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Mocha Girls Read - Richmond

Richmond, VA, US

493 members · Public group

Organized by Alysia Allen and 10 others

What we’re about

We are a group of black women who love to read, want to read more, and meet like-minded women. We are here to inspire women to read, share literature, fellowship, and encourage others in the joy of reading. Currently, we are meeting virtual until it is safe and when the world opens up we will meet both in-person and online. We are an eclectic group of women and so are our reading selections. Find out more on our website http://www.mochagirlsread.com

If you are media, please email Mocha Girl Dindi at media@mochagirlsread.com

For Authors and Publishers, please email Mocha Girl Classy at classy@mochagirlsread.com

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Sat, Feb 1, 2025, 1:00 AM ESTMGR January 2025 Newsletter

Online / Your Home, Los Angeles, CA

*** This is not an event just a monthly Mocha Girl Read newsletter. ***

January 2024
📖 Nominations for February monthly selection 📖
Each month Mocha Girls Read members select one book to nominate for our monthly selection. To make the nomination process easier, we will give you a theme for the upcoming month. This way we can mix up the genre, authors, & themes. All you have to do is add your book nomination to our site from 1/6/2025 to 1/12/2025. Then from 1/13/2025 to 1/19/2025, the polls will be open for voting. The book with the most votes wins!
The winner will be announced on 1/20/2025.

Theme for FEBRUARY
BLACK LOVE
(Any fictional romance book by a Black author.)
*Remember one nomination and three votes per person.*

MOCHA GIRLS READ MISSION STATEMENT

Mocha Girls Read mission is to enhance Black women’s personal reading experience by reading quality work written by a wide rage of authors on various topics and across all genres.
Mocha Girls Read will support literary events in person and online
Mocha Girls Read will provide an open forum for black women to exchange ideas and opinions by fellowshipping with other Black women who love to read in person and online. As well as networking with other book clubs, book bloggers, publishers and literary organizations
Mocha Girls Read will sponsor hosted online and in person events to expose black women to literature.
Mocha Girls Read will maintain a comprehensive website that will feature books, book bloggers and other book clubs.

📕 What are we reading this month? 📕

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

Feyi Adekola wants to learn how to be alive again.

It’s been five years since the accident that killed the love of her life and she’s almost a new person now—an artist with her own studio and sharing a brownstone apartment with her ride-or-die best friend, Joy, who insists it’s time for Feyi to ease back into the dating scene. Feyi isn’t ready for anything serious, but a steamy encounter at a rooftop party cascades into a whirlwind summer she could have never imagined: a luxury trip to a tropical island, decadent meals in the glamorous home of a celebrity chef, and a major curator who wants to launch her art career.

She’s even started dating the perfect guy, but their new relationship might be sabotaged before it has a chance by the overwhelming desire Feyi feels every time she locks eyes with the one person who is most definitely off-limits—his father. Can she release her past and honor her grief while still embracing her future? And, of course, there’s the biggest question of all—how far is she willing to go for a second chance at love?