Season’s Greetings!! We are officially in the Christmas Holiday Season!! A wonderful time of the year to sing Christmas carols, light a candle for Hanukkah, bake some gingerbread cookies, check out the neighborhood Christmas decorations, or even travel with family and friends! While you are doing these fun things make sure you add a couple of literary treats in the mix too!!
Check out these December Book Recommendations below:
- The Color of Family ~Jerry McGill
- Joy and Pain: A Story of Black Life and Liberation in Five Albums ~ Damien Sojoyner
- A Quick Ting on Crime ~Franklyn Adoo
- The Changeling ~Victor Lavalle
- The New Brownies Book: A Love Letter to Black Families ~Karida L. Brown
- The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation ~Raquel Willis
- Like Thunder ~ Nnedi Okorafor
- The Spite House ~ Johnny Compton
As an extra bonus, here’s a Holiday Book List to get you further in the spirit!!
- Love in Winter Wonderland ~Abiola Bello
- Christmas in Lagos ~Sharon Abimbola Salu
- A Christmas to Remember ~Beverly Jenkins
- Twelve Dinging Doorbells ~Tameka Fryer Brown
- A Piece of Black Cake for Santa ~Yolanda T. Marshall
- Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas ~Maya Angelou
- Brown Baby Jesus ~Dorena Williamson
And remember you can always go back and check out the previous month’s list and past recommendations in the “Resource” section of the website!
“Christmas enters, streaming lights of joy, ringing bells of hope and singing carols of forgiveness high up in the bright air.”
~Maya Angelou, Amazing Peace
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