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Black Chick Lit

Black Chick Lit·Hosted by Dani and Mollie·90 episodes

ArtsBooksCo-hosted book clubBlack women writersWine and banterAuthor interviewsStandalone episodes1-1.5 hrs/ep

Black Chick Lit is a twice-monthly podcast that talks books by and for black women. Join Dani and Mollie as they talk prose, drink wine and laugh at their own jokes.

Why listen

Black Chick Lit feels like joining a smart, funny book club where Dani and Mollie pour wine, unpack books by and for Black women, and say the sharp part out loud. The show mixes literary discussion, pop-culture context, author interviews, and relaxed banter, making it especially good for readers who want recommendations and critique without academic stiffness.

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Episodes

Sep 2, 2023Episode 55
‘Everything’s Fine’

It really isn't ...

Aug 11, 2023Episode 55
Surviving Thrillers as a Black Woman w/ Rachel Howzell Hall

As if real life wasn't scary enough ...

Jun 12, 2023Episode 54
Celebrating Pride with Kianna Alexander

We’re celebrating Pride with a special guest with author Kianna Alexander.

Jan 30, 2023Episode 53
‘Everybody Ain’t Your Friend’

It's the most wonderful time of the year! We're celebrating Urban Fic month with another ... interesting read.

Dec 14, 2022Episode 52
‘Kindred’ and Black SFF Panel Discussion

We get real nerdy this episode.

Nov 14, 2022Episode 51
An Introduction to Octavia Butler & ‘Kindred’

Excited about the new "Kindred" series but don't know much about the original work? We got you.

Sep 12, 2022Episode 50
The Color Purple (Part 2)

We loved the part where Celie decides she's sick of Mr. _____'s bullshit.

Aug 29, 2022Episode 49
The Color Purple (Part 1)

Do not take this episode as an endorsement of any of the craziness that Alice Walker has been spouting. We're here for Whoopi and Whoopi only!

Mar 8, 2022Episode 48
A Glimmer of Death

This month, we read a cute, gentle little book ... about murder and real-estate fraud.

Feb 7, 2022Episode 47
Butterfly

Urban Fic Month may be delayed but it's never canceled.

Nov 30, 2021
BCL Chat: The Horror, The Horror!

We celebrated Halloween a bit late this year.

Oct 18, 2021Episode 46
These Toxic Things

Serial killers make terrible bosses.

Sep 25, 2021
BCL Chat: We Tired, Y’all

We're sensitive, ya'll.

Sep 3, 2021Episode 45
Loving My Wife and Her Sister, Too feat. Ratchet Book Club

The title really gives this one away.

Aug 20, 2021Episode 44
The Other Black Girl

"Get Out" this ain't.

Jun 23, 2021Episode 43
While Justice Sleeps

Narrator: And that’s when Avery found out her boss was in a coma.

May 31, 2021
BCL Chat: Back to Our Messy Roots

There shall be no Luther slander on this podcast.

May 17, 2021Episode 42
Such A Fun Age

No one ever expects the Green Party.

May 3, 2021
BCL Chat: The Outrage Machine and Book Publishing

We are definitely part of the problem.

Feb 3, 2021Episode 41
The Cartel

We'd like to personally apologize to all of our Haitian listeners for the content of this book.

Dec 29, 2020
BLC Chat: Hindsight is 2020

We made it, ya'll.

Oct 30, 2020Episode 40
Cinderella is Dead ft. Colored Pages Book Club Podcast

The children are alright. We just don't know what the hell they're doing.

Sep 18, 2020Episode 39
When No One is Watching

Get ready for your blood pressure to rise. Not because of us! Because, racism.

Aug 28, 2020Episode 38
The Boyfriend Project ft. Farrah Rochon

This is the most social we've been all summer.

Aug 9, 2020Episode 37
Take a Hint, Dani Brown ft. Talia Hibbert

Talia Hibbert got Dani to like beards on men.

Jun 6, 2020Episode 36
Heaven, My Home

Attica Locke schooled us in this book and we were here for it.

Mar 9, 2020Episode 35
Their Eyes Were Watching God

This book is exactly what you'd expect from a woman who declared herself "the Queen of the Niggerati."

Feb 25, 2020
BCL Chat: Oh No Baby! What Is You Doin’?

Go home, 2020. You're drunk.

Feb 10, 2020
Bonus: Black Chick Lit takes over the Ice Planet Podcast

Meet Black Chick Lit's younger, pervvier sister.

Jan 20, 2020Episode 34
Hold U Down

It's basically "The Wedding Date," but urban fic. And with a plot.

Jan 6, 2020
BCL Chat: RIP, RWA

y u so racist, RWA?

Dec 3, 2019
BCL Chat: We Survived (and Thrived in) 2019

Another year of books and foolishness.

Nov 19, 2019Episode 33
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

Nahadoth 2020.

Nov 4, 2019
BCL Chat: Our Favorite Diverse Kid Lit Titles

There were more children's books about bears and trucks published in 2018 than about Black, Latinx, Asian/Pacific Islander and Indigenous/Native people combined. That's it. That's the joke.

Sep 25, 2019Episode 32
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Mildred did not come to play.

Aug 26, 2019
BCL Chat: YouTube and Black Booktubers

Two olds try and talk about Booktube and it goes as well as you think.

Aug 12, 2019Episode 31
They All Fall Down

Get ready: This book is full of assholes.

Jul 21, 2019
BCL Chat: Your Most Anticipated 2019 Reads

Friendly reminder: You don't own your ebooks.

Jun 28, 2019Episode 30
The Wedding Date

We do our best to have a balanced discussion of this book, but what happens, happens.

Jun 21, 2019
BCL Chat: Who Are Your Favorite Indie Authors?

The #SummerStruggle continues.

May 31, 2019Episode 29
American Spy

As with all good spies, this book left us with more questions than answers.

May 17, 2019
BCL Chat: Do You Reread Books?

Nobody's acting right today.

Apr 26, 2019Episode 28
My Sister, the Serial Killer

This book's alternate title could have been "Men Ain't Shit."

Apr 4, 2019
BCL Chat: #RitasSoWhite and Your Unpopular Book Opinions

Y'all really, really hate "To Kill A Mockingbird."

Mar 19, 2019Episode 27
Children of Blood and Bone

Does the celebration of black mediocrity mean we've made it? (Answer: No, no it does not.)

Mar 1, 2019
BCL Chat: A Chat with Beverly Jenkins!

Guys, we've officially made it. We got to speak with Ms. Bev herself!

Feb 15, 2019Episode 26
A Chance A Love

The phrase "hog farmer" has never sounded so disrespectful.

Feb 1, 2019
BCL Chat: Our 2019 Resolutions

Here's to another year of stressing out over books.

Jan 19, 2019Episode 25
Addicted, Part 2

We'd like to say that this is the last time we'll ever talk about this book, but that would be a complete lie.

Jan 12, 2019Episode 25
Addicted, Part 1

We're sorry. We're so very sorry.