We told you we'd be asking this question again. It's our favorite and you all always deliver some awesome recommendations.

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Before we dig into them, though, we spend some time discussing the trailer for the upcoming The Hate U Give movie, Laura Ingalls Wilder's messiness and a bunch of surveys. We also share some follow-up information from Leesa Cross-Smith, the author of our previous pick, Whiskey & Ribbons. Thanks to @shortiegirl44, @lilpocketbooks, @Everywoman98, @MonlatReader, @LocPressedBooks and @OnlySharaeRae for their recommendations.

Books mentioned in this episode:

• The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas
• On the Come Up, by Angie Thomas
• Becoming, by Michelle Obama
• Housegirl, by Michael Donkor
• Woman Trapped in the Dark, J.D. Mason
• Temper, by Nicky Drayden
• The Black God's Drums, by P. Djélí Clark
• John Woman, by Walter Mosley
• My Sister the Serial Killer, by Oyinkan Braithwaite
• A Princess in Theory, by Alyssa Cole
• A Duke by Default, by Alyssa Cole
• An Unconditional Freedom, by Alyssa Cole
• Heads of the Colored People, by Nafissa Thompson-Spires
• Welcome to Night Vale, by Joseph Fink and Jeffery Cranor
• It Devours!, by Joseph Fink and Jeffery Cranor
• The Duchess Deal, by Tessa Dare
• Forged by Desire, by Brenda Jackson
• Lincoln in the Bardo, by George Saunders
• Song of Blood and Stone, by L. Penelope

Thanks for listening in and join us when we read Bingo Love, written by Tee Franklin, illustrated by Jenn St-Onge, Joy San and Cardinal Rae.