Name: March BUTS Book Club
Start: 2026-03-30T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-03-30T20:00:00-05:00
Location: 2015 1st Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203

Here are the next books so you can plan ahead:
March: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
April: Good for a Girl by Lauren Fleshman
May: Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green
June: All Fours by Miranda July
July: Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
August: Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
September: The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson
October: My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
November: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (audio book recommended)
December: The Celebrants by Steven Rowley
Location of March book club: Cayo Coco Rum Bar & Restaurant
We'll decide the next book club locations as we go, and we take requests.:)
Reviews of Black Cake:
“Black Cake is a character-driven, multigenerational story that’s meant to be savored. . . . Thought-provoking and poignant.”—Time
“A thrilling debut novel about sibling ties and hidden family history.”—Glamour
“As delicious as the titular dessert.”—W Magazine
“Wilkerson explores the nuances of racial identity and betrayal in a powerful novel.”—Vogue (UK)
“Black Cake is a satisfying literary meal, heralding the arrival of a new novelist to watch.”—Associated Press
“A stellar first-time entry from a talented new writer that’s full of food, surfing, and rich patois.”—BET
“Crafted with delicate intention and textured with a blend of perspectives.”—Vulture
“I was instantly taken in by this multigenerational tale of identity, family, and the lifelong push and pull of home. This novel has a tremendous heart at its center, and I felt its beat on every page. What an extraordinary debut.”—Mary Beth Keane, New York Times bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes
“Exquisite and expansive, Black Cake took ahold of me from the first page and didn’t let go. This is a novel about the formation and reformation of a family, and the many people, places, and events that can shape our inheritances without our knowing. A gripping, poignant debut from an important, new voice.”—Naima Coster, New York Times bestselling author of What’s Mine and Yours
“Black Cake has all the ingredients of the tastiest stories: secrets, romance, danger, and a cast of characters so real you want to scream at them one moment and hug them the next.”—Dawnie Walton, author of The Final Revival of Opal & Nev