This winter, we got cozy with the podcast’s first cozy mystery. We read A Glimmer of Death by Valerie Wilson Wesley, the first in the Odessa Jones series. We loved the characters in this book — and there are a bunch of them.
There’s Charlie,

We wanted to learn more about the female half of Ashley and JaQuavis, so for this year’s Urban Fic Month, we read Butterfly by Ashley Antoinette.
Did we know what was going on? Barely. This series is a spin-off of a spin-off that started with her t

In this episode, we’re joined by a special guest, Frank, to discuss another of our favorite genres: horror! Why does it share in common with romance? What defines a work of horror? And why are people trying so hard to “elevate” the genr

October is here, and we’re ready to get creepy.
This episode, we read These Toxic Things by Rachel Howzell Hall. It was full of creepy stalkers, ruthless serial killers, explosive family secrets and … one big dummy of a main character. Mickie

Hey, ya’ll! It’s time for a chat, and it’s the most crotchety we’ll ever sound. We talk about book Twitter, social media and what it means to be a hater in 2021.
If you wanna be part of the cool kids club, head over to Pateron and

This episode, we’re joined by Derrik of the Rachet Book Club to discuss Loving My Wife and Her Sister, Too by Lady Lissa and Shelli Marie.
We meet Analise (the wife), Zakiya (the sister) and Gavin (the fuckboy) and dig into the messiness (or lack t

We’re getting spooky already at Black Chick Lit. This month, we read The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris and we had … thoughts. Listen in as we discuss what makes good Black horror, hair products you need to stay away from and iffy I

There were so many Arrested Development jokes we could have made.
We’re back for take two of our discussion of Stacey Abrams’ novel While Justice Sleeps. It’s not Ms. Abrams’ writing debut, it is the first fiction book she’s

We felt like stirring up shit this episode, so we asked you to share your messiest, no-holds-barred book opinions.

Okay ya’ll – #BCLChat is BACK! Tell us your messiest, most hatin ass, I said what I said book opinion. We’ll discuss ans