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[Suzette]

Carol, Bernice McFadden's SUGAR is my all-time favorite! Love it.

[Carol]

Suzette wrote: "Carol, Bernice McFadden's SUGAR is my all-time favorite! Love it."

With a rec like that, I need to move it way up my TBR. Dosha's currently reading!

[Suzette]

I now, Carol. Dosha and I've been chatting on it! :)

[Andrew]

Reading The Outdooring, Dedication and Naming of an African Child Volume 1 by Ernest H C Tetteh and listening to The Game of Thrones A Clash of Kings audio book by George R.R. Martin

[Carmaleeta]

I will be reading four books for the month of July: Three books by Bernice McFadden - 'The Book of Harlan', 'Sugar', and 'This Bitter Earth'. And I will be reading the Group Read - Brown Girl Brownstones by Paule Marshall. I have already reserved my beach space!

[Carmaleeta]

I finished reading 'The Manor, Three Centuries at a Slave Plantation on Long Island' by Mac Griswold. I do not recommend it because the title is misleading. It rarely mentioned anything about slaves and slavery; however, it had good historical information but nothing to do with slavery.

[Dosha (Bluestocking7)]

I am reading Bring on the Blessings and loving it. I intend to read book two: A Second Helping, I have finished Sugar and will be reading This Bitter Earth soon. I just might do the Group Read Brown Girl, Brownstones if I can put my hands on the book.

[Shomeret]

I have just started Jazz Moon which deals with the jazz scene in Harlem and Paris in the 1920's. This is the first novel of Joe Okonkwo.

[Dosha (Bluestocking7)]

This book sounds good. I'm looking forward to your review.

[Jane]

Yes it has captured my attention ,too

[Suzette]

Love Beverly Jenkins' Blessings series, Ms. Dosha!

[Carmaleeta]

I've just finished 'Harlan ' by Bernice McFadden. What an awesome, talented writer. It took me two days to read this book and I enjoyed every minute. I plan on reading all her books. So the next book I will be reading is 'Sugar' by Bernice McFadden.

[Beverly]

Dosha (Bluestocking7) wrote: "This book sounds good. I'm looking forward to your review."

It is on my tbr list also!

[Beverly]

I am currently reading:

Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue. An engaging immigrant story - looking at opportunities, entitlement and happiness and expectation.

We Are Not Such Things: The Murder of a Young American, a South African Township, and the Search for Truth and Reconciliation by Justine van der Leun

This is an interesting especially because of the issues/events that happened in the US in the last weeks - makes you wonder how do you get at the truth and just what is reconciliation and can it be achieved.

Listening to The Lynching: The Epic Courtroom Battle That Brought Down the Klan by Laurence Leamer
Well-written compelling narrative nonfiction regard the brutal race based killing that took place in 1981 in Mobile AL.

[Brina]

Starting on Homegoing later today. After hearing high praise for it, I am excited to get started.

[Dosha (Bluestocking7)]

Carmaleeta wrote: "I've just finished 'Harlan ' by Bernice McFadden. What an awesome, talented writer. It took me two days to read this book and I enjoyed every minute. I plan on reading all her books. So the next bo..."

The first book I have read by McFadden was Harlan. Outstanding. So I got Sugar. Oh my goodness! I'm going to be starting This Bitter Earth when I finish with the library book I'm currently reading and loving-Bring on the Blessings by Beverly Jenkins. another favorite author. It is much lighter than Sugar, easy to read and rather silly in spots, which is good after all the drama in Sugar.

[Dosha (Bluestocking7)]

Suzette wrote: "Love Beverly Jenkins' Blessings series, Ms. Dosha!"

I'm looking forward to enjoying this series too. Glad to know you liked it.

[Suzette]

I absolutely did! I need to catch up with it as I think I'm a few books behind...

And SUGAR: wasn't that something else!

[Brina]

I've seen The Book of Harlan on a number of your feeds. I'm adding it. Bernice McFadden sounds amazing.

[Dosha (Bluestocking7)]

Suzette wrote: "I absolutely did! I need to catch up with it as I think I'm a few books behind...

And SUGAR: wasn't that something else!"

Suzette, I am SO GLAD you suggeted I read Sugar. I was completely blown away. Poe' Sugar. First book in the Blessings series is a library book, so I have to finish that and then on to This Bitter Earth. Bernice and Beverly are not playing, lol.

[Dosha (Bluestocking7)]

Brina wrote: "I've seen The Book of Harlan on a number of your feeds. I'm adding it. Bernice McFadden sounds amazing."

I've read two books by Ms. McFadden and I'm her new biggest fan!!!

[Carmaleeta]

You will not be sorry for reading Bernice McFadden. I'm sorry it took me this long to learn about her!

