Literary Fiction by People of Color discussion

Place your nominations for the book poll here. The 2 books with the most nominations and seconds will be placed on the monthly poll.
Here are the current guidelines:

- Book is by an author of color
- Book must be at least six months after publication date
- Is available in libraries (this is easy to check in GR – check click on library on the book page.
- A sentence on why you are nominating the book is appreciated
- Indicate if you would be willing to moderate/co-moderate the discussion of the book you suggest/nominate

Please take a look and click this link to see if a book you are nominating has already been discussed by the group. Thanks.

https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

hello! i'd like to propose Luster by Raven Leilani for August. it addresses sex etiquette and explores relationships beyond monogamy as a young black woman.

maya ☆ wrote: "hello! i'd like to propose Luster by Raven Leilani for August. it addresses sex etiquette and explores relationships beyond monogamy as a young black woman."

I second..and as I recall it was on a poll and not chosen. ..I was disappointed...liked it a lot.

I would like to make a book suggestion. I suggest The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr. it’s about two enslaved men who fall in love and how others on the plantation deal with it.

Pam wrote: "I would like to make a book suggestion. I suggest The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr. it’s about two enslaved men who fall in love and how others on the plantation deal with it."

The Prophets was discussed 7/21.

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