About


Hi and welcome! Book Girl Magic is a book club and space for women to be able to read, discuss and share ideas about the books we enjoy on the daily. Our mission is to read books that celebrate black women authors.

Launched in November of 2017, Book Girl Magic a space created empower women of color while celebrating black women authors in our monthly book club picks. We bond in sisterhood by discussing and sharing ideas about the books we read.

All of our book discussions are held on Zoom or social media platforms. To join the group discussions, click here.

We look forward to the creating memories through reading and fellowship.

About Renee

The book world

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Renée Hicks is a mother of boy/girl twins and is a recent reluctant-turned-avid reader. She is the founder of Book Girl Magic, a virtual book club with a very important twist: reading books that celebrate black women authors. The idea was born out of a desire to introduce all readers to authors who might otherwise not be celebrated like their peers, especially in an industry largely dominated by males. Now, the group has morphed, inspiring women across the world to read outside of their own ethnic groups. In a world in which our differences can seemingly tear us apart, Renée uses books to bring us together and inspire change. 

SOME OF MY FAVES

Crazy Rich Asians Trilogy by Kevin Kwan

The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper

We’re Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union

Assata: An Autobigraphy by Assata Shakur

Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

FUN FACTS ABOUT ME:
  1. I was born in Toronto, Canada
  2. I’m a mother of boy/girl twins
  3. I’m a social media junkie
  4. I like binge watching shows and usually do a huge binge ever summer. The past 3 years its been 24, Grey’s Anatomy and Game of Thrones (from the very beginning to the current)
  5. I was a collegiate athlete and still play softball
  6. I am a professional photographer at Noelle Gray Creative