A new year means new energy—but first, we’re facing the mirror.In our first episode of 2026, we step into Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams, a novel that captures the chaos, vulnerability, and raw beauty of a woman on the edge o...

We’re closing the year the only way we know how—curled up with a good story, a glass in hand, and our full selves in the room.In our final episode of the season, the BGL crew dives into Second Chance Christmas by Jahquel J., a c...

The eleventh hour is when everything you’ve been holding finally breaks through.In our 11th episode, we sit with Long After We Are Gone—a novel that doesn’t just tell a story, it demands that you feel it. And we did. Every one o...

Ten episodes in—and this one’s a celebration.Black Girls Lit! has officially reached double digits, and we’re raising a glass to the journey. Through every laugh, debate, page-turn, and pause for refills, we’ve built something r...

The Butcher is back—and not everyone wanted to follow him.In Episode 9, Lex, Star, and Natasha continue the twisted ride with The Butcher’s Game by Alaina Urquhart. Stephanie gracefully bows out (because one killer was enough!),...