We’re closing the year the only way we know how—curled up with a good story, a glass in hand, and our full selves in the room.

In our final episode of the season, the BGL crew dives into Second Chance Christmas by Jahquel J., a cozy-but-spicy holiday romance that wraps the year in all the warmth and messiness we needed. It’s about love that gets a do-over, forgiveness that costs something, and the soft landings we hope to find after a year that stretched us.

This isn’t just about mistletoe and snowfall. It’s about the kind of emotional unpacking that happens around the holidays—when old wounds bump up against new chances, and when family, love, and memory meet at the dinner table.

As we reflect on the year behind us, we find ourselves asking: What would it mean to give someone a second chance? What would it mean to give one to ourselves?

Whether you’re spending your holidays in community or solitude, this episode is our gift to you. Consider it a warm seat by the fire, a gentle exhale, and a reminder that your story doesn’t end with what broke—it continues with what you choose next.

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The eleventh hour is when everything you’ve been holding finally breaks through.

In our 11th episode, we sit with Long After We Are Gone—a novel that doesn’t just tell a story, it demands that you feel it. And we did. Every one of us. Natasha, Lex, Stephanie, and Star came into this conversation carrying more than just thoughts—we brought our full hearts.

This is a book about the ache that lives beneath silence. About how grief burrows into a family and makes a home there. About how love and anger often speak in the same breath.

And we felt it all. We were cracked open—by the characters, by the choices, by the things left unsaid and the weight of those that were. The tension in this conversation wasn’t performative—it was personal. This wasn’t just a reading experience. It was a reckoning.

Our spirit this episode is gin, and we chose the Salty Dog—a bracing, bittersweet cocktail that stings on the way down but lingers with complexity. Just like this book.

At this eleventh hour—of the series, of the season, of ourselves—we showed up unguarded. And we left a piece of ourselves in the room.

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Ten episodes in—and this one’s a celebration.

Black Girls Lit! has officially reached double digits, and we’re raising a glass to the journey. Through every laugh, debate, page-turn, and pause for refills, we’ve built something rooted, reflective, and here to stay.

For this milestone moment, we chose An American Marriage by Tayari Jones—a story that stirs up real questions about loyalty, timing, systems, and love under pressure. It’s intimate, it’s complex, and it felt like the perfect mirror for this episode’s deeper layer: our girl Lex is getting married.

As she is stepping into a new season of love, we reflect on the nature of commitment—what holds people together, what pulls them apart, and what it takes to love through transition.

Our spirit of choice is wine, and we’re sipping the bold and balanced Kalimotxo—a red wine and cola cocktail with surprising depth, just like the story we’re unpacking.

Here’s to Lex. Here’s to Black women in love. Here’s to storytelling that lingers. And here’s to ten episodes in—with so much more to come. Also, here's to our girl, Nicole turning 40!!

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