Lit Society: Books and Drama

Series Finale: Ranking Every Book We Read in 2026 | Audio Version

13 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Some made us laugh. Others made us cry. Some made us mad. It's time to rank every book from season 6. PLUS — there are a few BIG announcements in th...

The Dry by Jane Harper

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

CW: Murder/S*icide The Dry by Jane Harper is a gripping mystery set in a drought-stricken Australian town where buried secrets surface after a shockin...

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (PREVIEW)

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster is a whimsical adventure about Milo, a bored young boy who discovers a special tollbooth that transports him to...

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes is a heart-wrenching love story between Louisa Clark, a small-town woman searching for purpose, and Will Traynor, a...

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

09 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman is a haunting portrait of Willy Loman, an aging salesman chasing the American Dream long after it’s be...

(Preview) The Islands: Stories by Dionne Irving

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This collection of short stories explores the sweeping themes of belonging, identity, and home through the lives of women scattered across the globe f...

The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed

25 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed is a coming-of-age novel set in Los Angeles during the 1992 Rodney King riots. It follows Ashley Bennett, a ...

Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli is a poignant debut novel about love, loss, and the arduous journey toward healing. It follows a woman grappling with...

SLAY by Brittney Morris

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Slay by Brittney Morris follows Kiera Johnson, a teen coder who secretly creates an online role-playing game celebrating Black culture. As her game gr...

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The chilling true story of a brutal family murder in a small Kansas town—and the two drifters who committed it. With haunting detail and literary pr...

PREVIEW - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (Part 2)

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two sisters in Nazi-occupied France choose different paths—one struggles to protect her daughter while living under enemy rule, the other risks ever...

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (Part 1)

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Set in Nazi-occupied France, The Nightingale follows two sisters—one cautious and reserved, the other bold and rebellious—as they each fight to su...

Recitatif by Toni Morrison

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two girls from different racial backgrounds meet in a shelter and form a complicated, lifelong bond. As they reunite at various points in their lives,...

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the shadowy depths of the Cold War, retired British intelligence officer George Smiley is called back to uncover a Soviet mole buried deep within t...

Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie Burns

18 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After Maddy Montgomery is left at the altar by her Fiance, M.D., she learns she's inherited her aunt's bakery and decides to start anew in Small Town,...

Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Careless People is a riveting exposé that uncovers how ambition and entitlement at the highest levels of power can erode truth, ethics, and democracy...

The Violin Conspiracy: A Novel by Brendan Slocumb

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When someone steals a Black classical violinist's priceless family heirloom on the eve of the most important competition of his career, he must unrave...

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Part 2)

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

To hear this episode in full, subscribe to LIT Society on Patreon. We begin this week's episode with a tour of hidden and secret libraries worldwide (...

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Part 1)

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In post-war Barcelona, a young boy named Daniel discovers a mysterious novel, The Shadow of the Wind, only to learn that someone has been systematical...

The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a Patreon Member Exclusive Episode (PMEE), meaning you must be a paid member of our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/c/litsocietypod) to hear ...

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair (Season 6 Premiere)

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hey there, Team LITeratti and welcome to SEASON SIX of LIT Society!!! ("noises of celebration") We're so happy to be back with you and discussing AMAZ...

Season Wrap-Up: Our Favorite (and Least Favorite) Reads of the Year!

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Grab your Digital Reading Journal here: ETSY or Patreon. We reflect on another year of incredible (and sometimes not-so-incredible) reads! In this f...

Keke Palmer's Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to full episodes for free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/litsocietypod  From an award-winning, multihyphenate global entertainer comes ...

All Systems Red (Murderbot Diaries #1)

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to full episodes for free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/litsocietypod  On a distant planet, a team of scientists is conducting surface...

[PREVIEW] All My Sons by Arthur Miller

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to the full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/litsocietypod.  World War II is over, and peace reigns in American suburbia. Under a t...

James by Percival Everett (Preview)

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to the full episode for free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/litsocietypod/membership.  A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of The Adve...

