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As a concept, the book club has been well and truly revitalised. Its parochial, fuddy-duddy connotations, while not wholly dismissed, have been added to significantly. In the 1990s, Oprah Winfrey did much to champion authors and diversify the American woman’s bookshelf with her book club.
“A lot of the authors we invite are quite surprised because they expect to just come and have a standard book event,” says Cummings-Quarry. “But instead we say to them, ‘Come! Eat With us. Drink with us. Sit with us.’” This convivial atmosphere is evident in the duo's gleeful Instagram posts, and the irreverent tone of their GIF-heavy Twitter feed. The cuisine served is also as global as their outlook, like ackee and saltfish washed down with prosecco and pomegranate cocktails.
For a new generation of black women, Natalie and Melissa are social and cultural curators. They're also helping us to heed Megan Thee Stallion's latest rallying cry, by easing our seasonal transition from the Hot Girl Summer to the Hot Nerd Fall.Art in the Age of Black Girl Magic
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