🍂 Picking our next Books of the Month for Spoken Thoughts — November & December. ❄️ What book by a Black author with Black characters fits the season? 📚✨ Drop your recs 👇🏾 — your fave might be next. 💭 #SpokenThoughtsBookClub #FallReads #WinterReads #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky #BlackBookshelf

📖 All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby is our next pick! A gritty Southern Gothic thriller with blood, secrets, and justice on every page. 📅 Starts Sunday, Oct 5 📍Join us on Discord: discord.com/invite/gWpK3... 🩸 #AllTheSinnersBleed #SpokenThoughts #BookClubReads #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky

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✨ Spending National Read a Book Day with Plus Size Player by Danielle Allen. 💕📚 “I only spend time with people I enjoy. I only do things I want to do. I only have sex with people who get me off. So, my time is never wasted …” Hooked from page one. ☺️ What book is keeping you company today? 📖✨

Yeeesss, Jahquel is one of my favorite Urban Fiction authors!🔥 I’m caught up to Season four: Inferno Gods with Quasim but Capri’s story is my absolute favorite out of the series.🤎 Just waiting for Goon’s story to come out.💅🏾

Rate your favorite tropes from 0-10 enemies to lovers:10/10 second chance: 7/10 fake dating: 7/10 friends to lovers: 8/10 age gap: 0/10 grumpy/sunshine: 4/10 pregnancy: 6/10 slowburn: 6/10 love triangle: 7/10 why choose: 9/10 forced proximity: 10/10

Blood at the Root? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ From the first page, I knew this book was one of one. Black fantasy that hits like home… just magical.✨ Bones at the Crossroads drops TOMORROW (7/29). Go get it!🏃🏽‍♀️💨 📚 linktr.ee/ladarrionw 💬 @itsladarrion.bsky.social #BonesAtTheCrossroads #BloodAtTheRoot #BlackFantasy

🎤 TONIGHT: We’re live with LaDarrion Williams! Blood at the Root Q&A • 7 PM ET Magic, Hoodoo, real talk — don’t miss it. ✨🖤 Bring your questions or just pull up and vibe. All Black joy is welcome! 📍 Discord link in bio. #SpokenThoughtsBookClub #BloodAtTheRoot #MainCharacterEnergy

🎉 We’re going live with @itsladarrion.bsky.social, author of Blood at the Root! 📅 Sun, July 13 | 🕖 7 PM ET on Discord 📚 Still time to read with us — join the convo! (Link in bio) Magic, characters, hard-hitting moments… maybe even a peek at Bones at the Crossroads. 👀🔥 #BlackBookSky #BlackSky

Happy Juneteenth! 🤎✊🏾📚 💞 Read Black romance 🔮 Read Black fantasy 🚀 Read Black sci-fi 🕵🏾‍♀️ Read Black mysteries 📝 Read Black poetry 📚 Read Black stories—every day of the year. Like the books written by the amazing @obeytheauthor.bsky.social 👏🏾 #Juneteenth #BlackVoices #ReadBlackAuthors

🌿✨ IT’S GO TIME! ✨🌿 Blood at the Root starts TODAY! 🔥 🗓️ Week 1: Chapters 1–9 🗣️ Voice notes + reactions dropping in the discord thread. 👉🏾 Join the book club here: discord.gg/gWpK3ur2fp #BloodAtTheRoot #BlackFantasy #SpokenThoughtsBookClub #MainCharacterEnergy #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky

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🌿 Something’s stirring beneath the roots… Blood at the Root by LaDarrion Williams ✨ We start tomorrow. Join the read: discord.gg/gWpK3ur2fp #SpokenThoughtsBookClub #BlackFantasy #BloodAtTheRoot #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BlackBookshelf #BookSky

👀 We read that first June pick like it owed us money — so guess what? We’re spinning the block with a second one: Blood at the Root by LaDarrion Williams. ✌🏾📖 🌑 Magic is rising… and we’re not reading just a story — we’re reading a prophecy. #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky #BlackBookshelf

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Yes, girl! Me too!!! I will be there!!!😍

Here’s to queer joy, fearless love, and celebrating every identity in full bloom. 🌸🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride Month! #PrideMonth #QueerJoy #BlackQueerMagic #BlackSkyPride #Ally #BlackSky #BlackBookSky

