7 Books to Read With Your Friend Group

In our latest book recommendation, we’ve curated a list of seven books to read with your friend group. These books explore themes such as friendship, sexuality, coming of age, loss, and love, offering room for engaging conversations on important social issues worth discussing among friends.

Read our recommendations below.

Spanning three continents, Butter Honey Pig Bread tells the story of Kambirinachi and her twin daughters, Kehinde and Taiye. Kambirinachi believes that she is an Ogbanje, or an Abiku. She has made the unnatural choice of staying alive to love her human family but lives in fear of the consequences of her decision. However, Kambirinachi and her two daughters become estranged from one another because of a trauma that Kehinde experiences in childhood, which leads her to move away and cut off all contact. She ultimately finds her path as an artist and seeks to raise a family of her own, despite her fear that she won’t be a good mother. Meanwhile, Taiye is plagued by guilt for what her sister suffered and also runs away, attempting to fill the void of that lost relationship with casual flings with women. She eventually discovers a way out of her stifling loneliness through a passion for food and cooking.