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This 2015 novel places the reader at the center of a large black family in Detroit, moving us from the father’s early years in the city in the…
Published in 1937 (and out of print for decades before being reissued in the 1970s), it’s the story of Janie, a Black woman who maintains her …
National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward compiled this collection of essays and poems about race by contemporary writers including Carol Anderso…
Baldwin’s fifth novel, published in 1974, has at its heart a topic that resonates all too strongly today: the criminal justice system’s long r…
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Kendi might be best known for “How To Be an Antiracist,” but before he wrote that bestselling book, he wrote “Stamped From the Beginning,” whi…
In this book, Khan-Cullors writes of growing up in Los Angeles and experiencing the persecution of Black people by law enforcement, and partic…
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With 164 puzzles, this book will provide lots of entertainment on rainy days this summer. Included are anagrams, word searches, crossword puzz…
With a variety of activities, games, songs and crafts included, this book is the perfect guide to take with you when camping. Included are act…
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Join Ella as she spends a week with her grandparents, enjoying surfing, skating, swimming and yoga. This storybook also includes a list of kid…
Looking for an adventure? This book series takes you on the top hikes within 60 miles of several U.S. cities. Each hike description includes i…
While some delve into books for escape in coronavirus confinements, here are three quick reads that offer more than just words on the page.
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“Outlander” series by Diana Gabaldon: This one got the TV treatment from Starz. Claire Randall, a World War II nurse, travels back in time to …
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“The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” by Alexander McCall Smith: Set in Botswana, the 19 books in this series cover not only the individual mys…
“Remembrance of Things Past (In Search of Lost Time)” by Marcel Proust: With real time on your hands, delve into Proust’s stream-of-consciousn…
Takeshi Kovacs novels by Richard K. Morgan: Netflix has since turned this cyberpunk series into the show “Altered Carbon.” The story follows m…
“Preacher” by Garth Ennis: If you think comic books are for kids, this maxi-series about a former preacher, his vampire best friend and the te…
“Gossip Girl” by Cecily von Ziegesar: Casual viewers of the show might not know that this teen drama about high school socialites began as a s…
Ross Gay, a National Book Critics Circle Award-winning poet, wrote essayettes about something delightful “pretty much daily” for a year, devel…
Angelou tenders tutorials in perspective and wisdom in short essays and poems to her “thousands of daughters.” But you need not be female to b…
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