What we’re about
WE READ EVERYTHING! We are a group of black women who love to read, want to read more, and meet like-minded women. We are here to inspire women to read, share literature, fellowship, and encourage others in the joy of reading. We meet in Sacramento and Vacaville, Ca. on the second Saturday of every month, currently meeting on Zoom TFN.
We are an eclectic group of women and so are our reading selections. Find out more on our website www.mochagirlsread.com
For Authors and Publishers, please email Mocha Girl Classy at classy@mochagirlsread.com
Sponsors
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The Cat That Played Chess by C CummingsMGR October 2023 Sponsored Monthly Selection
A Seat at the Table BookstoreFamily-owned bookstore 9257 Laguna Springs Dr #130, Elk Grove
DonateHelp Mocha Girls Read stay free to all Black women
Everythings Fine by Cecilia RabessMGR July 2023 Sponsored Monthly Book Selection from Simon & Schuster
ZazzleBuy your Mocha Girls Read t-shirt today & show off that book club pride.
AmazonBuy books from indie bookshops & everything else from here- The Cat That Played Chess by C CummingsMGR October 2023 Sponsored Monthly Selection
- A Seat at the Table BookstoreFamily-owned bookstore 9257 Laguna Springs Dr #130, Elk Grove
- DonateHelp Mocha Girls Read stay free to all Black women
- Everythings Fine by Cecilia RabessMGR July 2023 Sponsored Monthly Book Selection from Simon & Schuster
*** This is not an event just a monthly Mocha Girl Read newsletter. ***
December 2023
📖 Nominations for January monthly selection 📖
Each month Mocha Girls Read members select one book to nominate for the book of the month. To make the nomination process easier, we will give you a theme for the upcoming month. This way we can mix up the genre, authors, & themes. All you have to do is add your book nomination to our site from 12/4/2023 to 12/10/2023. Then from 12/11/2023 to 12/17/2023, the polls will be open for voting. The book with the most votes wins!
The winner will be announced on 12/18/2023.
Theme for JANUARY
“GROWN FOLKS DYSTOPIA"
(Any dystopia {an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is a totalitarian or post-apocalyptic} book made for adult readers .)
*Remember one nomination and three votes per person.*
🎄 HAPPY HOLIDAYS 🎄
To all Mocha Girls near and far, we wish you a happy holiday season.
Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas or Kwanzaa may your season celebrations be filled with joyous moments and sprinkled with a few great characters.
~ Mocha Girls Read Sisterhood
Mocha Girl Alysia (Founder/President of Mocha Girls Read)
📕 What are we reading this month? 📕
Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish.
Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night her family was forever altered.
Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents could devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen’s feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife’s words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue loving her.
Reminder - Don't forget to join us for book club meetings, silent reading time, planning power hour and so many other events.
FOLLOW US /LIKE US/ STALK US📲❤️
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Network event16 attendees from 14 groups hostingMocha Girls Read Readathon (GOODREADS)Link visible for attendees
Welcome to the Mocha Girls Read Readathon!
The goal of the readathon is to motivate everyone to read as many books as they like over seven days.
We will have a discussion thread to track what we read during that period.
- Read whatever you want.
- Record what you read/listen to
- Join us to discuss what you read, or just come by to add more books to your TBR
Wanna join, check out the MGR Goodreads page and go to the monthly readathon folder.
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/55132-mocha-girls-read - Network event11 attendees from 14 groups hostingReading Time - Reading Apart TogetherLink visible for attendees
Hosted By: Renee Bailey
Every Monday, all chapters come and take an hour and read together silently.
- Pick any book you want.
- Log in.
- Read for as long as you want.
It is not selfish to prioritize your happiness, so come and join us each week. Make time for yourself; you deserve it!
Join us virtually; each meeting will take place via Google Meet.
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/qqm-kykq-rpi
Or dial: (US) +1 432-652-6474 PIN: 288 752 354#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/qqm-kykq-rpi?pin=1118512372807
- Network event23 attendees from 14 groups hostingPlanning with Friends: Power PlanningLink visible for attendees
Join us every Saturday to dedicate 1 to 2 hours to plan your week/month or catch up on some things you need to do.
Grab your coffee, tea, water, or mimosa if you feel froggy! Use this time to plan, budget, journal, read, or catch up with some of your fellow Mocha Girls.
Host: Tenille Griffin
Date: Every Saturday
Join via Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/zqv-kvjo-ptt.
"Failing to plan is planning to fail."
- Network event11 attendees from 13 groups hostingAmazon Review PartyLink visible for attendees
A Mocha Girl loves to tell folks about the books she reads. She wants to tell the world about the good ones so bad. She wants the world to know what her book club is reading too.
We are going to spend the day just doing that. For today only we will spend time posting our reviews on Amazon. Authors love Amazon reviews and we love authors so it only makes sense that we spend some time wrapping up our year of reading by posting reviews.
No video just writing reviews.Rules
- Only reviews written on the day of this event count.
- You must add the link to your Amazon profile in the comment section below with the total number of your points. (see points below)
- It must be your account.
- A book review must be no shorter than 5 sentences.
- You must review books for the event only.
~~Point System~~
For all the books you review you will get points. The ladies with the most points win.
3 pts Any Mocha Girls Read Sponsored Booklist below (+1 mention Mocha Girls Read in the review)
2 pts Any Mocha Girls Read Book of the Month (+1 mention Mocha Girls Read in the review)
1 pt Any Book
Prizes
1st Place - $40 for anything from Amazon and a surprise package mailed to you.
2nd Place - $20 for anything from Amazon and a surprise package mailed to you.
3rd Place - A surprise package mailed to you.Go to Mocha Girls Read Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mochagirlsread
Past events (549)
See all- Network event35 attendees from 14 groups hostingPlanning with Friends: Power PlanningThis event has passed