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June Book Pick: D’Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. Higgins 💍 Fake dating 🎥 Reality TV drama ❤️ Black queer joy We start Sunday, May 25 — love’s in the air… and so is the drama. Join us: discord.gg/gWpK3ur2fp #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky #BlackBookshelf

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June Book of the Month? You help choose. 🗳️ Vote by Tuesday 📣 Winner announced Thursday 📖 Reading starts Sunday Romance? Sci-fi? Plot twists? Let’s go! Not a Spoken Thoughts member? Join us & vote: discord.gg/gWpK3ur2fp #SpokenThoughtsBookClub #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky #BlackBookshelf

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Hey fam! Looking for monster romance by Black authors — especially BWBM. Claws, fangs, fantasy heat — written with Black love at the center. Building my book club’s TBR. Got recs? #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BlackBookshelf #BookSky #MonsterRomance #BWBM #BlackAuthors #SpokenThoughtsReads 📚🔥🖤

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1 Book Review: The Secret World of Maggie Grey by Granger Rating: 3.9/5 Fantasy books that center Black characters? That’s my lane. Vampires, werewolves, mythical worlds — I’m all in. And this book had it all on paper… but too many issues held it back. #BlackFantasy #ReadBlackAuthors #BookReview

Yes! We really had a time Thursday — thank you so for bringing the vibes! ✨💥 Have to shout out @lmariewood.bsky.social for an unforgettable night! Crescendo hit different with her insight — kind, brilliant, and so much fun. 🔥💫 She’s always welcome back! ❤️ #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky

Tonight @ 7PM EST! Live Q&A with L. Marie Wood inside Spoken Thoughts Book Club. Chills, twists, real talk. Join us: discord.gg/gWpK3ur2fp #SpokenThoughtsBookClub #LMarieWood #LiveAuthorChat #HorrorReads #ReadBlackAuthors #TonightOnly #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky #BlackBookshelf

Book lovers + horror fans — don’t miss this! Live Q&A with @lmariewood.bsky.social Thursday @ 7PM EST inside Spoken Thoughts Book Club. Behind-the-scenes tea. Unfiltered convo. Big horror energy. Join the club to get in: discord.gg/gWpK3ur2fp #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky #SpokenThoughts

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Five comedies to get to know me: Harlem Nights Sister Act House Party Friday All About the Benjamins

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🧠 Unscramble Reveal Time! 📚 Here are the answers from Monday’s brain teaser: 1. Ervlodeb → Beloved ❤️ 2. Raebla fo eht Sower → Parable of the Sower 🌱 3. Htue Cloer Propl → The Color Purple 💜 More games coming soon — stay tuned! 🎉 #SpokenThoughtsBookClub #BlackBookSky #BookSky #BlackBookshelf ✨📖

🧩Monday brain tease!🧠 Unscramble these iconic titles by Black authors: 1. Ervlodeb 2. Raebla fo eht Sower 3. Htue Cloer Propl Drop your guesses — no Googling! Answers on Wednesday. #SpokenThoughtsBookClub #BlackBookSky #BlackBookshelf #BlackSky #BookSky #UnscrambleThis 📚🤎✨

My next read. And I will be annotating. #BlackBookSky

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The music I choose is all about the vibe I’m getting from the book I’m diving into! It’s like the perfect soundtrack that complements the story. What I read totally shapes the energy I feel 🎶📚

Week 2 of our very 🥇 book read Crescendo by @lmariewood.bsky.social & I’ve been hooked since page 1. Vivid, spooky, & full of “OMG, WHAT?!” moments. I need answers now—I cannot put this book down! #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BlackBookshelf #BookSky #SpokenThoughtsBookClub #Spooky #TimeForSomeAnswers

BIG BOOK ENERGY Black authors. Black characters. Black stories. Pull up—we’re live! Discord: discord.gg/WgE37ANu #BlackBookSky #BlackBookshelf #BookSky #BlackSky #BigBookEnergy #SpokenThoughts 📚✨🤎

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Prose to the People is out today! It traces the history of Black bookstores in America. Did you know that history goes as far back as the 19thc? Did you also know that the FBI targeted Black bookstores in every city that had an FBI office? #booksky #blsckbooksky bookshop.org/p/books/pros...

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One of my favorite songs by The Five Stairsteps. 🎶🤎🎶

#CurrentlyReading War Girls by @tochitruestory.bsky.social #BlackBookSky #BlackReaders read books by #BlackAuthors 📚