Reading The Weight by Jeff Boyd + August Goals & Weekly Reads
In this episode of The League of Extraordinary Readers, we dive deep into The Weight by Jeff Boyd—a thought-provoking contemporary novel exploring mental health, masculinity, and identity. We share our personal reading experiences, favorite moments, and reflections.
Plus, we chat about our August reading goals and everything we’ve been reading this past week—from romance to literary fiction, and more!
If you’re into bookish convos, literary analysis, and discovering powerful Black and BIPOC stories, this is the podcast for you.
📢Church Announcements:
August’s Book Pick: Firstborn Girls by Bernice L McFadden: https://bookshop.org/p/books/firstborn-girls-a-memoir-bernice-l-mcfadden/21611301
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👇🏾 Books Mentioned in This Episode
The Weight
Zami
Such A Fun Age
Blood Slaves
First Born Girls
The Friend Contract
The Alpha Affair
Boom Town
Bones At The Crossroads
The Great Mann
August Lane
The Art of Scandal
This Here is Love
Washington Black
No Sense In Wishing
People Like Us
Cappadonna
The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery
A Perfect Party
107 Days
People Like Us
The Great Gatsby
House of Eve
Take My Hand
Homecoming
Harlem Rhapsody
Trinity
The Last Thing You Surrender
Black Genius
The Catch
Conjuring of America
📝Authors Mentioned:
Robbi Renee
Beverly Jenkins
Brenda Jackson
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