Mood Book Circle connects readers with Black-owned independent bookstores across the country—and brings the conversations happening inside those bookstores to Mood TV, WHRL Mood Radio, Stacks, and Mood Magazine.
This isn’t just a book club.
It’s a national cultural conversation.
OUR CURRENT PARTNERS
NATIONAL REACH. ROOTED IN COMMUNITY.
We’re proud to partner with 15 Black-owned bookstores and literary businesses across the country.
These are the places where Mood Book Circle comes alive.
Readers purchase the books, gather in the Circle, share their thoughts, and become part of professionally recorded conversations that can reach audiences nationwide.
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15 PARTNERS. ONE NATIONAL CONVERSATION.
WANT TO JOIN THE CIRCLE?
We’re continuing to welcome Black-owned independent bookstores that want to participate in Mood Book Circle.
If your bookstore is ready to host readers, support the quarterly selections, and become part of the Mood media experience, we’d love to hear from you.
BECOME A BOOKSTORE PARTNER
HOW YOU BECOME PART OF THE STORY
READ
Each quarter, Mood selects four books to read, discuss, and experience together.
GO TO THE BOOKSTORE
Purchase your book from a participating Black-owned bookstore and join the Circle in your community.
JOIN THE CIRCLE
Read passages. Ask questions. Share your perspective. Meet other readers.
Whenever possible, the author hosts the Circle. When the author isn’t available, the bookstore owner or designated host leads the conversation.
BE ON THE SHOW
Mood captures the Circle on video and audio.
Your conversation can become part of STACKS, Mood’s book and culture programming for television and radio.
You’ll need to sign a media release before participating in recorded content.
DARLING, DRESS TO IMPRESS.
You’re not just attending the Circle. You could be part of the show.
QUARTER ONE
REST. REIMAGINE. REMEMBER. LOVE.
Four books. Four perspectives. One journey from the self to the community.
REST
REST IS RESISTANCE: A MANIFESTO
Tricia Hersey
What happens when we stop treating exhaustion as a badge of honor?
REIMAGINE
JAMES
Percival Everett
What happens when a familiar story is finally told from another perspective?
REMEMBER
THE COOKING GENE
Michael W. Twitty
What can food teach us about history, ancestry, family, and identity?
LOVE
ALL ABOUT LOVE: NEW VISIONS
bell hooks
What would happen if we treated love as a practice?
ONE QUARTER. FOUR BOOKS. ONE CONVERSATION.
REST → REIMAGINE → REMEMBER → LOVE
Read individually.
Gather collectively.
Leave with something to think about.
FROM THE BOOKSTORE TO THE SCREEN
THE CIRCLE BECOMES STACKS.
Mood records the conversations happening inside participating bookstores.
The stories become:
STACKS ON MOOD TV
Book conversations, reader perspectives, authors, bookstores, and culture.
STACKS ON WHRL MOOD RADIO
The audio conversation continues on the radio.
MOOD MAGAZINE
Features, photography, editorial stories, and conversations inspired by the books.
SOCIAL
The conversation continues online.
FOR OUR BOOKSTORE PARTNERS
YOUR BOOKSTORE IS PART OF THE STORY.
Participating bookstores help bring the Circle to life—and receive promotional opportunities across the Mood ecosystem.
PARTNERS RECEIVE:
MOOD TV
30-second commercial placement on Mood Television.
WHRL MOOD RADIO
Promotional commercial placement on WHRL Mood Radio.
STACKS
The opportunity for your hosted Circle to become part of Stacks programming.
MOOD MAGAZINE
Editorial visibility as part of the national Book Circle network.
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Your bookstore becomes part of Mood’s growing national network.
FULL PARTICIPATION. FULL AMPLIFICATION.
Support the books.
Support the bookstore.
Support the conversation.
FIND YOUR BOOKSTORE
YOUR NEXT STORY STARTS HERE.
Explore our current partners and find a participating bookstore near you.
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MOOD BOOK CIRCLE
READ. REFLECT. CONNECT.
BE A PART OF THE STORY.
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