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This week, Shelbey Monae and Jessica are catching up on their latest book reviews, audiobook recommendations, and favorite recent finds while diving into the power of voice in storytelling. From book club discussions and concerts to fashion, film, and media, we explore how personal experiences shape the way we interpret stories.
We also have an honest conversation about cultural perception, mental health, identity, and the societal issues reflected in books, movies, and the media we consume. If you love literary fiction, Black authors, diverse books, book reviews, and thoughtful conversations that go beyond the page, this episode is for you.
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🪩 Church Announcements:
July: The Summer Girlfriend by Kristina Forest (https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-summer-girlfriend-kristina-forest/de7184f5b281609d?ean=9780593956397)
Books Mentioned:
Theft
Afterlives
The Man Who Haunted Himself
In The Upper Country
The American Daughters
Leave Your Mess At Home
All This Want And I Can’t Get None
All The Men in Lagos Are Mad
The Sex Lives of African Women
Wrong Door
Song of Solomon
Bricked Up
Kin
Fairfield County
Broken Country
The Broken Hearts Agency
The Missed Connection
Fish Tales
Where The Dead Brides Gather
Something Like Love
The Revelation of Dionne Daphne
Authors Mentioned:
VS Naipaul
Frantz Fanon
TV:
Obsession
The Odyssey
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