I am adding this as a blog page so that it is easy to come back to and share for those that want to check-in. We will be reading and discussing a book every month.

On the 15th of every month, we will post a discussion of our book under the hashtag #DandansBookClub The discussion will go for an entire day before I take suggestions in creating the next 4-6 book poll that will be posted for 24 hours. The winner of the poll then becomes the book discussed for the next month.

Dandan’s Book Club will accept any suggestions, but because of popular demand by those who first wanted to be part of it (and my tastes), we will focus on authors who are BIPOC with an emphasis on female authors. I am also a big fan of speculative fiction, but open to any genre as long as it is available at local libraries and amazon/online book stores as paper and ebook for ease of finding.

Basic Facts of Dandan’s Book Club

Book Discussion on the 15th of every month
Suggestions are taken on the 16th for the next book
Remember to check here to see if there is any theme for that month before suggesting.
A poll posted the 17th for 24 hours to pick the next book
Do not @ the authors unless they see and request that we do (review etiquette).
Tag all discussion with hashtag #DandansBookClub
Be polite to each other.
Everyone is welcome

Our current book for Feb 15th is:

Tanya Tagaq; Split Tooth; Novel
Find it at: 19.99 on Good Minds or $12.99 on Amazon Kindle

Month Themes

I’d note that a book of weird fiction by a self published Latin Author that has 0 TW could be nominated at least 4 months on here.

Open to theme change suggestions.

January: Dandan’s choice
February: Black Authors
March: No books that need trigger warnings
April: Indie and Self Published only
May: Asian and Pacific Islander Authors
June: Novellas
July: Occupations/Dystopias
August: Nonfiction
September: Latin Authors
October: Horror
November: Indigenous Authors
December: Weird Fiction

Future suggestions:

Tasha Suri; Empire of Sand; Novel $4.99 on Amazon Kindle


Jeannette Ng; Under the Pendulum Sun; Novel $6.99 on Amazon Kindle


Nalo Hopkinson; The Salt Roads; Novel $7.19 on Amazon Kindle


Octavia Butler; Parable of the Sower; Novel $10.06 on Amazon Kindle (free with Prime)


Nnedi Okorafor; Binti; Novella $1.99 on Amazon Kindle

Please note the hashtag changed from #OurBookClub to #DandansBookClub by popular demand (someone was already using it).