Over the past several weeks I’ve been watching a Discovery Channel series called The Last Alaskans about several families that have the last housing permits […]
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Romance: Alyssa Cole
It’s February, which is Black History Month, so what better time to start a new romance series by a Black author? Alyssa Cole’s contemporary romance […]
Historical Fiction: Heather B. Moore
Does the name Donaldina Cameron ring a bell for you? It didn’t for me, until I read this terrific novel, The Paper Daughters of Chinatown, […]
Like An Image From A Dream: Paul Auster’s “The Red Notebook”
The Red Notebook is a good starting point if you have never read anything by Paul Auster. At just over 100 pages, it is an […]
Black History Month Reads
Today marks the third day of Black History Month 2021, so it seemed fitting to celebrate a few of the Black authors I’ve read recently. […]
Books About Black Achievement for Black History Month
This Black History Month why not take a moment to celebrate Black Firsts and Black Achievement? Here is a list of books currently available at […]
Looking to History for Guidance in a Time of Plague
It’s early days in 2021, but in March it will have been a year since we first went into lockdown due to COVID-19. And if […]
A Wild, Gossipy Ride of Faith and Fanaticism: Rich Cohen’s “Pee Wees: Confessions a Hockey Parent”
When did youth sports in America start becoming less about the children playing, and more about the status of the parents watching? This is one […]
New Contemporary Fiction: Bennett and Hornby
If you’re looking for fresh and entertaining, yet complex, novels set in the here and now, try these two new books! Brit Bennett’s newest novel, […]