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Travel Book Club (Feb 2025 Book): Black Girl in Paris

&NewLine;<p class&equals;"is-style-info"><em>This post may contain affiliate links&comma; which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links&comma; at no extra cost to you&period; Please read&nbsp&semi;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;mostlysolotravel&period;com&sol;affiliate-third-party-links-disclosure-and-disclaimer&sol;">full disclosure<&sol;a>&nbsp&semi;for more information&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>It&&num;8217&semi;s time for the book in our <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;mostlysolotravel&period;com&sol;12-travel-books-to-read-in-2025-virtual-book-club&sol;">2025 Travel Book Club<&sol;a>&excl; In February we&&num;8217&semi;ll be reading <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;amzn&period;to&sol;4hPnLq3">Black Girl in Paris<&sol;a>&period; I brought this with me on my recent trip to Paris and it was so fun to read while in the city of light and love&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large has-lightbox"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;amzn&period;to&sol;4hPnLq3"><img onerror&equals;"this&period;onerror&equals;null&semi;this&period;src&equals;'https&colon;&sol;&sol;mostlysolotravel&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;08&sol;image-not-found&period;png'" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;mostlysolotravel&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;01&sol;travel-book-club-black-girl-in-paris-768x1024&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-10825"&sol;><&sol;a><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">&NewLine;<h4 class&equals;"wp-block-heading" id&equals;"h-black-girl-in-paris">Black Girl in Paris<&sol;h4>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Author&colon; Shay Youngblood<br>Pages&colon; 238<br>Published&colon; 2000<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-essential-blocks-button root-eb-button-24g70"><div class&equals;"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-button-24g70 "><div class&equals;"eb-button-wrapper eb-button-alignment eb-button-24g70"><div class&equals;"eb-button"><div class&equals;"eb-button-inner-wrapper "><a class&equals;"eb-button-anchor " href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;amzn&period;to&sol;4hPnLq3" rel&equals;"noopener">BUY<&sol;a><&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Join the discussion on <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;share&sol;g&sol;1BuZuZHXaa&sol;"><strong>Facebook<&sol;strong><&sol;a> starting February 24&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class&equals;"root-eb-post-carousel-rgv9g wp-block-essential-blocks-post-carousel">&NewLine; 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