FMV Book Club: Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi

For Pride Month, we close the semester with softness, complexity, and healing — through sapphic love, intergenerational longing, and the taste of home.June’s Book Pick: Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca EkwuyasiGenre: Literary FictionFrom: Nigeria → CanadaAbout the book:This lush, lyrical novel follows twin sisters and their estranged Nigerian mother as they reconnect after years of silence. The story is soaked in food, memory, and longing — navigating trauma, identity, and love between women with tenderness and emotional depth.It is at once grounded in Yoruba spirituality and expansive in its queer, diasporic intimacy.Why we chose it:Ekwuyasi’s novel is a balm — filled with pain, yes, but also with beauty, softness, and a deep yearning for connection. As we mark Pride Month, Butter Honey Pig Bread affirms that love between women deserves space, language, and celebration — especially within diasporic and African narratives.It’s a book about healing. About choosing love. About returning to ourselves.Haven’t read the book? Come anyway!Our discussions are always open — whether you’ve finished the book, skimmed it, or just want to learn. We’ll talk about the themes and the global context, together. Bring a friend.📌 Join our community:https://www.facebook.com/groups/382802586790525