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Vanessa and Erica discuss the latest YA book news and some great books they've read by Black authors.
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News
Florida Residents Can Receive a Free Ripley’s Book)
Ben & Jerry's Article: In a Month Meant to Celebrate Black History, Some Are Trying to Erase It)
Libby Announces Their New Book Awards — Along With the Finalists)
Our past Buddy Read of The Weight of Blood by Tiffany Jackson)
Books Discussed
Delicious Monsters) by Liselle Sambury
Seven Minutes in Candyland) by Brian Wasson
The Weight of Blood) by Tiffany D. Jackson
Out of Body) by Nia Davenport
This Poison Heart) by Kalynn Bayron
Infinity Alchemist) by Kacen Callender
The Taking of Jake Livingston) by Ryan Douglass
Thieves' Gambit) by Kayvion Lewis
Shoutouts
The Gilded Wolves) by Roshani Chokshi
Wild Tongues Can’t be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora), edited by Saraciea J. Fennell
Escaping Mr. Rochester) by L.L. McKinney
The Making of Yolanda la Bruja) by Lorraine Avila
Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party )by Jetta Grace Martin, Joshua Bloom, and Waldo E. Martin Jr.
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