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2022 Underrated Gems

December 26, 2022

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Nothing like waiting until the last week of the year to put out best-of lists. Today I want to share five gems that I adored that didn’t get as much love and attention as they deserve. Hopefully, you ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: contemporary life, favorite books, historical fiction, literary, mini-reviews

Didn’t Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta

November 9, 2022

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Carlotta has had a time of it. She was sent to prison for 23 years because she was holding a gun nearby when someone was murdered. Worse, when she got there, she was a young man who knew he was meant ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary fiction, contemporary life, literary, social issues

Delicious Foods: A Novel

November 14, 2016

delicious foods

Everybody black knows how to react to a tragedy. Just bring out a wheelbarrow full of the Same Old Anger, dump it all over the Usual Frustration, and water it with Somebody Oughtas…Then quietly set ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, literary, racism, social issues

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