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African American Newsletter
September 2019
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Book Selection “Speak No Evil” by Uzodinma Iweala Sept. 5 - Oct. 5, 2019
Each branch library will have a variety of programs related to “Speak No Evil,” ranging from book club discussions, movies and lectures to craft and cooking programs. Click link at right to view schedule of films, book discussions and programs, or pick up a copy of the program guide at any Forsyth County Public Library.
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Speak No Evil: A Novel
by Uzodinma Iweala
An Ivy League-bound star athlete from a prestigious private school in Washington, D.C., and his best friend, the daughter of prominent government insiders, struggle with brutal responses to the young man's sexual orientation before finding themselves speeding toward a violent and senseless future.
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Patsy: A Novel
by Nicole Dennis-Benn
Receiving her long-coveted visa to America, Patsy leaves behind her family in Jamaica only to discover that life as an undocumented immigrant is not what her best friend had described.
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A Particular Kind of Black Man
by Tope Folarin
A Rhodes Scholar and winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing offers a novel about a Nigerian family living in Utah and their uncomfortable assimilation into American life.
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Sycorax's Daughters
by Ph.D. Brooks, Kinitra D.
This anthology is composed of 28 dark stories and 14 poems written by African American writers. The tales of what scares, threatens, and shocks them will enlighten and entertain readers.
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Everything Inside: Stories
by Edwidge Danticat
A single-volume collection of short stories by the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of Brother, I’m Dying is set in such locales as Miami, Port-au-Prince and the Caribbean and poignantly explores the forces that unite and divide.
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Welcome to My World: A Novel
by Curtis Bunn
Brenda Harris is a former Atlanta corporate executive whose unexpected encounter with a stranger inspires her to reinvent her life. A moving and powerful story about how inspiration can be found in the unlikeliest places, The book also reaffirms that the simplest things in life—a conversation with a stranger—can lead to life-changing results.
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The World Doesn't Require You: Stories
by Rion Amilcar Scott
This collection of short stories, set in fictional Cross River, Maryland, includes the tales of a struggling musician who is God’s last son and a Ph.D. candidate whose dissertation about a childhood game sparks a riot in a once-segregated town.
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The Sixth Man: A Memoir
by Andre Iguodala
The NBA swingman and All-Star shares insights into his remarkable career, discussing such topics as his 2012 Men's Basketball Olympics gold-medal win, his 2015 NBA championship with the Warriors and his off-court successes as a Silicon Valley insider.
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No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black & Free in America
by Darnell L. Moore
The editor-at-large of CASSIUS and original Black Lives Matter organizer describes his own direct experiences with prejudice, violence and repression; his search for intimacy in the gay neighborhoods of his youth and his participation in key civil movements where he found his calling as an advocate on behalf of society's marginalized people.
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Trice Hickman Best Selling Author
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Coming to the Carver Road Branch Library Thursday, Sept. 26 7 p.m.
Books will be available for purchase and author will autograph copies.
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Release Date 09/24/2019
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Forsyth County Public Library 660 W 5th Street Winston Salem, North Carolina 27101 336-703-3030www.forsythlibrary.org |
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