The Lit Library

Welcome back to The Lit Library! Happy Holiday Season book baddies! Settle in as resident boss lady Shawndra introduces the crew to Lou and Symantha as we fall in love with their healing journey in Ashley Nicole’s The Closer I Get To You. We discuss the blossoming of healing and love between Lou and Symantha as Lou begrudgingly faces his traumatic past instead of continuing to run. Press play as we get into this thought emotional slow burn as this months #NTM.Panel Shawndra - @Elle_Monique (X) |

Welcome back to The Lit Library! Settle in Litties as we dive into the genre of Speculative Fiction as discuss Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell. Sky Full of Elephants follows the journey of Charlie and his biracial daughter Sydney in the the aftermath of a genocidal event in which every White person in America wakes up, walks into the nearest body of water and drowns. Press play as we get into this thought provoking book o the month #BOTM.Panel Shawndra - @Elle_Monique (X) | @Poppin_Pages

Welcome back to The Lit Library! Settle in Litties as we take a dive into the world of Tia Love, the next author in our  “New to Me” series,  as we discuss #CurrentlyUntitled. Our resident Lit baddie, Candice, introduces us to Tim and Natalaia as they navigate mixing business with pleasure and pleasure with pain. #CurrentlyUntitled takes us on a grown and sexy emotional rollercoaster that we did not want to get off. Panel Shawndra - @Elle_Monique (X) | @Poppin_Pages (Tik Tok) | @Poppin_Pages

Welcome back to The Lit Library! The Litties are back a little late but more ready than ever to discuss our books of the month, I Will Remember You by L. Jaye Morgan and Bitter and Sweet by Rhonda McKnight. Diamond and Shawndra introduce our 1st thriller and historical family drama, so tune in!Panel Shawndra - @Elle_Monique (X) | @Poppin_Pages (Tik Tok) | @Poppin_Pages (IG) Jaleesa - @JaleesaReads (X) | @JaleesaReads (Tik Tok) | @JaleesaReads (IG) Diamond - @foreveradime (Tik Tok) |

Welcome back to The Lit Library! The Lit Ladies are back and ready to discuss the next author in the  “New to Me” series, Colliding With Fate by AE Valdez. Our resident Litties, Diamond, Fancy, and Bri introduce us to the fireworks that are Kyrell and Quinn!  The ladies discuss this emotional masterpiece from AE Valdez, so tune in!Panel Shawndra - @Elle_Monique (X) | @Poppin_Pages (Tik Tok) | @Poppin_Pages (IG) Jaleesa - @JaleesaReads (X) | @JaleesaReads (Tik Tok) | @JaleesaReads (IG) Diamond -

Welcome back to The Lit Library! The Lit Ladies are back and ready to discuss the books of the month! We dive into book 1 of Natasha Bishop’s The Lost & Found Series, When We Found Our Home and end the episode by discussing DL White and The Never List, where the ladies were split on their love/hate of Esme! Tune in to see how we rated both books and give us your thoughts as well!Panel Shawndra - @Elle_Monique (X) | @Poppin_Pages (Tik Tok) | @Poppin_Pages (IG) Jaleesa - @JaleesaReads (X) |

How Can You Not Love Belvin?Welcome back to The Lit Library! The Lit Ladies are back and introducing their “New to Me” series, where each bookish bae suggests an author the others are not familiar with. Our resident book baddie Jaleesa introduces us to Ezra and Lex in Love Belvin’s Love Unaccounted trilogy!  The ladies discuss everything they liked, loved, and could do without as we discuss In Covenant with Ezra. Panel Shawndra - @Elle_Monique (X) | @Poppin_Pages (Tik Tok) | @Poppin_Pages

Welcome to the premiere episode of The Lit Library! The Lit Library is a cozy little book nook where black women discuss all genres of fiction from the eyes of black authors and everything in between! On today’s episode you’ll be introduced to your hosts: Shawndra, Jaleesa, Diamond, Fancy, Bri, and Candice. The ladies clock-in to discuss Danielle Allen’s, Curvy Girl Summer, the importance of investing in editing, and the need for more mature stories. Grab yur library card and let’s get