A new year means new energy—but first, we’re facing the mirror. In our first episode of 2026, we step into Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams, a novel that captures the chaos, vulnerability, and raw beauty of a woman on the edge of everything. Queenie is navigating heartbreak, mental health, career microaggressions, family pressure, and a relationship to self that’s unraveling in public—and in silence. The story hit home for all of us. There’s a kind of emotional honesty here that doesn’t flin...
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A new year means new energy—but first, we’re facing the mirror. In our first episode of 2026, we step into Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams, a novel that captures the chaos, vulnerability, and raw beauty of a woman on the edge of everything. Queenie is navigating heartbreak, mental health, career microaggressions, family pressure, and a relationship to self that’s unraveling in public—and in silence. The story hit home for all of us. There’s a kind of emotional honesty here that doesn’t flin...
The Eighth Pour: The Butcher and The Wren by Alaina Urquhart
Black Girls Lit!
40 minutes
4 months ago
The Eighth Pour: The Butcher and The Wren by Alaina Urquhart
In Episode 8, the crew goes way into the mind of madness with The Butcher and the Wren by Alaina Urquhart. This psychological thriller had us digging deep into the chilling mind games of a serial killer who toys with more than just his victims. The hosts—Natasha, Lex, Star, and Stephanie—unpack what it means to walk through a killer’s thoughts and how unsettling it feels when you start to understand his logic. We get into ethical boundaries, psychological horror, and the seductive pull of con...
Black Girls Lit!
A new year means new energy—but first, we’re facing the mirror. In our first episode of 2026, we step into Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams, a novel that captures the chaos, vulnerability, and raw beauty of a woman on the edge of everything. Queenie is navigating heartbreak, mental health, career microaggressions, family pressure, and a relationship to self that’s unraveling in public—and in silence. The story hit home for all of us. There’s a kind of emotional honesty here that doesn’t flin...
