Luster: A Novel | May 2021 Bookclub Selection
If you have ever been to a MahoganyBooks | Very Smart Brothas Bookclub discussion you know we love our debates. It doesn’t matter what book we’re discussing or the seriousness of the topic, the act […]
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I Came As A Shadow | April 2021 Bookclub Selection
Was there really any question that, I, Derrick Young, a native of Southeast, Washington DC, son of Michael Young, also a native of Washington DC and a longtime Georgetown Hoya fan would not pick I […]
MahoganyBooks + Very Smart Brothas 2021 Book Club Reading List
2021 Reading List April 2021 I Came As A Shadow: An Autobiography by John Thompson John Thompson was never just a basketball coach and I Came As A Shadow is categorically not just a basketball autobiography. After three decades […]
Watch | A Book Club Discussion with a Special Guest
It was a goal that we’ve always held closely amongst ourselves. From the very early days of MahoganyBooks founding we dared to dream of the day that we would host President Barack Obama for a […]
MahoganyBooks + Very Smart Brothas 2020 Book Club Reading List
2020 Reading List January 2020 I’m Telling the Truth, But I’m Lying by Bassey Ikpi In I’m Telling the Truth, but I’m Lying Bassey Ikpi explores her life–as a Nigerian-American immigrant, a black woman, a slam poet, […]
MahoganyBooks + Very Smart Brothas 2019 Book Club Reading List
2019 Reading List January All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks “The word “love” is most often defined as a noun, yet…we would all love better if we used it as a verb,” writes […]
Announcing the MahoganyBooks & Very Smart Brothas Book Club
I love collabo’s…shout out to African Ancestry and our Get Rooted book list. There’s something we find very special about developing relationships with like-minded entreprenuers and organizations to create people-focused, community-oriented endeavors. That’s why we […]
Kitchen Table Literary Arts Book Club Reading List
The Kitchen Table Literary Arts Book Club began in 2014 with its first three-book, themed series. The Heritage Series featured novels from ancestor Black women authors Ann Petry, Nella Larsen, and Zora Neale Hurston. The […]