Greetings, all you sassy schoolmarms and dashing cavalry officers! In this week's episode, we'll embark on our Beverly Jenkins reading challenge with Night Song, Vivid, Topaz, and more. Plus, pandemic facial hair (not ours), mustaches with character (also not ours), and, as always, a shangent or two. For readalikes, book lists, and antiracism resources, to learn more about attending a virtual book club meeting, or just to chat, find us here or email us directly at [email protected] (Shannon) or [email protected] (Shandy). Our next meeting is Sunday, March 14 at This week's links:Should You Grow a Beard? Here's how women perceive bearded men by Molly Hanson (BigThink)Uncommon Ground: Beverly Jenkins, diverse romance, and American history the way it really happened by Emily Jordan (Salon)Books discussed in this episode:Caste by Isabel WilkersonNight Song by Beverly JenkinsOn the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel WilkersonAnne of Avonlea by Lucy Maud MontgomeryVivid by Beverly JenkinsBring on the Blessings by Beverly JenkinsTopaz by Beverly JenkinsWild Rain by Beverly JenkinsThe Art of Love by Suzette D HarrisonLove’s Serenade by Sheryl ListerThe Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi VoThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLove’s Sweet Melody by Kianna AlexanderDead Dead Girls by Nekesa AfiaHow To Find A Princess by Alyssa ColeA Taste of Her Own Medicine by Tasha L. HarrisonIf the Boot Fits by Rebekah Weatherspoon (audiobook narrated by Elle Cleviden)