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2 months ago | 
thebuzzmagazines.com | Cindy Burnett |Charles Person |Richard Rooker |Charmaine Wilkerson
In honor of February‘s Black History Month, I selected six wonderful books written by Black authors in a variety of genres: nonfiction, contemporary fiction, and historical fiction. Here are six compelling books by Black authors:Nonfiction:Buses Are a Comin’: Memoir of a Freedom Rider by Charles Person and Richard Rooker - Buses Are a Comin’ should be required reading in the U.S. because this personal history of the Freedom Rides of 1961 is quite an amazing story.
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2 months ago | 
thebuzzmagazines.com | Cindy Burnett |Charmaine Wilkerson |Fiona Davis
This week, I am highlighting four books that have already released this year (one comes out next Tuesday) that you should add to your list! 2025 has started out a little slower on the book front than the last few years but these four are definitely worth reading:Dead Money by Jakob Kerr – As one of the first employees at Airbnb, Jakob Kerr intimately familiar with the world of start-ups and Silicon Valley, and his experiences inform this twisty, funny, and clever thriller.
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2 months ago | 
bookriot.com | Charmaine Wilkerson |Erica Ezeifedi
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. How does your book club plan what you’re going to read? Do you map out the selections months in advance, or do you take it month-by-month?
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
aarp.org | Scott Turow |Zora Neale Hurston |Charmaine Wilkerson |Ada Calhoun
Melanie Lambrick Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Winter is the perfect time for getting cozy with a fuzzy blanket and a good read, and this season brings stacks of wonderful new ones. Among our picks below are a few novels and memoirs that I’ve already read and enjoyed, plus books that are either getting lots of early buzz in the publishing world or just sound intriguing.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
beccafreeman.substack.com | Charmaine Wilkerson |J.K. Rowling |Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |Emily Henry
Hi there,No long *thing* from me today. I’ve been sending way more frequently than usual, and I’m guessing we’re both a little sick of hearing me talk. “Just give us the list!”“Yes, chefs.”In case you need a refresher, here are the past installments: (100 – 81) | (80 – 61) | (60 – 41)Without further ado, books #40 – 21:40.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
electricliterature.com | Charmaine Wilkerson |Leone Ross |Maisy Card |Zalika Reid-Benta
Reading Lists Ishi Robinson recommends stories about class, colonialism, religion, and history Growing up in Jamaica, my family and I went to the beach every Sunday, eating fried fish and fluffy, airy dumplings, swimming in water so crystal clear it looked like diamonds sparkled on it. We’d come home sunburned and windswept, and we’d sleep well that night, our energy completely sapped by the sun. The next day, we’d get back to work. Back to boring insurance jobs (no offense to those with...
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Nov 14, 2023 | 
csfd.cz | Charmaine Wilkerson
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Oct 10, 2023 | 
bookbrowse.com | Charmaine Wilkerson
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PhyllisE
Skillfully plotted and beautifully written
Thanks to Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine Books & NetGalley for a digital advance reader's copy. All comments and opinions are my own. This debut was definitely in the "amazing" category and worth all of its 5 stars! It's a story of family, identity, and tradition, told from the points of view of several of the characters.
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Jul 28, 2023 | 
niccisnotes.substack.com | Charmaine Wilkerson |Nicci Kadilak |Jeannie Ewing |Simon Jones
Mood: Compelled to delineate my to-do list as a show of all the things I should be doingView: Three of our six chickens free-ranging in the back yard, vigilant against the shadow of the hawks that live in the woods behind usHey there,I missed you on Wednesday. I could say my absence was intentional, as I know you were in fabulous hands on Monday with and her lovely story about how we often use labels not just to classify but to exclude. But really, I just didn’t have the time to write an essay.
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Feb 1, 2023 | 
havenmagazines.com | Charmaine Wilkerson |Brendan Slocumb |Bolu Babalola |Joe Ide
BLACK CAKE By Charmaine Wilkerson Two estranged siblings try to reclaim the closeness they once shared while trying to piece together their late mother’s life story and fulfill her last request of sharing a traditional Caribbean black cake “when the time is right.” THE VIOLIN CONSPIRACY By Brendan Slocumb When, right before the cutthroat Tchaikovsky Competition – the Olympics of classical music, his priceless Stradivarius is stolen, with a ransom note for five million dollars in its place,...
