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Five Best Debuts of 2020

December 28, 2020

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  Welcome to the last week of the longest year in history. I’m going to avoid any rehashing of what a nightmare it was for so many and stick to the easy stuff: my best books of 2020! Today I ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: book clubs, debut, historical fiction, India, memoir, racism, social issues, women

This is My America

December 14, 2020

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Being 17 is difficult enough, but being that age, Black, in a small Texas town, and with a father on death row feels like a mountain too high. For most it would be, but for Tracy Beaumont in the YA ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary life, racism, social issues, young adult

A Knock at Midnight

September 9, 2020

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If nothing else, 2020 has been my year of more “I had no idea” reading than any other in my adult life. I’ve read fiction and nonfiction on a number of issues for years, but somehow race was never a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, crime, debut, racism

8 Fall 2020 Books I’m Ready to Read

September 2, 2020

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  September is here and fall (sort of) so I’ve got to pull myself out of my summer funk and get re-energized for reading. I feel as if I need to keep apologizing, because despite my best efforts ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: Africa, magic, Middle East, racism, social issues

What I’m Reading in August

August 3, 2020

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  Somehow August is already here and I don’t know if I think it’s too soon or what took so long. I’ve really lost the ability to process time. Also, apparently to dress myself as I went half ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: historical fiction, lists, racism, thriller

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