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Posted on: July 6, 2021

Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019

Four Hundred Souls

edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain

This bestseller marks a milestone in the study of African American history. It is the result of research conducted for the Four Hundred Souls project, spearheaded by National Book Award-winning historian Ibram X...

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Posted on: July 6, 2021

The Giver of Stars

Giver of Stars

by Jojo Moyes

Reviewed by Linda:Library lovers will rejoice in popular British novelist Moyes’s latest work. She has turned her focus across the Atlantic to the Appalachian Mountains during the Great Depression and introduces the pack horse libra...

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Posted on: July 6, 2021

The Age of Phillis

The Age of Phillis

by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

A collection of original poems speaking to the life and times of Phillis Wheatley, a Colonial America-era poet brought to Boston as a slave.

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Posted on: July 6, 2021

Lean Against This Late Hour

Lean Against This Late Hour

by Garous Abdolmalekian

A vivid, affecting portrait of life in the shadow of violence and loss, for readers of both English and Persian (bilingual edition). The first selection of poems by renowned Iranian poet Garous Abdolmalekian (aka: Garus Abd al-Malik...

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Posted on: July 6, 2021

The Lions of Fifth Avenue

The Lions of Fifth Avenue

by Fiona Davis

It's 1913, and on the surface, Laura Lyons couldn't ask for more out of life — her husband is the superintendent of the New York Public Library, allowing their family to live in an apartment within the grand build...

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Posted on: July 7, 2021

His Only Wife

His Only Wife

by Peace A. Medie

An intelligent and funny debut about a relatable, indomitable heroine: a young seamstress in Ghana who agrees to an arranged marriage, only to realize that some compromises are too extreme to accept, illuminating what it means to be a wom...

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Posted on: July 7, 2021

Monument: Poems

Monument - Poems - New and Selected

by Natasha D. Trethewey

The two-term U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Native Guard poetically links the human struggles and resilience of African-American women throughout history to the collective trauma of national wounds.

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Posted on: July 7, 2021

Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Social Upheaval

Wayward Lives Beautiful Experiments - Intimate Histories of Social Upheaval

by Saidiya Hartman

A breathtaking exploration of the lives of young black women in the early twentieth century. In Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments, Saidiya Hartman examines the revolution of black intimate life that unfolded in Philadelphia and New Yo...

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Posted on: July 7, 2021

The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race

The Fire This Time

edited by Jesmyn Ward

A bestseller that continues Baldwin’s conversation with new essays and poems.

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Posted on: January 12, 2021

Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

Stamped from the Beginning

by Ibram X. Kendi

Reviewed by Cyndi:Kendi brilliantly takes us through the long and lingering history of racist ideas in America. I’ll never think about Cotton Mather or Thomas Jefferson the same way again.

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Posted on: January 12, 2021

The Poetry Remedy: Prescriptions for the Heart, Mind, and Soul

The Poetry Remedy

edited by William Sieghart

Reviewed by Cyndi:This book offers poems for many purposes. If you’re interested in poems that speak to certain life situations, this book is for you.

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Posted on: January 12, 2021

Murder on Cold Street

Murder on Cold Street

by Sherry Thomas

Reviewed by Cyndi:I never thought I liked mysteries until I began reading the Lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas. This latest book is the fifth in the series about Charlotte Holmes, a fallen woman who solves crimes and other puzzles wit...

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Posted on: January 12, 2021

The Gilded Hour

The Gilded Hour

by Sara Donati

Reviewed by Cyndi:Set in 1883 New York City, this book follows the lives of two women doctors. It’s a fascinating story involving a family of strong women who confront injustices and difficult conditions while navigating complex ch...

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Posted on: October 29, 2019

The Weight of Ink

The Weight of Ink

by Rachel Kadish

Reviewed by Cyndi:This book hit all the right notes for me: old manuscripts, mystery, archivists and historians, and, best of all, two courageous women, centuries apart, forging their own way in the world.

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Posted on: October 29, 2019

Lisette’s List

Lisette's List

by Susan Vreeland

Reviewed by Cyndi:Vreeland tells the story of France during World War II through the eyes of a young woman who travels with her husband to the south of France to care for his grandfather. The descriptions of the French countryside, along ...

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Posted on: October 30, 2019

Homegoing

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by Yaa Gyasi

Reviewed by Cyndi:Set in Ghana and the United States, this novel is a masterpiece that brings the horrors of slavery to life as the author follows several generations and shows the many — and lasting — impacts slavery has h...

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Posted on: October 29, 2019

Meet Me at the Museum

Meet Me at the Museum

by Anne Youngson

Reviewed by Cyndi:This marvelous epistolary novel explores the power of letter writing in forging friendships and creating new cultural understandings. The correspondence begins between strangers — one in Denmark and the other in...

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Posted on: October 29, 2019

Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule

Mrs Grant and Madame Jule

by Jennifer Chiaverini

Reviewed by Cyndi:I love Chiaverini’s work, but if I had to choose one, it would be Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule. Based loosely on historical facts, this novel explores slavery and the Civil War from two perspectives: that of...

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Posted on: October 29, 2019

The Woman Who Fell from the Sky: Poems

The Woman Who Fell From the Sky

by Joy Harjo

Reviewed by Cyndi:Joy Harjo is the first Native American to be named United States Poet Laureate and this book demonstrates why Harjo is so deserving of this honor. Combining storytelling with poetry and song, Harjo creates masterful poems tha...

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Posted on: October 29, 2019

Battle Dress: Poems

Battle Dress

by Karen Skolfield

Reviewed by Cyndi:To have such a masterful poet in our own backyard is such a gift. Skolfield’s second book of poetry is a powerful exploration of a woman’s life in the Army and as a veteran.

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Posted on: October 29, 2019

Nine Gates: Entering the Mind of Poetry

Nine Gates

by Jane Hirshfield

Reviewed by Cyndi:If you’re new to poetry, this book will help you get acquainted with it and if you’re a longtime poetry lover, it will open your eyes and provide new understanding. Hirshfield’s poetry is b...

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Posted on: October 29, 2019

If They Come for Us: Poems

If They Come For Us

by Fatimah Asghar

Reviewed by Cyndi:These poems are so timely, exploring what it’s like to be a young Pakistani Muslim woman in today’s America. Asghar illuminates her own understanding of identity, place, and belonging in a way that ha...

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