Hotties, Hauntings, and Heists: Black YA Books to Get Into

Vanessa and Erica discuss the latest YA book news and some great books they've read by Black authors.
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News
Florida Residents Can Receive a Free Ripley’s Book
Ben & Jerry's Article: In a Month Meant to Celebrate Black History, Some Are Trying to Erase It
Libby Announces Their New Book Awards — Along With the Finalists
Our past Buddy Read of The Weight of Blood by Tiffany Jackson

Books Discussed
Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury
Seven Minutes in Candyland by Brian Wasson
The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson
Out of Body by Nia Davenport
This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron
Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender
The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass
Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis

Shoutouts
The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
Wild Tongues Can’t be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora, edited by Saraciea J. Fennell
Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney
The Making of Yolanda la Bruja by Lorraine Avila
Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party by Jetta Grace Martin, Joshua Bloom, and Waldo E. Martin Jr.
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