Come celebrate Black History Month at Books & Books this February. Our selection of books this year will cover fiction, nonfiction, science fiction/speculative fiction, YA, poetry and more.
Co-founder Judy Blume is curating our wonderful selection of children’s books for the month and bookseller Lori has selected four titles that she invites you to discuss with her, (she’s in the store on Fridays, Saturdays and Wednesdays) or post a comment or question on our Facebook page (@booksandbooksatthestudios).
RED AT THE BONE by Jacqueline Woodson – Lori’s favorite of the four, it examines classism among two black families united by a teenage pregnancy, and explores the differences in their views of the world and how they see their children in it. A fast, lovely read, both lyrical and moving, especially in the relationships between the young father and his mother.
THE REVISIONERS by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton – Two women, nearly 100 years apart, experience racism and find their power as women. Ava and Josephine will stick with you long after the last page. Lyrical and compelling, and so authentic in tone.
WE CAST A SHADOW by Maurice Carlos Ruffin – In a future where money can buy a complete erasure of blackness from a person, a black father will go to any length to protect his biracial son from rampant racism. A horror story with a satirical edge.
THE YELLOW HOUSE by Sarah Broom – The Yellow House in this memoir represented so much more than a family’s slow loss of their share of the American dream – homeownership – and represented instead the way the United States has failed, and continues to fail, African American families.
Drop by and check out these four great books and/or the many others we are featuring this month.