auntie's bookshelf

Since 2022, Literally Black Book Club has met online every month to read a story. What started with Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson has grown into a shelf full of conversations, found family, and unforgettable reads. Auntie’s Bookshelf is where they all live.


2022
June
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
Grown
Tiffany D. Jackson
July
The City We Became
N.K. Jemisin
August
All Her Little Secrets
Wanda M. Morris
September
The Business of Lovers
Eric Jerome Dickey
October
The Mother of Black Hollywood
Jenifer Lewis
November
The Weight of Blood
Tiffany D. Jackson
December
From Scratch by Tembi Locke
From Scratch
Tembi Locke
2023
January
January Book 1
Moth To A Flame
Ashley Antoinette
January
January Book 2
Ethic
Ashley Antoinette
February
February Book 1
Ethic 2
Ashley Antoinette
February
February Book 2
Ethic 3
Ashley Antoinette
March
March Book
Behind Her Lives
Briana Cole
April
April Book
May A Divine Awaken
Michael Tinsley
May
May Book
Everybody Looking
Candice Iloh
June
June Book
Where We Found Our Passion
Natasha Bishop
July
July Book
Unbound
Tarana Burke
August
August Book
Dead Dead Girls
Nekesa Afia
September
September Book
A Song Below Water
Bethany C. Morrow
October
October Book
White Smoke
Tiffany D. Jackson
November
November Book
Black Buck
Mateo Askaripour
December
December Book
Skin of The Sea
Natasha Bowen
2024
January
Perfect Peace by Daniel Black
Perfect Peace
Daniel Black
February
Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan
Before I Let Go
Kennedy Ryan
March
Wahala by Nikki May
Wahala
Nikki May
April
Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
Let Us Descend
Jesmyn Ward
May
Trapped by Reese
Trapped
Reese
June
Deacon King Kong by James McBride
Deacon King Kong
James McBride
July
Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Take My Hand
Dolen Perkins-Valdez
August
Pritty by Keith J. Miller
Pritty
Keith J. Miller
September
I Feed Her to the Beast by Jamison Shea
I Feed Her to the Beast
Jamison Shea
October
Jackal by Erin E. Adams
Jackal
Erin E. Adams
November
Keep You to Myself by BriAnn Danae
Keep You to Myself
BriAnn Danae
December
Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory
Royal Holiday
Jasmine Guillory
2025
January
The Gardins of Edin by Rosey Lee
The Gardins of Edin
Rosey Lee
February
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Legendborn
Tracy Deonn
March
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
Bloodmarked
Tracy Deonn
April
Oathbound by Tracy Deonn
Oathbound
Tracy Deonn
May
Finding Me by Viola Davis
Finding Me
Viola Davis
June
Somebody's Husband by Robbi Renee
Somebody's Husband
Robbi Renee
July
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
Harlem Shuffle
Colson Whitehead
August
Done In The Dark by Tamara Morgan
Done In The Dark
Tamara Morgan
September
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler
October
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
Washington Black
Esi Edugyan
November
Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley
Devil in a Blue Dress
Walter Mosley
December
The Blood Trials by N.E. Davenport
The Blood Trials
N.E. Davenport
2026
January
The Book of Night Women by Marlon James
The Book of Night Women
Marlon James
February
Definitely Not A Thing by Christina C. Jones
Definitely Not A Thing
Christina C. Jones
March
The Upper World by Femi Fadugba
The Upper World
Femi Fadugba
April
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May
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June
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