Jay’s Book List


I’m a nerd, who reads for entertainment and fun. When given time or upon request, I’ll give a small summary or why I personally enjoyed the book.
1. The Right Swipe: Alisha Rai
We’re Going to Need More Wine: Gabrielle Union
With the Fire on High: Elizabeth Acevedo
A collection of Toni Morrison essays, speeches and meditations
Love Hate & Other Filters: Samira Ahmed
Black Enough- Stories of Being Young & Black in America
Love Her or Lose Her: Tessa Bailey
The Hate U Give: Angie Thomas
An American Marriage: Tayari Jones
Well_Read Black Girl: Glory Edim
Get a Life, Chloe Brown: Talia Hibbert
Writing My Wrongs- Life, Death and Redemption in an American Prison: Shaka Senghor
Letter to my Daughter: Maya Angelou
All About Love: Bell Hooks
Let Love Have The Last Word: Common
Getting to Happy: Terry McMillan
The sequel to Waiting to Exhale
If Beale Street Could Talk: James Baldwin
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: Rebecca Skloot
The Time Traveler’s Wife: Audrey Niffenegger
Eleanor and Park: Rainbow Rowell
I Almost Forgot About You: Terry McMillan
The Wedding: Nicholas Sparks
American Street: Ibi Zoboi
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings: Maya Angelou
Assata- An Autobiography: Assata Shakur
The Miseducation of the Negro: Carter G. Woodson
The Souls of Black Folk: W.E.B Du Bois
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