In her second adventure, 8-year-old Yoli explores Puerto Limón, Costa Rica, where a lively celebration of Afro-Caribbean culture deepens her understanding of heritage and community. […]
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Morris Brown’s ‘Hang’n with the Girls’ series highlights father-daughter bonding: Book Corner
“Hang’n with the Girls: College Day” and “Hang’n with the Girls: Feed the Ducks,” by Morris Brown, are two books in an 11-book series that […]
‘Unearthed’ gives voice to trauma and healing, offering a model to break silence: Book Corner
“Unearthed: The Lies We Carry & The Truths They Bury,” by Chanchal Garg, is a memoir that chronicles the author’s life through short stories as […]
Memoir offers faith-based guide for women to overcome heartbreak, rebuild after trauma: Book Corner
“The D.I.V.A. Herself: I Survived My Mess,” by La Shawn Denise Witt, is a story of transformation, resilience and faith. “It chronicles the raw and […]
Black feminist lens on Black college football players’ hidden struggles offered in new book
“Tackling the Everyday: Race and Nation in Big-Time College Football” by Tracie Canada, offers a Black feminist perspective on the exploitation, kinship and care shaping […]
New novel ