Black Lit Book Club

The Black Lit Book Club explores the works of Black authors from Africa and across the diaspora. Follow the discussion online by joining the Seattle Black Lit Book Club Facebook Group. This is a space intended for Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC). The Black Lit Book Club meets on the second Sunday of every month.

The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother By James McBride Cover Image

The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother (Paperback)

By James McBride
$16.00
ISBN: 9781594481925
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: Riverhead Books - February 7th, 2006

November 2021

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A Fortune for Your Disaster By Hanif Abdurraqib Cover Image

A Fortune for Your Disaster (Paperback)

By Hanif Abdurraqib
$15.95
ISBN: 9781947793439
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: Tin House Books - September 3rd, 2019

October 2021

Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard By Echo Brown Cover Image

Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard (Hardcover)

By Echo Brown
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250309853
Availability: Out of stock, usually available in 3-10 days
Published: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) - January 14th, 2020

September 2021

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Get a Life, Chloe Brown: A Novel (The Brown Sisters #1) By Talia Hibbert Cover Image

Get a Life, Chloe Brown: A Novel (The Brown Sisters #1) (Paperback)

By Talia Hibbert
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062941206
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: Avon - November 5th, 2019

August 2021

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Sag Harbor By Colson Whitehead Cover Image

Sag Harbor (Paperback)

By Colson Whitehead
$16.95
ISBN: 9780307455161
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: Anchor - June 15th, 2010

July 2021

 

Felix Ever After By Kacen Callender Cover Image

Felix Ever After (Paperback)

By Kacen Callender
$10.99
ISBN: 9780062820266
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: Balzer + Bray - April 20th, 2021

June 2021

It's Not All Downhill From Here: A Novel By Terry McMillan Cover Image

It's Not All Downhill From Here: A Novel (Paperback)

By Terry McMillan
$17.00
ISBN: 9781984823755
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: Ballantine Books - February 9th, 2021

May 2021

 

 

Deacon King Kong: A Novel By James McBride Cover Image

Deacon King Kong: A Novel (Paperback)

By James McBride
$17.00
ISBN: 9780735216730
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: Riverhead Books - February 2nd, 2021

April 2021

 

 

Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy #1) By Marlon James Cover Image

Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy #1) (Paperback)

By Marlon James
$18.00
ISBN: 9780735220188
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: Riverhead Books - February 4th, 2020

March 2021

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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning By Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi Cover Image

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning (Hardcover)

By Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi
$18.99
ISBN: 9780316453691
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - March 10th, 2020

February 2021

Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good By Adrienne Maree Brown (Editor) Cover Image

Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good (Paperback)

By Adrienne Maree Brown (Editor)
$20.00
ISBN: 9781849353267
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: AK Press - March 19th, 2019

January 2021

The World Doesn't Require You: Stories By Rion Amilcar Scott Cover Image

The World Doesn't Require You: Stories (Paperback)

By Rion Amilcar Scott
$16.95
ISBN: 9781631497889
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: Liveright - August 25th, 2020

December 2020

All About Love: New Visions (Love Song to the Nation #1) By bell hooks Cover Image

All About Love: New Visions (Love Song to the Nation #1) (Paperback)

By bell hooks
$16.99
ISBN: 9780060959470
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - January 30th, 2018

November 2020

Patsy: A Novel By Nicole Dennis-Benn Cover Image

Patsy: A Novel (Paperback)

By Nicole Dennis-Benn
$16.95
ISBN: 9781631497896
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: Liveright - May 26th, 2020

October 2020

The Beautiful Struggle: A Memoir By Ta-Nehisi Coates Cover Image

The Beautiful Struggle: A Memoir (Paperback)

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
$17.00
ISBN: 9780385527460
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: One World - January 6th, 2009

September 2020

American Spy: A Novel By Lauren Wilkinson Cover Image

American Spy: A Novel (Paperback)

By Lauren Wilkinson
$17.00
ISBN: 9780812988284
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - March 17th, 2020

August 2020

She Would Be King: A Novel By Wayétu Moore Cover Image

She Would Be King: A Novel (Paperback)

By Wayétu Moore
$16.00
ISBN: 9781644450017
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: Graywolf Press - September 3rd, 2019

July 2020

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Dread Nation By Justina Ireland Cover Image

Dread Nation (Paperback)

By Justina Ireland
$11.99
ISBN: 9780062570611
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: Balzer + Bray - June 4th, 2019

June 2020

Everything's Trash, But It's Okay By Phoebe Robinson, Ilana Glazer (Foreword by) Cover Image

Everything's Trash, But It's Okay (Paperback)

By Phoebe Robinson, Ilana Glazer (Foreword by)
$16.00
ISBN: 9780525534167
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: Plume - October 15th, 2019

May 2020

Passing By Nella Larsen, Emily Bernard (Introduction by), Thadious M. Davis (Notes by) Cover Image

Passing (Paperback)

By Nella Larsen, Emily Bernard (Introduction by), Thadious M. Davis (Notes by)
$14.00
ISBN: 9780142437278
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: Penguin Classics - February 4th, 2003

March 2020

Creative Quest By Questlove Cover Image

Creative Quest (Paperback)

By Questlove
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062670571
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: Ecco - April 2nd, 2019

February 2020

How Long 'til Black Future Month?: Stories By N. K. Jemisin Cover Image

How Long 'til Black Future Month?: Stories (Paperback)

By N. K. Jemisin
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316491372
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: Orbit - August 13th, 2019

October 2019

My Soul Looks Back: A Memoir By Jessica B. Harris Cover Image

My Soul Looks Back: A Memoir (Paperback)

By Jessica B. Harris
$17.00
ISBN: 9781501125928
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: Scribner - May 15th, 2018

September 2019

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American Street By Ibi Zoboi Cover Image

American Street (Paperback)

By Ibi Zoboi
$11.99
ISBN: 9780062473059
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: Balzer + Bray - May 1st, 2018

August 2019

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A Lucky Man: Stories By Jamel Brinkley Cover Image

A Lucky Man: Stories (Paperback)

By Jamel Brinkley
$16.00
ISBN: 9781555978433
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: Graywolf Press - June 4th, 2019

July 2019

Mem By Bethany C. Morrow Cover Image

Mem (Paperback)

By Bethany C. Morrow
$15.99
Unavailable at this time.
ISBN: 9781944700867
Published: Unnamed Press - March 19th, 2019

June 2019

A Brief History of Seven Killings: A Novel By Marlon James Cover Image

A Brief History of Seven Killings: A Novel (Paperback)

By Marlon James
$18.00
ISBN: 9781594633942
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: Riverhead Books - September 8th, 2015

May 2019

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Who Fears Death By Nnedi Okorafor Cover Image

Who Fears Death (Paperback)

By Nnedi Okorafor
$16.00
Unavailable at this time.
ISBN: 9780756406691
Published: DAW - June 7th, 2011

April 2019

The Changeling: A Novel By Victor LaValle Cover Image

The Changeling: A Novel (Paperback)

By Victor LaValle
$18.00
ISBN: 9780812985870
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: One World - March 6th, 2018

March 2019

Heads of the Colored People: Stories By Nafissa Thompson-Spires Cover Image

Heads of the Colored People: Stories (Paperback)

By Nafissa Thompson-Spires
$17.00
ISBN: 9781501168000
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: 37 Ink - January 22nd, 2019

February 2019

Freshwater By Akwaeke Emezi Cover Image

Freshwater (Paperback)

By Akwaeke Emezi
$16.00
ISBN: 9780802128997
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: Grove Press - December 18th, 2018

January 2019