Carole V. Bell

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Carole V. Bell |Lauren LeBlanc |Wadzanai Mhute |Daneet Steffens |Kate Tuttle |Chris Vognar

Books are a year-round pleasure, but summer reading is an institution. As children, we read voraciously (whether for joy or to win prizes). As adults, summer is often the only time we can really lose ourselves in a book. Whether you’re looking for a romance novel to toss into your beach bag or something more mysterious to read on the lake house dock, this list of 75 books has something for every kind of reader.

1 month ago | bookpage.com | Carole V. Bell

Great Big Beautiful Life takes readers on a suspenseful romantic journey that echoes two of Emily Henry’s most beloved books. The sparkling dialogue and competitive enemies-to-friends-to-lovers frisson between celebrity magazine journalist Alice Scott and her literary darling rival, Hayden Anderson, harkens back to Henry’s adult debut, Beach Read, the first of five consecutive number one bestsellers for Henry.

Feb 14, 2025 | cltampa.com | Carole V. Bell

By Carole Bell on Fri, Feb 14, 2025 at 10:45 am While book bans continue to cause concern, Tampa Bay’s bookworms and hopeful romantics have reason to celebrate. Tampa’s hottest new book store “Steamy Lit” is a romance-centric startup on MacDill Avenue that is more than holding its own in turbulent times.

Dec 17, 2024 | theemancipator.org | Carole V. Bell

In these fraught times, rife with disinformation and grift, one thing we can do is turn to radical books to deliver perspective, catharsis, and strength for the fight ahead. We’ve selected six of the year’s best to help us (and you) think more critically about how race works (and doesn’t work) in America. by Kellie Carter JacksonSome of us still believe that slavery lasted as long as it did because our ancestors lacked the spirit or courage to rebel.

Nov 27, 2024 | theemancipator.org | Carole V. Bell

More than two decades after its publication, “The Emperor of Ocean Park” — Stephen L. Carter’s iconic 2002 political thriller about the death of a controversial Black judge — came to the small screen. Starring Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker, the MGM+adaptation Emperor of Ocean Park debuted earlier this year.