The Lit Library

Welcome back to The Lit Library! We’re a little late with the month's episode, but we’re always reppin! Your favorite book baddies on the book block are locking in with Jas Hammonds as we discuss #BOTM We Deserve Monuments.  This is a gripping coming of age story that focuses on the intersectionality of racism and queerness in the south as we’re introduced to Avery, a black, queer, teenage gir...

Welcome back to Bookmark This! Jaleesa & Shawndra are back and reaady to finish talking Needful Noor as they dive into book 2 by Takerra Allen. Join us as we discuss the highs & lows of Noor & Dorian’s love story. Noor is the nurse for Dorian’s sick wife. Dorian is trying to cope with the changes in an already struggling marriage. Do Shawndra & Jaleesa stay on opposite sides of the...

Welcome to Bookmark This! A little listen into the books we consume in between episodes. For our first episode, Jaleesa & Shawndra discuss the messiness that is Needful Noor Book 1 by Takerra Allen. Join us as we discuss the highs & lows of Noor & Dorian’s love story. Noor is the nurse for Dorian’s sick wife. Dorian is trying to cope with the changes in an already struggling marriage....

Welcome back to The Lit Library! On the day of love, your favorite book baddies are Losin Sight with Tati Richardson. Join us as we are introduced to Tanika, an all around sports reporting baddie who’s need for glasses is impacting her life and Gideon, a handsome optometrist who is learning that moving on after losing love is not a bad thing and what happens when a magical pair of glasses and some...

Welcome back to The Lit Library! Happy 2025 and come on in as the ladies open the new year with Someone Had To Do It by Amber & Danielle Brown. The ladies embark on this thrilling mystery as FMC Brandi Maxwell grinds their gears. Then we pivot to the heart wrenching feeling evoking Bookmarked by Bella Jay as Juice and Books take us on an unforgettable emotional rollercoaster for our #BOTM and...

Welcome back to The Lit Library! We’re closing out the bookish year as resident book baddie Diamond introduces us to the thrilling world of S.A. Cosby. This month we combine our #BOTM and #NTM as we take on the S.A. Cosby thriller, Razorblade Tears. A Black father. A white father. Two murdered sons. A quest for vengeance. Press play as we dive head first into this enthralling mystery thriller! Pan...

Welcome back to The Lit Library! We’re ushering in the holidays nice and naughty as your resident book baddies welcome listeners to the Danger Zone. We discuss not one, not two, but all three books from Endiya Carter’s Danger series. Find out how the Danger brothers rank amongst the collective, as well as what we loved, hated, and made us clutch our pearls. Be sure to chime in and let us know whic...

Welcome back to The Lit Library! Happy Holiday Season book baddies! Settle in as resident boss lady Shawndra introduces the crew to Lou and Symantha as we fall in love with their healing journey in Ashley Nicole’s The Closer I Get To You. We discuss the blossoming of healing and love between Lou and Symantha as Lou begrudgingly faces his traumatic past instead of continuing to run. Press play as w...

Welcome back to The Lit Library! Settle in Litties as we dive into the genre of Speculative Fiction as discuss Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell. Sky Full of Elephants follows the journey of Charlie and his biracial daughter Sydney in the the aftermath of a genocidal event in which every White person in America wakes up, walks into the nearest body of water and drowns. Press play as we get in...

Welcome back to The Lit Library! Settle in Litties as we take a dive into the world of Tia Love, the next author in our  “New to Me” series,  as we discuss #CurrentlyUntitled. Our resident Lit baddie, Candice, introduces us to Tim and Natalaia as they navigate mixing business with pleasure and pleasure with pain. #CurrentlyUntitled takes us on a grown and sexy emotional rollercoaster that we did n...

Welcome back to The Lit Library! The Litties are back a little late but more ready than ever to discuss our books of the month, I Will Remember You by L. Jaye Morgan and Bitter and Sweet by Rhonda McKnight. Diamond and Shawndra introduce our 1st thriller and historical family drama, so tune in! Panel  Shawndra - @Elle_Monique (X) | @Poppin_Pages (Tik Tok) | @Poppin_Pages (IG) Jaleesa - @JaleesaRea...

Welcome back to The Lit Library! The Lit Ladies are back and ready to discuss the next author in the  “New to Me” series, Colliding With Fate by AE Valdez. Our resident Litties, Diamond, Fancy, and Bri introduce us to the fireworks that are Kyrell and Quinn!  The ladies discuss this emotional masterpiece from AE Valdez, so tune in! Panel  Shawndra - @Elle_Monique (X) | @Poppin_Pages (Tik Tok) | @P...

Welcome back to The Lit Library! The Lit Ladies are back and ready to discuss the books of the month! We dive into book 1 of Natasha Bishop’s The Lost & Found Series, When We Found Our Home and end the episode by discussing DL White and The Never List, where the ladies were split on their love/hate of Esme! Tune in to see how we rated both books and give us your thoughts as well! Panel  Shawnd...

How Can You Not Love Belvin? Welcome back to The Lit Library! The Lit Ladies are back and introducing their “New to Me” series, where each bookish bae suggests an author the others are not familiar with. Our resident book baddie Jaleesa introduces us to Ezra and Lex in Love Belvin’s Love Unaccounted trilogy!  The ladies discuss everything they liked, loved, and could do without as we discuss In Co...

Welcome to the premiere episode of The Lit Library! The Lit Library is a cozy little book nook where black women discuss all genres of fiction from the eyes of black authors and everything in between! On today’s episode you’ll be introduced to your hosts: Shawndra, Jaleesa, Diamond, Fancy, Bri, and Candice. The ladies clock-in to discuss Danielle Allen’s, Curvy Girl Summer, the importance of inves...