Book Reviews
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Jan- 2026 -6 January
“The Doctors’ Riot of 1788: Body Snatching, Bloodletting, and Anatomy in America” by Andy McPhee
It began as a coincidence on a mid-April morning, when an impertinent medical student at Columbia College taunted a boy with a corpse’s arm – one that just happened to…
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Dec- 2025 -27 December
“Voices from the Kitchen: Personal Narratives from New York’s Immigrant Restaurant Workers”
Pick up “Voices from the Kitchen,” and you’ll know immediately that this is not a book about food. If you’re expecting recipes, nope. No sizzling drama, either. What you’ll find…
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22 December
Stitching Freedom: A True Story of Injustice, Defiance, and Hope in Angola Prison
“Stitching Freedom” isn’t scary or particularly scared-straight-ish, and there’s a bit of humor at the end in Tyler’s post-prison memories of learning about modern life
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14 December
“Let Me Be Real With You” — Book Review
At first look, this book might seem like just any other self-help offering. It’s inspirational for casual reader and business reader, both, just like most books in this genre.
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Nov- 2025 -6 November
Book Review: “I Know White People are Crazy and Other Stories” by Dr. Jonathan Mathias Lassiter
Through his work as a licensed clinical psychologist and the patients he’s treated, he knows his experiences are not unique. He also knows that whiteness mindset is not limited to…
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Sep- 2025 -15 September
Book Reviews for September for Children
Uh-oh. The possibly-evil Norvax Corporation may be planning to use their secret time machine for nefarious purposes. Can your 8-to-12-year-old and their friends stop them?
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Jul- 2025 -6 July
Jonathan Capehart’s “Yet Here I Am: Lessons from a Black Man’s Search for Home”
When little Jonathan Capehart inquired about his father, who died just months after Capehart was born, he was met with a look that told him not to ask again.
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Jun- 2025 -29 June
“Madame Queen: The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair” by Mary Kay McBrayer
If you want something enough, you’ll never, ever lose sight of that goal.
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Mar- 2025 -9 March
The Bookworm Sez: Books about Integration, Schools & HBCUs by various authors
There are many more books on the history of education for you to read, addressing elementary schools, college-level, and high school.
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Feb- 2025 -3 February
Celebrating Black History: Books Every Child Should Read
It’s a long journey filled with danger and excitement, new friends and old lessons. Just beware, there’s a lot to this book, in a longer story that’s perhaps too much…
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