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Dr. G’s Monthly Recommendations-August 2025

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As summer comes to a close and fall approaches, grab a book or two to make the transition a smooth one. So as the month closes, see August’s Monthly Book Recommendations below:

  • Blood in the Water ~Tiffany D. Jackson
  • This Motherless Land ~Nikki May
  • Colored Television ~Danzy Senna
  • Red Clay ~Charles B. Fancher
  • Weird and Wonderful You ~Zaila Avant-garde
  • The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic ~Lindsey Stewart
  • Sky Full of Elephants ~Cebo Campbell
  • The Strangers: Five Extraordinary Black Men and the Worlds That Made Them ~Ekow Eshun
  • When The Harvest Comes ~Denne Michelle Norris
  • Great Black Hope ~Rob Franklin
  • Sunstruck ~William Rayfet Hunter
  • Flirting Lessons ~Jasmine Guillory

As always, don’t forget to support your local bookstores!!

And remember, you can always go back and check out previous lists in the “Resource” section of the website!

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Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations-July 2025

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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!!

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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:

Don’t forget you can always go back and check out previous lists in the “Resource” section of the website!

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Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations-July 2024

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We are deep into the summer as we close out another HOT month! You know I could not leave you without another list of literary goodies!! Plus it’s Leo Season! As we continue to dive into Summer let me make sure I share some more finds to get you through the next month! This list is packed with lots of romance, thriller, coming of age, some poetry, a literary manifesto, and trust me every one is a page turner!! So let’s not delay the wait any longer!!

Check out July’s Monthly Book Recommendations below:

  • Midnight Rooms ~Donyae Coles
  • Bluff: Poems ~Danez Smith
  • Beyond Policing ~Philip V. McHarris
  • Blessings ~Chukwuebuka Ibeh
  • Red at the Bone ~Jacqueline Woodson
  • Did Everyone Have An Imaginary Friend? (Or Just Me): Adventures in Boyhood ~Jay Ellis
  • Sounds Like a Plan ~Pamela Samuel Young & Dwayne Alexander Smith
  • Bridges Instead of Walls: The Story of Mavis Staples ~Carole Boston Weatherford and Mavis Staples

And as always, Don’t forget to support your local bookstores!!

If you need a few recommendations check these out:

And just in case you needed this reminder ….. #ItsLeoSeason

Don’t forget you can always go back and check out previous lists in the “Resource” section of the website!

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Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations-June2024

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Books on top of Books, this is definitely something that you will not see a shortage of whether in my home or office (especially recently!!). Nothing like adding a new literary treat to your rotation! As I prepare for my upcoming trip, I have a few books that will be getting me through my vacay!! As summer is officially here make sure you don’t forget to grab a book for you, one for your friend, and an extra for good measure!!

Check out June’s Monthly Book Recommendations below:

  • The Bookshop Sisterhood ~Michelle Lindo-Rice
  • The Rich People Have Gone Away ~Regina Porter
  • Daughter of the Merciful Deep ~Leslye Penelope
  • The Lion’s Den ~Iris Mwanza
  • Between Friends & Lovers ~Shirlene Obuobi
  • Blackheart Man ~Nalo Hopkinson
  • Do What Godmother Says ~L.S. Stratton
  • Rage: On Being Queer, Black, Brilliant and Completely Over It ~Lester Fabian Brathwaite
  • The Volcano Daughters ~Gina Maria Balibrera
  • The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read ~Rita Lorraine Hubbard & Oga Mora

And as always, Don’t forget to support your local bookstores!!

Happy Black Music Month!! Happy Pride Month!! Happy Juneteenth!! and Happy Summer Solstice!!

Don’t forget you can always go back and check out previous lists in the “Resource” section of the website!

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Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

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Need a few suggestions to get you through this week? Ready for the summer? Check out this week’s trailers below:

Season 4- Evil (Streaming on Paramount+ – May 23rd)

Bionic (Streaming on Netflix-May 29th)

The Acolyte (Streaming on Disney + – June 4th)

Bad Boys: Ride or Die (In theaters June 7th)

Longing (In theaters June 7th)

Horizon: An American Saga (In theaters June 28th)

Cross (Coming Soon to Prime Video)

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Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

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Kicking off the month with some television and film goodies!! Check out this week’s new trailers below:

Little Wing (Streaming on Paramount + March 13th)

Anatomy of a Fall (Streaming on Hulu March 22nd)

Steve! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces (Streaming on Apple TV+ March 29th)

Ripley (Streaming on Netflix April 4th)

Sugar (Streaming on Apple TV+ April 5th)

Fallout (Streaming on Prime Video April 11th)

Sing Sing (In theaters July 2024)

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Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

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Jumping back in the saddle with some new trailers!! Getting you ready for the Fall Season!! Check them out below:

Young Love (Streaming on Max– September 21st)

Heist 88 (Streaming on Showtime– September 29th)

https://youtu.be/7YRfANxudF8?si=Z8TgUIsSulsSTVb_

Appendage (Streaming on Hulu-October 2nd)

Totally Killer (Streaming on Prime Video– October 6th)

The Burial (In theaters October 6th…Streaming on Prime Video October 13th)

Lessons in Chemistry (Streaming on Apple TV+ – October 13th)

Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom (In theaters December 20th)

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Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

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As summer comes to a close, it’s time to usher in the fall! The TV shows and movies are still coming in, so we definitely need to take advantage of this while we can!!

Check out the trailers below:

Retribution (In theaters August 25th)

Spellbound (Streaming August 31st on Hulu)

The Other Black Girl (Streaming September 13th on Hulu)

https://youtu.be/7gmYkNE0wYw?si=LlMhFsppmIuWpK9S

A Haunting in Venice (In theaters September 15th)

Wilderness (Streaming September 15th on Prime Video)

https://youtu.be/7KQ8muxQh88?si=0B7l-bMC9D3-b6od

Still Up (Streaming September 22nd on Apple TV+)

Rebel Moon (Streaming December 22nd on Netflix)

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Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

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Closing out the month with some fresh new trailers of film and television set to hit screens next month! Check out the trailers below:

Luther: The Fallen Sun (Streaming on Netflix March 10th)

UnPrisoned (Streaming on Hulu March 10th)

Swarm (Streaming on Prime Video March 17th)

Rabbit Hole (Streaming on Paramount+ March 26th)

A Thousand and One (In theaters March 31st)

Love & Death (Streaming on HBO Max April 27th)

https://youtu.be/AvVyz1k2B6M
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Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

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We are back at it again! A new set of trailers for your viewing pleasure! Check them out below:

Season 3-Star Trek: Picard (Streaming on Paramount + February 16th)

88 (In theaters February 17th)

The Company You Keep (Streaming on ABC February 19th)

https://youtu.be/_OTrIwmdhCE

The Strays (Streaming on Netflix February 22nd)

Season 3-Party Down (Streaming on STARZ February 24th)

https://youtu.be/Ad3ELGjAG7c

Moving On (In theaters March 17th)

Season 4-Succession (Streaming on HBO Max March 26th)