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Jessica and Shelbey discuss their current reads, Q4 anticipated releases, learn some new words and more!

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Book's Mentioned:

Jessica's List:

1. Curdle Creek by Yvonne Battle-Felton

2. The Black Utopians by Aaron Robertson

3. John Lewis: A Life by David Greenberg

4. This Morning, This Evening, So Soon: James Baldwin and the Voices of Queer Resistance by James Baldwin

5. This Motherless Land by Nikki May 

6. Heir by Sabaa Tahir

7. The Message by Ta-Nahesi Coates

8. Obligations to the Wounded by Mubanga Kalimamukwento

9. Blues in Stereo: The Early Works of Langston Hughes by Langston Hughes

10. Justice for Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind by Julius Garvey 

11. This Cursed House by Del Sandeen

Shelbey's List:

1. Model Home by Rivers Solomon

2. Slaveroad by John Edgar Wideman

3. This Cursed House by Del Sandeen

4. The Rest of You by Maame Blue

5. The Improvisers by Nicole Glover

6. The Gangs of Zion: A Black Cop’s Crusade in Mormon Country by Ron Stallworth

7. This Morning, This Evening, So Soon: James Baldwin and the Voices of Queer Resistance by James Baldwin

8. John Lewis: A Life by David Greenberg

9. Da Baddest by Trina

10. The Message by Ta-Nahesi Coates

Jessica & Shelbey discuss their latest reads & shows, how they rate books, and the Cawpile Review System as a rating system. Will this be something they apply as they review books online and with their book clubs. Let us know how you rate your books!

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Books Mentioned:

• My Parent's Marriage by Nana Euka Brew-Hammond
• Educated by Tara Westover
• The Djinn Waits A Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan
• The Supremes At Earls All You Can Eat by Edward Kelsey Moore
• The Piano Lesson by August Wilson

Welcome to The League of Extraordinary Readers Podcast! Shelbey and Jessica discuss why they started the podcast, what they're reading and watching, and discuss celebrity memoir culture.

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Shelbey's Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/@shelbeyandthebookclub?si=zFiYqYUpxtqYPvpN

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Books mentioned during the podcast:

Sky Full Of Elephants by Cebo Campbell

STASH: My Life in Hiding by Laura Cathcart-Robbins

You Hide I’ll Seek by M.L. Bash

Ethic Series by Ashley Antoinette

Butterfly Series by Ashley Antoinette

The Dead Cattail Assassins by  P. Djèlí Clark 

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark  

Hitting A Lick With A Crocked Stick by Zora Neale Hurston

There’s Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib

When Crack Was King by Donovan X. Ramsey

James by Percival Everett

The Trees by Percival Everett

Nothing Is Missing: A Memoir of Living Boldly by Nicole Walters

How To Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair

Jessica's Tea Recipe: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8kbfESytbU/?igsh=MWQ1ZGUxMzBkMA==