*A weave of biography, criticism, and memoir,* Shine Bright *is Danyel Smith’s intimate history of Black women’s music as the foundational story of American pop.*

Check out the complete list of Lil Nappy Book Club selections below. We started this virtual group in 2021 to explore and discuss stories written by women of color, LGBTQ identified folks, and authors with disabilities. To sign up for the club or suggest a selection, contact us!

Passing, Nella Larsen

All About Love, bell hooks

Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop, Danyel Smith

Parable of the Sower, Octavia E. Butler

I Don’t Want to Die Poor, Michael Arceneaux

Kink Stories, Edited by R.O. Kwan and Garth Greenwell

The Prophets, Robert Jones, Jr.

So You Want To Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo

Honey Girl, Morgan Rogers

Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century, Edited by Alice Wong

Halsey Street, Naima Coster

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, Ocean Vuong