The Stacks Book Club - July 2025
God Help the Child by Toni Morrison
It’s Toni Morrison month in The Stacks this July, and we’re reading her final novel, God Help the Child. Originally published in 2015, the book explores the complex dynamic of mother and daughter relationships, beauty standards, and the ways that childhood suffering can shape adulthood. This is the 8th book by Ms. Morrison that we are reading together with the podcast, and each time we read one of her novels we work through so many questions and complexities found in the text. I hope you’ll read this one with us and join in the discussion.
If you want to read with us this month, here are some key dates to The Stacks Book Club read of God Help the Child.
July 2nd -- The Stacks Episode announcing our guest for God Help the Child.
July 30th -- The Stacks Book Club episode of God Help the Child.
August 5th -- The Stacks Virtual Book Club meetup to discuss the book. To participate you will need to join The Stacks Pack on Patreon. There, you’ll have get even more perks related to the podcast, access to the Discord community, and more.
LA’s Black-owned indie bookstore Reparations Club offers you 10% off your copy of God Help the Child using the code STACKS10 at checkout!
You can support The Stacks by purchasing this month's pick through my Bookshop.org or Amazon page as well.
First (and hopefully only) one I'm sitting out this year! Reading chronologically and it's Jazz next for me! 😁
Will listen back to this perhaps in a year or so when I get here. 😂