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It: A Novel by Elle Cosimano [Preview]

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to the full episode for free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/litsocietypod/membership.  Thanks to her lying ex-husband, Finlay juggles two...

[Preview] White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to the full episode for free on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/litsocietypod/membership White Nights is a short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky tha...

[Preview] Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/litsocietypod.   Notes on Grief is an exquisite work of meditation, remembrance, and hope, written in the ...

Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To keep listening, join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/litsocietypod.   Grace and Jack are gorgeous newlyweds, swimming in money and success. T...

Drowning by T.J. Newman

26 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To keep listening, subscribe to our free tier on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/litsocietypod.   How to Survive a Plane Crash: https://www.webmd.c...

ReReading The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join for free on Patreon to continue listening to our show: https://www.patreon.com/litsocietypod/membership Y'all made us re-read The Thursday Murder...

Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To keep listening, subscribe to our free tier on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/litsocietypod.   On paper, Yinka has it all. She's Oxford-educated,...

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride (Part 2)

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, we saw young Dodo captured and tied to a bed in a sanitorium. He faces imminent danger constantly and can confide in only one friend, a you...

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride (Part 1)

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The last community of Black Americans and Jewish immigrants in a tiny Pennsylvania town must risk their lives and livelihoods to save a deaf child fro...

All Her Little Secrets: A Novel by Wanda M. Morris

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ellice Littlejohn escaped her dead-end town while healing from her traumatic childhood to earn an Ivy League law degree and become a firm's only black...

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We must have Olympic fever because we begin with a brief history of the global games, which, from the beginning, always included swimming. Then, we di...

ReLIT: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

 We return next week with a new episode, but we'd never leave you without a dope book to discuss. So, here's another favorite episode from our past! ...

ReLIT: Educated by Tara Westover

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever had to cut someone out of your life? No phone calls, texts, and your friends know not to invite both of you to the same event? This week...

King Lear by William Shakespeare

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A man's enemies will be persons of his own household. In one of the most tragic classics, we are forced to stare unflinchingly into a household de...

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.." The most kafkaesque book we've...

A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One family's matriarch does all she can to honor her late husband's memory, save her son from despair, and support the dreams of her daughter — Is t...

No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What would you give for 2.4M dollars? Would you give up everything, and if so, in what order would you choose to abandon your life and everyone in it?...

ReLIT: Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode was first published on April 14, 2022, and it's still one of our favorites.  We return next week with a new episode covering No Country ...

Small Things like These by Claire Keegan

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Not all heroes wear capes or have long epic trilogies written about them. Some live quiet lives, doing what they can to protect the most vulnerable. I...

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

An enslaved woman on a cotton plantation is considered an outcast by her fellow Africans, and as she comes into womanhood, her problems increase. What...

ReLIT: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Alexis and Kari are on a well-deserved break this week, so we'd like to share one of their favorite past episodes with you, The LITeratti.  This week...

The Catch Me If You Can: One Woman's Journey to Every Country in the World by Jessica Nabongo

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Why do you travel? Is relaxation your strongest motivation, or is it a desire to fill your IG feed with enviable photos? Do you look for comfort when ...

Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When should you give your kids cell phones, and what's the best way to teach a child about technology? We discover the answer in this episode's theme ...

The Marsh King's Daughter by Karen Dionne

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have what it takes to endure in the wilderness if lost? Chances are you have everything you need to survive in your backpack. In this week's th...

I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A filmmaker pulls together a writer's unfinished work to reveal truths about racial relations in America.    The writer: James Baldwin  The book: I...

Oppenheimer’s Biography: The Real Story Behind the Movie (Part 2)

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One of the most iconic figures of the 21st century faces the impact of a life-threatening conspiracy. After serving his country for decades, Oppenheim...

Oppenheimer’s Biography: The Real Story Behind the Movie (Part 1)

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A brilliant and ambitious physicist whose connection to communism makes the FBI suspicious pushes through moral dilemmas to become the father of the a...

