Black Girls Lit!

Before we dive into this episode: Please join us for our first in person event. An audiobook walk followed by drinks and conversation. Meet us in Suwanee Town Center on October 24 at 10am. Now for the episode: A horror thriller that doesn’t feel like a monster story can be the scariest kind. We picked Intercepts by TJ Payne for spooky season, poured up Atlanta Hard Cider Company flavors, and immediately ran into a debate: is this book actually horror, or is it a psychological thriller d...

Fourteen days can feel like a lifetime when you’re waiting on a test result that could change everything. We’re talking about The Revelation of Dionne Daphne, the debut novel from Mara Brock Akil, and how she uses an early-1990s HIV exposure scare to pull every hidden fear to the surface, from sex and shame to memory, identity, and survival. We get into our real reactions (sip, cheer, and everything in between), including what the book does well, what made us want to put it down for a breath...

The Dark Lord thinks he’s masterminding a conquest by kidnapping the “right” bride. Arabella thinks absolutely not, and that one decision turns The Dark Lord’s Guide to Dating and Other War Crimes by Tiffany Hunt into the kind of darkly comedic romantasy that makes you laugh, blush, and argue with your friends. We’re Black Girls Lit, so we do it our way: we start with Taiku Red Flower sake, turn it into cocktails, and keep it honest about what works and what doesn’t. Then we get into the sto...

A Cinderella story where the ball is not a dream, it’s a threat. We put on our tiaras, pour Bougie Peach vodka, and crack open Cinderella Is Dead to talk about what happens when a society turns a fairy tale into law and forces teenage girls to line up to be chosen by men. The book’s setup is YA fantasy, but the feelings are painfully real: fear, pressure, and the stomach-drop that comes with realizing “tradition” can be just another word for control. We dig into the parts that hit hardest, e...

A boyfriend who checks every box can still be the biggest risk in the room, and that’s exactly why we couldn’t stop talking about The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden. We’re sipping Equiano Rum and walking through what makes this thriller such a page-turner, how it keeps you guessing, and why the ending had us split between “that was wild” and “wait, that’s it?” If you love suspense novels, twisty reveals, and a book club conversation that feels like your group chat, you’re in the right place.&nb...