A powerful collection of essays from actors, activists, athletes, politicians, musicians, writers, and teens, including Senator Amy Klobuchar, actress Alia Shawkat, actor Maulik Pancholy, poet...
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Author: Klobuchar, AmySummary:
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Author: Atakora, AfiaSummary:
A mother and daughter with a shared talent for healing—and for the conjuring of curses—are at the heart of this dazzling first novel LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE "Lush,...
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Author: Flournoy, AngelaSummary:
The Turners have lived on Yarrow Street for over fifty years. Their house has seen thirteen children grown and gone--and some returned; it has seen the arrival of grandchildren, the fall of...
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Author: Giddings, MeganSummary:
Lena Johnson drops out of college to support her family and takes a job in the mysterious and remote town of Lakewood, Michigan. On paper, her new job is too good to be true. High paying. No out...
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Author: Dangarembga, TsitsiSummary:
Anxious about her prospects after leaving a stagnant job, Tambudzai finds herself living in a run-down youth hostel in downtown Harare. For reasons that include her grim financial prospects and...
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Author: Harrison, VashtiSummary:
Featuring the true stories of forty women creators, from writers and artists to inventors and scientists, this audiobook inspires as it educates. Listeners will meet trailblazers--some known, some...
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Author: Spera, Deb.Summary:
A stunning tour de force following three fierce, unforgettable Southern women in the years leading up to the Great Depression It's 1924 South Carolina and the region is still recovering from the...
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Author: Sexton, Margaret WilkersonSummary:
This historically inspired story of two black women one hundred years apart tells of Josephine and her descendant, a single mother who moves in with her white grandmother, but soon must find...
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Author: Sexton, Margaret WilkersonSummary:
Evelyn, a New Orleans Creole woman in the 1940s, comes from a family of upper-echelon blacks. When she falls for no-name Renard, she must choose between him and her life of privilege. For Evelyn,...
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Author: Collins, KathleenSummary:
A stunning collection of fiction, diary entries, screenplays, and scripts which spans genres to reveal the breadth and depth of the late author's talent. The compilation is anchored by Collins'...
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Author: Monroe, MarySummary:
In the stunning climax of New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe's Lonely Heart, Deadly Heart series, the tension-and the heat-reach unforgettable heights as two restless women go after the...
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Author: Reynolds, JasonSummary:
From National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds comes a novel told in ten blocks, showing all they different directions a walk home can take. This story was...