Big Books of 2026

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Poll for June's group read, 'Memoirs/Biographies of Black Actress from Classic Hollywood'. Which selection would you like to read? This poll will remain open until May 8. This should give us enough time to purchase/borrow the book in order to start reading on June 1. Please remember to only vote if you plan on participating.

 
  17 votes, 44.7%

 
  11 votes, 28.9%

 
  7 votes, 18.4%

 
  2 votes, 5.3%

 
  1 vote, 2.6%

38 total votes

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Authors:
Donald Bogle, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson, Jill Watts, John L. Williams

Books:
Hattie McDaniel: Black Ambition, White Hollywood America's Mistress: The Life and Times of Eartha Kitt The Legs Are the Last to Go: Aging, Acting, Marrying, and Other Things I Learned the Hard Way Just as I Am Heat Wave: The Life and Career of Ethel Waters

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