Hey y'all!

After tallying the votes, July's book club pick was chosen and it will be Kingdom of No Tomorrow by Fabienne Josaphat! Fabienne was born in Haiti and moved to the U. S. as a teenager. Kingdom of No Tomorrow is her second novel, a historical fiction about a Haitian woman who migrates to the U. S. during the Duvalier dictatorship of the 1960s and ends up joining the Black Panthers in California.

Fun fact: I actually know Fabienne personally (the South Florida Haitian community is super connected) so I'll ask her if she's open to questions from book club members.

I'm so excited to read this along with you all and I'm working on getting a Discord set up for us to chat about it. My copy is still in the mail so once it comes in, I'll put out an optional reading pace guide.

XoXo - Rae

The Children of Diaspora Book Club will officially begin this July. Every month, we'll read a book by an immigrant or someone who is the child of immigrants. This month, I have 4 options to choose from. The books that don't get chosen this month will likely be part of future polls. Make sure to vote by Tuesday, June 24th to ensure that I see it.

Check out the tagged book links for a full synopsis of each.

The Children of Diaspora Book Club will begin this July and I already have a few books in mind for our first pick. I used to run an in-person book club when I worked at a bookstore a few years ago and I've been missing that feeling ever since.

Before this becomes official, I'd like to know what platform y'all prefer using. Discord seems to be really popular but I'm also open to doing one big Zoom a month if people are more into a live discussion. I've also done IG group chats with other book clubs that I'm a member of. If none of these appeal to you, feel free to comment another option.

You don't have to be a child of diaspora to join but I will be using this platform to highlight books by immigrants, children of immigrants, and those who fall across the spectrum of Diaspora. One day, we may even get to publish a book together!

It's currently Caribbean American Heritage Month so here are some books across the Caribbean Diaspora that you may be interested in:

Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika and Maritza Moulite

No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull

Don't Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Jackal by Erin E. Adams

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