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Feb 11 2025
It’s Thursday, so we’re back with some more mix-and-match! In this post, you’ll find books to read if you like: honeycomb, the song “Dream A Little Dream of Me” by Louis Armstrong, and… a love triangle that isn’t QUITE a love triangle, because it’s obvious who the MC ends up with in the end.Let’s get to it, shall we? Add your book pairings in the comments!1. If you like honeycomb, you need to read “Harlem Rhapsody” by Victoria Christopher Murray. No, I’m not matching these two up to compare it with the sweetness of honey; quite the opposite. Rather, it’s for the intricacies the two share – much like the honeycombs bees create – and the slightly bitter aftertaste honey can often leave on our tongues. In 1919, as civil and social unrest grips the country, there is a little corner of America, a place called Harlem where something special is stirring. Here, the New Negro is rising and Black pride is evident everywhere…in music, theatre, fashion and the arts. And there on stage in the center of this renaissance is Jessie Redmon Fauset, the new literary editor of the preeminent Negro magazine The Crisis.In the face of overwhelming sexism and racism, Jessie must balance her drive with her desires. However, as she strives to preserve her legacy, she’ll discover the high cost of her unparalleled success.2. If you like the song “Dream A Little Dream of Me” by Louis Armstrong, you need to read “Before I Let Go” by Kennedy Ryan! The song is dreamy, longing, and filled with tender hope, much like the novel’s second-chance romance. Their love was supposed to last forever. But when life delivered blow after devastating blow, Yasmen and Josiah Wade found that love alone couldn’t solve or save everything.It couldn’t save their marriage.Yasmen wasn’t prepared for how her life fell apart, but she is finally starting to find joy again. She and Josiah have found a new rhythm, co-parenting their two kids and running a thriving business together. Yet like magnets, they’re always drawn back to each other, and now they’re beginning to wonder if they’re truly ready to let go of everything they once had.Like the song’s lyrics, there’s a sense of wishing, waiting, and yearning – hoping that love will find its way back despite life’s challenges. 3. If you like a love triangle with an obvious main love interest, you’ve got to read “Between Friends and Lovers” by Shirlene Obuobi. To her countless Instagram followers Josephine Boateng is the dazzling Dr. Jojo—and her opinions on health, growth, and self-love matter. But behind the camera, Jo’s story is more complicated—she finds her influencer career underwhelming; her potential career in medicine overwhelming, and she’s hung up on her best friend, nepo-baby and romcom heartthrob Ezra Adelman. When Ezra shows up to his thirtieth birthday party with her childhood bully on his arm, however, Josephine realizes that it’s time to take her own advice and prioritize herself for once. No one is more shocked than Malcolm Waters when his debut novel turns him into a critic’s darling. When he’s invited to a swanky penthouse party to discuss turning his book into a film, he knows rubbing elbows with the elites of entertainment will be great for his career. Just when he’s about to throw in the towel, he’s rescued by none other than Dr. Jojo. He’s been following her on social media for years, and she’s even more impressive in real life. And to his bewilderment, the feeling is mutual. But in a world where the lines between private and public are as blurred as those between friendship and love, can they risk it all for something real?What other book pairings would you recommend?
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