=t)
Books Mentioned:
The Book of Chuck
Kin
Breathe Eyes Memory
Zeal
The Devil Three Times
The Hanged Man
Kindred
Meet Me In The Garden
Authors Mentioned:
TV:
Furious
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