Summer Breeze…Check….Sitting Poolside…Check…Good Book…Double Check!! Alright, good people, we are back with another edition of “Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations”! As always, there is a little something for everyone, even the kiddos!!
Check out July’s Monthly Book Recommendations below:
- You’ve Got a Place Here, Too: An Anthology of Black Love Stories Set at HBCUs ~Edited by Ebony Ladelle
- If I Could Go Back ~Briana Johnson
- The Girls Who Grew Big ~Leila Mottley
- Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler ~Susana M. Morris
- King of Ashes ~S.A. Cosby
- Toni at Random: The Iconic Writer’s Legendary Editorship ~Dana A. Williams
- I Got You: A Brother’s Promise ~Derrick Barnes
- Swing Time ~Zadie Smith
- Lonely Crowds ~Stephanie Wambugu
As always, don’t forget to support your local bookstores!! Matter fact, for all my Chicago readers, or if you need to build out your bookstore network, check out these Black-owned bookstores in the Chi:
- Semicolon Bookstore & Gallery, 1355 W Chicago Ave, Unit STO, Chicago, IL 60642
- Call & Response Books , 1390 E Hyde Park Blvd. (entrance on Dorchester) Chicago, IL 60615
- Da Book Joint, 6900 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649
- Underground Bookstore , 1727 E. 87th Street, Chicago, IL 60617
- Third Coast Comics , 6443 N. Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60626
- The Silver Room, 1506 E 53rd St, Chicago, IL 60615
- Burst Into Books , 119 E 107th St, Chicago, IL 60628
- Third World Press Foundation, 7822 S Dobson Ave, Chicago, IL 60619
Don’t forget you can always go back and check out previous lists in the “Resource” section of the website!
Black Future Feminist 