[Brina]

Getting from the library today. Excited.

[Dosha (Bluestocking7)]

Brina wrote: "Getting from the library today. Excited."
Brina, which book are you getting? Harlan?

[Lulu, The Book Reader who could.]

So many books, so little time! I found a brand new hardback copy of "This Bitter Earth" for $.25 at a thrift store. I need to re-read Sugar before I start that one.

[Maya]

Brina if you get Book of Harlan, we have a book discussion that is ongoing. Feel free to join in at any time

[Brina]

I was going to get Harlan but it's not here so I put on hold. Homegoing is here so I guess I'll read it first.

[Maya]

Happy reading everyone

[Dosha (Bluestocking7)]

Maya wrote: "Happy reading everyone"
Thanks, same to you Maya lol

[Maya]

Thank you!

[Carmaleeta]

Well, such finished 'Sugar' and moving on to 'This Bitter Earth' both by my now favorite author Bernice McFadden. I think after I finish 'This Bitter Earth' maybe I'll be able to get some sleep at night because I haven't been able to put McFadden's books down!

[Dosha (Bluestocking7)]

if I didn't have a library book to finish I would be reading Sugar #2 also was t that book off the chain?

[Carmaleeta]

Dosha (Bluestocking7) wrote: "if I didn't have a library book to finish I would be reading Sugar #2 also was t that book off the chain?"
Just started reading it. I had to put it down to give my eyes a rest! Sugar was unbelievable. What a read!

[Brina]

The library had Sugar but I need to read Homegoing. Amazing that it was available- I was 45 on the list at home. Will be reading Harla. Next. Thanks for all of these suggestions.

[Dosha (Bluestocking7)]

So far we are having a great summer for reading.

[Kathleen]

Now you can all understand why I love Bernice McFadden. When I see that she has a new book coming out I'm as excited as a parent waiting for a new birth. My extensive search for authors of color lead me to McFadden long ago. The exquisite writing style, and rich flavor, especially in The Book of Harlan, makes me wonder why she is not better known. People have had to get book stores and libraries to order her books. That's unbelievable. We must do our part to help others, especially young readers to discover QUALITY WRITING. I bet the book stores are filled with street lit, or other books that have one plot, sex, violence, corruption in the church, etc. I had to change the type of books Amazon suggested that I read. People of color are not one-sided readers. We must promote our great authors, and not allow others tell us what they want us to read.

[Dosha (Bluestocking7)]

agreed Kathleen, however I usually read books that are highly favored or hated by other readers. I don't pay attention to non reader recommendations. I completely agree that I should have known about McFadden but didn't. I am spreading her name around now though. I still love Beverly Jenkins for her Black historical romance/fiction and her contemporary Blessings series.

[Brina]

Homegoing as good as advertised so far and that's just the first chapter. It's hard to believe that Ms Gyasi is a first time novelist. Maybe we'll read this in the group so I won't say anything else.

[Maya]

Brina, that would be a great group read. good idea! I'm #18 on the list at my library. I can't wait to read it. I keep hearing a lot of great things

[Brina]

I got lucky my parents library had it. It is wonderful. If I wasn't going to a ballgame today is probably finish it.

[Maya]

Enjoy the ball game! Can't wait to read your review on the book

[Brina]

Thank you. It's going to be 95 out there but it's "always cooler by the lake". Not today though I'm sure. You can't say no to a 10 year old or id be going to the beach with my book.

[Suzette]

Hi Everyone, I just finished Terry McMillan's latest, "I Almost Forgot About You." I admit: I haven't been a Ms. McMillan fan in a very long time, not since "Waiting to Exhale" But I LOVED this book! Definitely a good summer read.

[Suzette]

Dosha, I'm so glad you enjoyed my ALL-time favorite novel, SUGAR! You gonna make me go dig it out the garage and read it again :)

[Brina]

Here's a book to put on this group's list for the future. Freeman by Leonard Pitts, Jr. My mom has it checked out from the library and blurb looks interesting. Reconstruction period historical fiction. Author used to be a columnist for the Chicago Tribune.

[Suzette]

Thanks, Brina, heard of Freeman. Will check it out

[Dosha (Bluestocking7)]

I'll be looking into it too. Sugar is going on !y favorites list. Has anyone read Kindred by Octavia Biter? Another outstanding read. Time travel from the 70's Cali to the antebellum south for a black woman!an. Blew me away. It is the only Butler I can take, since she's mostly Sci Fi

[Dosha (Bluestocking7)]

I hate this tablet sometimes. Octavia BUTLER

[Suzette]

Yes, Dosha, Kindred scared the heck out of me. If time travel were possible I sure enough DON'T want to visit slavery

[Brina]

I read kindred years ago. Isn't it about two women being linked to each other? I also thought it weird.