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African American Newsletter October 2018
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Five-Carat Soul
by James McBride
"Exciting new fiction from James McBride, the first since his National Book Award-winning novel The Good Lord Bird. The stories in Five-Carat Soul--none of them ever published before--spring from the place where identity, humanity, and history converge.They're funny and poignant, insightful and unpredictable, imaginative and authentic--all told with McBride's unrivaled storytelling skill and meticulous eye for character and detail. McBride explores the ways we learn from the world and the people aroundus. An antiques dealer discovers that a legendary toy commissioned by Civil War General Robert E. Lee now sits in the home of a black minister in Queens. Five strangers find themselves thrown together and face unexpected judgment. An American president draws inspiration from a conversation he overhears in a stable. And members of The Five-Carat Soul Bottom Bone Band recount stories from their own messy and hilarious lives. As McBride did in his National Book award-winning The Good Lord Birdandhis bestselling The Color of Water, he writes with humor and insight about how we struggle to understand who we are in a world we don't fully comprehend. The result is a surprising, perceptive, and evocative collection of stories that is also a moving exploration of our human condition."
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A Kind of Freedom: A Novel
by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
Explores the legacy of racial disparity in the South through the story of three generations of an African American family in New Orleans.
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Remembrance
by Mary Monroe
Volunteering at a soup kitchen during the Christmas season to navigate midlife doubts, a family woman finds unexpected comfort in a relationship with a homeless man.
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French Quarter Kisses
by Zuri Day
Pierre LeBlanc is a triple threat: celebrated chef, food-network star and owner of the Big Easy’s hottest restaurant. Journalist Rosalyn Arnaud sees only a spoiled playboy not worthy of front-page news. Their sizzling attraction tells another story. But when she uncovers his secret, their love affair could end in shattering betrayal…
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Mafio$o - Part Three
by Nisa Santiago
As Layla begins her one-woman reign of terror, Scott, Maxine, and Bugsy have their hands' full and call in reinforcements.
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Mafio$o - Part Four
by Nisa Santiago
With Layla and Scott West behind bars, it is up to their daughter, Lucky, and son, Bugsy, to take over the family businesses, but bad management and unthinkable acts soon pit mother against daughter and father against son.
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Shot Through the Heart
by Ms. Bam
Mourning a series of messy breakups, Nicole begins to think she will be alone forever, until she meets Jeremiah, who is fresh off a relationship with a rising R&B star and is hurting almost as much as Nicole.
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Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Novel
by Victoria Christopher Murray
"Gabrielle Wilson has the perfect life: she lives in a Beverly Hills mansion with her loving husband and beautiful daughter, and works at a massively-successful PR firm she founded with her best friend. When her father, Jeremiah, suddenly admits that an affair he had years before resulted in a daughter, she is shocked to find that she is actually happy to hear the news. Could this woman be the sister she's been praying for all her life? Meanwhile, Keisha Jones's life so far has been a struggle. Her mother Daisy worked on the streets trying to make ends meet, and school was its own nightmare. So when Gabrielle offers to fly Keisha out of Arkansas to meet the family in Beverly Hills, Keisha is immediately ready to go. What Gabrielle doesn't realize is that Keisha has known about the Wilsons for years, and knows exactly what she has been missing out on. Once she gets out to Los Angeles, Keisha is determined to have everything that she's always desired--everything that she has always envied. And nothing can stand in her way."
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She Would be King: A Novel
by Wayétu Moore -African author
Reimagines the dramatic story of Liberia’s early years through three unforgettable characters who share an uncommon bond.
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To Obama: With Love, Joy, Anger, and Hope
by Jeanne Marie Laskas
Reveals how every night of his presidency, Barack Obama read 10 letters from his constituents, in an account that describes the contents of remarkable letters that profoundly shaped his administration.
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One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression is Destroying our Democracy
by Carol Anderson
The New York Times best-selling author of White Rage presents a timely history of voter suppression that exposes America's insidious history of policies that have blocked African-American voting participation, placing particular focus on the Supreme Court's 2013 Shelby ruling.
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Second Wind "A Mother's Strength": Army Soldier and Two Time Breast Cancer Survivor
by Andrea Maine
Second WIND "Army Soldier and Two Time Breast Cancer Survivor", takes you on an uplifting journey of perseverance and faith. Whether you are faced with a breast cancer diagnosis or are a supporting family member or friend, you can take comfort in knowing that millions of men and women like you and me are walking, this journey with you. Inside is my heartfelt, warm and at times, fun filled story that opens your heart and allows you to accept and to survive any life altering diagnosis. We all have struggles and unforeseen circumstances that seem to set us back, but all we need to do is to trust and to believe that God sees and knows our challenges. Though your diagnosis may seem devastating, remember that you can withstand it and continue to live, to emerge, to grow and to find inner peace.notation.
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