2026 Reading Schedule

Jan 1 – Jan 20

Book 1 — Devil in a Blue Dress (263 pages)

Jan 21 – Feb 10

Book 2 — A Red Death (284 pages)

Feb 12: First In-Person & Virtual Discussion

Location: TBD + YouTube Live

A Valentine's Social to disuss books 1-2

Feb 13 – Mar 4

Book 3 — White Butterfly (320 pages)

Mar 5 – Mar 26

Book 4 — Black Betty (360 pages)

Mar 27: In-Person & Virtual Discussion 

Location: TBD + YouTube Live

Dinner and discussion of books 3-4

Apr 1 – Apr 25

Book 5 — A Little Yellow Dog (384 pages)

Apr 26 – May 10

Book 6 — Gone Fishin’ (208 pages)

May 13: In-person & Virtual Discussion

Location: TBD + YouTube Live

First Spring meeting to discuss books 5-6

May 14 – Jun 8

Book 7 — Bad Boy Brawly Brown (360 pages)

Jun 9 – Jun 27

Book 8 — Six Easy Pieces (288 pages)

Jun 28: In-person & Virtual Discussion

Location: TBD + YouTube Live

Spring wrap-up discussion of books 5-8

Jul 1 – Jul 22

Book 9 — Little Scarlet (325 pages)

Jul 23 – Aug 12

Book 10 — Cinnamon Kiss (336 pages)

Aug 15: In-Person & Virtual Discussion

Location: TBD + YouTube Live

First Summer discussion of books 9-10

Aug 16 – Sep 5

Book 11 — Blonde Faith (308 pages)

Sep 6 – Sep 25

Book 12 — Little Green (291 pages)

Sep 26 – Oct 11

Book 13 — Rose Gold (308 pages)

Oct 16 In-Person & Virtual Discussion

Location: TBD + YouTube Live

Summer wrap-up discussion of books 11-13

Oct 17 – Oct 31

Book 14 — Charcoal Joe (320 pages)

Nov 1 – Nov 15

Book 15 — Blood Grove (320 pages)

Nov 16 – Nov 30

Book 16 — Farewell, Amethystine (336 pages)

Dec 1 – Dec 17

Book 17 — Gray Dawn (336 pages)

Dec 18 In-Person & Virtual Discussion

Location: TBD + YouTube Live

Fall wrap-up discussion of books 14-17

Series Finale Conversation with Walter Mosley

Location: TBD + YouTube Live

Tentative: Brunch & Conversation