Melanated Margins - A Bookish Podcast

S2 Ep 03: This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan (Skyland Series)

In this episode we discuss This Could Be Us while baking Aunt Byrd's Limoncello Pound Cake Recipe from 'Before I Let Go'. So Fun! In 'This Could Be Us' we follow Soledad who is rediscovering herself and choosing to date herself as she navigates picking up the pieces of the mess her ex-husband left while taking care of her three girls. This book also celebrates the beauty of friendship, how we never really talk enough about it and our found family in them. Let's dive in... ...And enjoy the fake cooking show lol. :)

S2 Ep 02: Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan (Skyland Series) Part 2

We kicked off Season two with discussing Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan. This is part 2 of the conversation. If you have never read Kennedy Ryan's work this is a great book to start with. . Before I Let Go is a second- chance romance. In the book we find Yasmen and Josiah who are navigating running a business together and co-parenting,- post tremendous loss and a divorce. Will they find they're way back to one another? Let's dive in!

S2 Ep 01: Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan (Skyland Series)

We are kicking off Season two with discussing Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan. If you have never read Kennedy Ryan's work this is a great book to start with. Before I Let Go is a second- chance romance. In the book we find Yasmen and Josiah who are navigating running a business together and co-parenting,- post tremendous loss and a divorce. Will they find they're way back to one another? Let's dive in!

Ep 05: Rhythm's Blues by Kimberly Brown

In this episode we discuss Rhythm's Blues by Kimberly Brown. We meet Rhythm who is navigating dating a rapper, wanting her privacy but does not want to be secret either. She is also an occupational therapist who runs her own business. Let's dive in!

Ep 04: Curvy Girl Summer by Danielle Allen

In this episode we are discussing Curvy Girl Summer by Danielle Allen. This was also a fall 2024 book club pick for our book club. In this book we meet Aaliyah who is about to turn thirty and looking for love before her birthday, let us dive in!