Book Reviews
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Apr- 2026 -15 April
Books for Poetry Month by various authors
In life, there are times when you want some rhymes. Short ones or long, alone by yourself or attached to a song, rhymes you read quietly or read out-loud, savored…
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Mar- 2026 -23 March
Book Review: “The Mixed Marriage Project: A Memoir of Love, Race, and Family” by Dorothy Roberts
She wasn’t surprised by the segregation most of the couples endured, but by the unique barriers they experienced. There were couples of all ages and “all walks of life,” each…
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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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