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BOOKS reads: Books by Black Authors
Six Forks Burger Co.
Six Forks
Owners Troy and Selena invite everyone to discover their perfect burger at Six Forks. Build your own, or try one of their chef-driven creations. They offer some exotic meat selections – such as alligator – to entice seasoned burger enthusiasts. TOP Pick: Junkyard Burger 1039 Ash St. | Louisville, Ky 40217 sixforksburgers.com The Seafood Lady Craving seafood in the Midwest? We know a Lady! With two great locations, The Seafood Lady has something for just about everyone – fried catfish, crab legs, seafood tacos, chicken wings, all you can eat shrimp and beyond. TOP Pick: Seafood Tacos Trio Nulu and Fern Valley | seafoodlady502.com Happy Belly Bistro Owner and chef Ashlee Northington brings her style of fusion foods to the table at Ten20 Brewery. Think casual gourmet with a touch of daring. The rotating menu and weekly specials ensure that there’s always something fresh and exciting to keep your belly happy. TOP Pick: Birria Ramen 1020 E Washington St. | Louisville, Ky 40206 happybellybistro.com Kizito Looking for something sweet? Kizito serves up baked goods, cookies and African crafts at their Bardstown Road bakery. What’s even sweeter? You’ll love Elizabeth Kizito’s energy (and her tasty cookies!) You can also find their cookies at a variety of local shops, so keep an eye out! TOP Pick: Lucky in Kentucky Cookie 1398 Bardstown Rd. | Louisville, Ky 40204 kizito.com
Salvage the Bones Jesmyn Ward
The Nickel Boys Colson Whitehead This heartwrenching book explores devastating abuse at a reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida. This novel won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett
The Seafood Lady
This novel tells the story of a poor Mississippi family preparing for hurricane Katrina. The motherless children must take care of one another to survive.
Twin sisters run away from their hometown. One returns to the town with her daughter even though they look down on her; the other lives passing as white woman.
Happy Belly Bistro
Black Leopard, Red Wolf Marlon James This fantasy series kicks off with mystery and adventure, interwoven with African history and mythology. Gripping and ambitious, you won’t want to put it down.
The Violin Conspiracy Brendan Slocumb A classical violinist’s priceless instrument is stolen on the eve of a major competition. This novel is as much a thrilling mystery as a coming-of-age story.
Perfect Black Crystal Wilkinson
This book combines poetry and prose to explore pain, loss, love and life as a Black woman in Southern Appalachia. An 2022 NAACP Image Award Winner.
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