For February, we’re discussing black women authors in honor of black history month. Be sure to follow along over on Instagram and join the discussion in our Goodreads group!

News

• National Book Award Announces International Prize
• Jacqueline Woodson announced as National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
• Helen Dunmore wins Costa book of the year for INSIDE THE WAVE, a poetry collection
• Listener Survey

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Books Mentioned

• The Hate U Give (Balzer and Bray) by Angie Thomas
• Kindred (Beacon Press) by Octavia E. Butler
• Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Bloomsbury Circus) by Reni Eddo-Lodge
• Queen Sugar (Pamela Dorman Books) by Natalie Baszile
• Homegoing (Knopf) by Yaa Gyasi
• Behold the Dreamers (Random House) by Imbolo Mbue

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