Sankofa was released in the U.S. last week and it’s already receiving a lot of well-deserved attention. This story follows a woman from London to Africa as she tries to reconnect with her heritage and a father that she never knew. Author Chibundu Onuzo has written a story that captures the complexity and mixture ofContinue reading “Sankofa – Chibundu Onuzo”
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Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
Colson Whithead embarks on an exploration of 19602 Harlem in his latest work of fiction, Harlem Shuffle.
1984 – George Orwell
I share a few of my favorite quotes from George Orwells’s dystopian novel 1984.
We Keep the Dead Close – Becky Cooper
A brief synopsis and thoughts on the new book We Keep The Dead Close by Becky Cooper.
Harlem Shuffle – Colson Whitehead
A brief review of Colson Whitehead’s forthcoming title Harlem Shuffle.
Windswept – Annabel Abbs
Author Annabel Abbs studies and retraces the paths of several trailblazing women throughout history in her book Windswept: On The Path of Trailblazing Women. Abbs achieves a level of detail in retelling each of these accounts that provides familiarity with these historic women without recreating their entire individual biographies. We learn of the important contributionsContinue reading “Windswept – Annabel Abbs”
Bolla – Pajtim Statovic
Bolla by Pajtim Statovci explores themes of love, lust, betrayal, selfishness, and memory in a completely original and unique story. Statovci blends, bends, then breaks myth, legend, and law in ways rarely represented in modern literature. In the tradition of Nabokov’s Humbert Humbert, or more recently John Boyne’s Maurice Swift, the reader witnesses love, betrayal,Continue reading “Bolla – Pajtim Statovic”
The Dead are Arising – Les Payne and Tamara Payne
The Dead are Arising – Les Payne + Tamara Payne; Winner of the National Book Award for non-fiction. X Arising gives a comprehensive view of the life of a dynamic, driven, divisive historical figure – Malcolm X. The book tells a story that spans from before Malcolm Little was born to immediately after his death.Continue reading “The Dead are Arising – Les Payne and Tamara Payne”
The Northern Reach – W.S. Winslow
I received an advance copy of The Northern Reach from @flatiron_books And I loved it! Author W.S. Winslow shares a series of stories set in coastal Maine and spanning about a century. This collection portrays several memorable characters and their love, loss, courage, and failures. The writing is rich and wonderful. Several passages seemed toContinue reading “The Northern Reach – W.S. Winslow”
Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck I might be the last person to have read this novella. At just over 100 pages in this edition, this relatively simple story really packs a punch. X Lenny and George are hired on as laborers on a farm in California around the time of the Great Depression.Continue reading “Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck”
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