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 […]
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, […]
Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
I finished this book a few months ago, and the essays have stuck with me every since. I find myself going back to the lists […]
Read Woke! Teen Winter Reading Program
What is Read Woke? Read Woke is a movement. It is a feeling. It is a style. It is a form of education. It is […]
Light-hearted reads for heavy times
I don’t know about you, but I am indulging in a lot of feel-good, escapism reading lately. When the world feels like a giant dumpster […]
Officious Intermeddler: Karen Phenomenon
Today, the name “Karen” represents a faction of the population, made up of white women specifically, that is threatened by the prospect of losing its […]
Creepy October Thrillers
October and fall weather always gets me in the mood to curl up under a blanket with a creepy book. I don’t really get much […]
Heights Libraries Board and FRIENDs of Heights Libraries create ‘Black Excellence’ mural
On September 26, local artists Jimmy Hayden and Wayne Pollard, and Heights Libraries board member Gabe Crenshaw, transformed the parking lot of the Coventry PEACE […]