Falling by T.J. Newman

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You just boarded a flight to New York. There are one hundred and forty-three other passengers onboard. What you don't know is that your pilot's family...

The book is better - Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

SEASON 5 IS HERE - and our first book is a doozie!  The year is 1920, and the wealthiest people on earth all belong to one Native American tribe, The...

ReLIT: Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hi readers! Our fourth season has ended, and we're preparing for year five (CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!). In the meantime, we're revisiting our favorite epis...

ReLIT: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson (Now a miniseries on HULU)

07 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hi readers! Our fourth season has ended, and we're preparing for year five (CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!). In the meantime, we're revisiting our favorite epis...

ReLIT: The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey and Michaela Angela Davis

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hi readers! Our fourth season has ended, and we're preparing for year five (CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!). In the meantime, we're revisiting our favorite epis...

Our Favorite Books from 2023 and the Books we Hated (*ahem* liked the least)

23 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

While this season might be coming to a close, the world of literature continues to expand endlessly. With a fifth season on the horizon, we eagerly an...

Thicker Than Water by Kerry Washington

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Popular obsession with genealogy has some twisted roots. Let's talk about it - but first: An award-winning actress and gladiator receives a call from ...

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Two men have formed an unlikely friendship, traveling from place to place, working toward one united dream: Owning their own ranch, a place in the wor...

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In a memoir that is part true crime, part horror, a pop princess details how her life was taken captive by her family and how we all just stood by and...

King Lear: Reason in Madness

27 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

SURPRISE! It's a bonus episode!!! Today, we want to share an exciting preview of a Shakespeare podcast we think you will enjoy: Play On Podcasts!  Ea...

Worthy by Jada Pinkett Smith

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From the streets of Baltimore to the big screen, this actress has done a lot of living. You may have heard about her, read the blogs, and listened to ...

The President’s Daughter Novel by Bill Clinton and James Patterson (Part 2)

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The former president of the United States is on a manhunt for his daughter's killers. With the help of current and ex-military and foreign operatives,...

The President’s Daughter by Bill Clinton and James Patterson

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bloodthirsty enemies of the state have kidnapped the president's daughter. With more enemies than friends in the white house and abroad, the commander...

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In an intimate letter to his son, a father explains his identity and fears within the galaxy of America, its race invention, and the mythology it has ...

Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Amanda Flower

28 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Willa Noble is on a quest to discover who killed the person dearest to her. She discovers nearly everyone she knows is a suspect. Dancing with danger,...

None of This Is True: A Novel by Lisa Jewell (SPOILER-FREE)

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Alex and Josie are from different worlds. They've come to know each other after discovering they're "birthday twins." Alex's work inspires Josie, and ...

No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe

14 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Obi Okonkwo, grandson of deceased village leader Okonkwo, is returning to Nigeria from England after earning a proper British education. He quickly f...

ReLIT: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hi readers! Kari here. Just a reminder: This week, we're revisiting Things Fall Apart to properly set the tone for next week's book, No Longer at Eas...

ReLIT: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

31 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hi readers! Kari here. Alexis and I are switching up the schedule this and next week to correctly set the stage for No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe...

Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America by Marcia Chatelain

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From Herman Petty to LaVan Hawkins, Franchise tells the hidden history of the intertwined relationship between fast food and civil rights. (Be prepare...

Yellowface by R. F. Kuang

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Athena is a writing wunderkind, and June, an unsuccessful author, is jealous of her friend's success. When a tragedy leaves one dead, will the other e...

The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In a novel that reads like nonfiction, two girls find love at the end of adolescence and the beginning of adulthood. The choices made with that newfou...

The Perfect Nanny: A Novel by Leïla Slimani

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Myriam loves her children, but after months of caring for her newborns, she feels they're literally "sucking the life out of her!" She's ready to get ...

