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Black Fiction and Nonfiction January 2023 |
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Free admission dates are February 4-6 & 10-12!
Friends of the Library preview sale for Friends of the Library members only is February 3. You can join at the door for $20. |
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eResource of the month: Consumer Reports
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Along the shore
by Rochelle Alers
Finally becoming a permanent resident on Coates Island, North Carolina, the ex-mistress of a powerful politician relies on her weekly book club friends to support her anti-romance stance in the third novel of the series following The Beach House.
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Yonder
by Jabari Asim
Meeting at Placid Hall, a plantation in an unspecified part of the American South, Cato and Willian, subjected to the whims of their tyrannical and eccentric captor, find their friendship fraying when a visiting pastor fills their heads with ideas about independence and love.
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The attic child
by Lola Jaye
Two children trapped in the same attic, almost a century apart, bound by a shared secret. Early 1900s London: Twelve-year-old Celestine spends most of the time locked away in the attic of a large house by the sea. The only time Celestine isn't bound by confines of the small space is when he is acting as an unpaid servant. He desperately clings to memories of his family in Africa, even as he struggles to remember his mother's face, and sometimes his real name. 1974: Lowra, a young orphan girl, finds herself trapped in the same attic. Searching for a ray of light in the darkness of the attic, Lowra finds items hidden under the floorboards and a message carved on the wall in an unidentifiable language. Providing comfort for her when all hope is lost, these clues will lead her to uncover the secrets of the attic.
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Aphrodite and the duke
by J. J. McAvoy
Back in London for her sisters society debut, Aphrodite Du Bell is intent on avoiding Evander Eagleman, the man who jilted her and broke her heart by marring someone else years ago, but who is now an unattached widower.
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Before I let go
by Kennedy Ryan
After a devastating tragedy, a married couple, Yasmen and Wade, discover that love isn't enough to save their marriage, but it eventually might be enough to bring them back together for a second time around.
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Africa risen : a new era of speculative fiction
by Sheree R. Thomas
A team of editors present an anthology showcasing over thirty original stories that showcase fantasy and science fiction from Africa including contributions by Sheree Reně Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki and Zelda Knight.
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Well of souls : uncovering the banjo's hidden history
by K. R. Gaddy
Revealing the banjo's hidden origins and key role in Black spirituality, ritual, and rebellion. From when enslaved people of African descent created it from gourds and wood as they were transported and sold throughout the Americas, playing an essential part as they came together at rituals. White governments outlawed them without success. In the mid-nineteenth century Blackface minstrels appropriated the instrument and eventually the banjo became part of jazz, bluegrass, and country, its deepest history forgotten.
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AphroChic : celebrating the legacy of the Black family home
by Jeanine Hays
From the creators of the lifestyle brand AphroChic comes an interior design book that steps into the intimate spaces of actors and musicians, creative rooms of artists and curators, generational homes with history, and "boss" offices of entrepreneurs and executives. You'll find historical information that sheds light on the Black homeownership gap while exploring Black design through 17 homeowners.
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Black folk could fly : selected writings
by Randall Kenan
A self-portrait of the beloved and enormously influential late Randall Kenan. Unbounded by his identities as a Black man, a gay man, an intellectual, and a Southerner, Randall Kenan was known for his groundbreaking fiction. Less visible were his extraordinary nonfiction essays, writings that were his most personal and autobiographical: memories of the three women who raised him; the labor of tobacco picking and hog killing in the eastern North Carolina lowlands where he grew up; and the food (oh the deliriously delectable Southern foods!) that sustained him.
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Best Barbarian : poems
by Roger Reeves
An incandescent collection by Whiting Award-winning poet Roger Reeves probes the apocalypses and raptures of humanity -- climate change, anti-Black racism, love, ecstasy and loss. The poems roam across the literary and social landscape: from Beowulf's Grendel to the jazz musician Alice Coltrane, from reckoning with immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border to thinking through the fraught beauty of the moon on a summer night after the police have killed a Black man.
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The world record book of racist stories
by Amber Ruffin
The host of The Amber Ruffin Show and writer/cast member on NBCs Late Night with Seth Meyers and her sister present a hilarious, intergenerational look at the absurdity of everyday racism as experienced across age, gender and appearance.
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The new bohemians : cool & collected homes
by Justina Blakeney
A Los Angeles-based designer explores neo-urban hippie style and visits 20 different homes across the United States decorated in this mode, interviewing the owners and discussing their aesthetic inspirations and offering ideas to those who want to decorate their own spaces.
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Wild at home : how to style and care for beautiful plants
by Hilton Carter
Tour lush spaces with thriving plants and learn all you need to know to create your own home urban jungle-- for beauty and improving the health of your home! You will be armed with the know-how you need to care for your plants, where to place them, how to propagate, how to find the right pot, and how to arrange them so that they look their best. Combine sizes and leaf shapes to stunning effect, grow your own succulents from leaf cuttings, create your own air plant display, and more.
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Stitched from the soul : slave quilts from the Antebellum South
by Gladys-Marie Fry
The first book to examine quilts created by the enslaved community and place them in historical and social context. After a national search more than 100 photos feature some of the finest examples she found. In an updated preface she reflects on the inspiration for this book-- to learn more about her enslaved great-great-grandmother, who was a skilled seamstress-- and the impact the book has had on others.
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We are here : visionaries of color transforming the art world
by Jasmin Hernandez
We Are Here presents the bold and nuanced work of Black and Brown visionaries transforming the art world. Centering BIPOC, this collection features fifty of the most influential voices: striking photography of art, creative spaces, materials, and the subjects themselves are paired with intimate interviews delving into their creative process and how each actively works to create a more inclusive world and shows a path for all who seek to see themselves in art and culture.
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Spirits of the cloth : contemporary
African-American quilts
by Carolyn Mazloomi
Celebrating the African-American quilting tradition, a beautifully illustrated guide showcases 150 stunning contemporary African-American quilts, accompanied by information on their creators and the meaning of each piece of fabric art.
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