Lit Society: Books and Drama Podcast
1) The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed
The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed is a coming-of-age novel set in Los Angeles during the 1992 Rodney King riots. It follows Ashley Bennett, a Black teenager from a wealthy family, as she begin...Show More
2) Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli
Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli is a poignant debut novel about love, loss, and the arduous journey toward healing. It follows a woman grappling with grief while rediscovering her own strength and id...Show More
3) SLAY by Brittney Morris
The novel explores empowerment, creativity, and the challenges of carving out a space where you truly belong. But did it change the game of YA storytelling?
4) In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
The chilling true story of a brutal family murder in a small Kansas town—and the two drifters who committed it. With haunting detail and literary precision, Truman Capote delves into the minds of the ...Show More
5) PREVIEW - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (Part 2)
Two sisters in Nazi-occupied France choose different paths—one struggles to protect her daughter while living under enemy rule, the other risks everything to join the Resistance. This is a heartbreaki...Show More
6) The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (Part 1)
Set in Nazi-occupied France, The Nightingale follows two sisters—one cautious and reserved, the other bold and rebellious—as they each fight to survive and resist in their own way. As war tests their ...Show More
7) Recitatif by Toni Morrison
Two girls from different racial backgrounds meet in a shelter and form a complicated, lifelong bond. As they reunite at various points in their lives, shifting memories and buried prejudices force the...Show More
8) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré
In the shadowy depths of the Cold War, retired British intelligence officer George Smiley is called back to uncover a Soviet mole buried deep within the highest ranks of MI6. Smiley must outwit an ene...Show More
9) Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie Burns
After Maddy Montgomery is left at the altar by her Fiance, M.D., she learns she's inherited her aunt's bakery and decides to start anew in Small Town, Michigan. But not even a week after her move, Mad...Show More
10) Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams
Careless People is a riveting exposé that uncovers how ambition and entitlement at the highest levels of power can erode truth, ethics, and democracy itself. Through gripping storytelling, Sarah Wynn-...Show More