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

An English ship embarks on a covert mission to steal Spanish treasure, but as hunger and exhaustion seize the men, they enact a mutiny. Ultimately, it...

Room by Emma Donoghue

20 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Before we get into the book, we're discussing what to do if you're in the middle of being kidnapped. The short version: Call 911 if you can (preferabl...

Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Can you stop a tragedy that's already occurred?   One woman is eagerly waiting for her 18-year-old son to return home before curfew. Relieved, she se...

Book Recommendations Based on Your Favorite Tyler Perry Movie (PART 2)

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

BONUS: A Lil' Literally - Welcome to A Lil' LITerally , ten minutes discussions of the bookish topics on our radar.   Since last week's episode, ma...

ReLIT: The Wedding by Dorothy West

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

(っ◔◡◔)っ ♥ ReLIT ♥ The Wedding by Dorothy West Before Tom Joyner was cruising with your parents, Black Americans enjoyed resorts and vaca...

Book Recommendations Based on Your Favorite Tyler Perry Movie (PART 1)

05 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

BONUS: A Lil' Literally - Welcome to A Lil' LITerally , ten minutes discussions of the bookish topics on our radar.   No matter what you think of T...

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Flight 587, which inspired this week's book, was the second deadliest aviation crash in history. It occurred just two months and one day after 9/11 an...

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Visit Brooklinen.com today and receive a special discount plus free shipping on orders of $100+ with code [litsociety].   Grab Kari's "MORRISON" t-...

The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (Part 2)

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Visit Brooklinen.com today and receive a special discount plus free shipping on orders of $100+ with code [litsociety].   After painfully losing her...

Keke Palmer said Jay Gatsby is black. Is it true?

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

BONUS: A Lil' Literally - We have a surprise! Today, we're introducing a new bonus show within LIT Society. Welcome to A Lil' LITerally , ten minute...

The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (Part 1)

08 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The year is 1926, and a quiet community on the island of Australia is recovering from the death and grief caused by a war that swallowed the world. It...

Black Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne Allen

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tabitha is a woman with a plan. She's 33 years old, moving her way up the corporate ladder at her television anchor job, and is dating the man of her...

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Two young lovers from feuding families fall deeply in love and secretly marry. Due to a series of unfortunate events and miscommunication, they both t...

Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Checks over stripes: This week, we're learning where the sneaker originated and how it grew to become what it is today. Shoes, shoes, shoes. A young ...

ReLIT: American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We return Thursday, May 18th. Until then, please enjoy listening to the best shows from our archives. Here's one we love - it's like a new, sleeker Ja...

ReLIT: Spare by Prince Harry

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We return Thursday, May 18th. Until then, please enjoy listening to the best shows from our archives. Here's one we love, the first episode of season ...

Alice’s adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we follow one curious and imaginative young girl down a rabbit hole and into a strange and surreal world called Wonderland. In Wonderland, ...

Get Good with Money: Ten Simple Steps to Becoming Financially Whole by Tiffany Aliche

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Love Kari's LIT mug? Grab your own! | https://www.litsocietypodshop.com/ ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ It's 2009, and Tiffany, an intelligent, ...

Othello by William Shakespeare

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Support our show by shopping our boutique: https://www.litsocietypodshop.com/ ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️  One decorated military commander...

Finally, a book club you’ll love!

02 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

LIT Society is the weekly book podcast that's making thousands of listeners fall in love again with reading. Travel across worlds, real and imagined, ...

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Support our show by shopping our boutique: https://www.litsocietypodshop.com/ ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️  No one ever considers what happe...

Black Cake: A Novel by Charmaine Wilkerson

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Support our show by shopping our boutique: https://www.litsocietypodshop.com/ View the three Black Cake recipes we chose: https://www.litsocietypod.c...

Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Support our show by shopping our boutique: https://www.litsocietypodshop.com/ ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️  Monday Charles is missing, and n...

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

02 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Support our show by shopping our boutique: https://www.litsocietypodshop.com/ ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️  Remember: Both sides of the field...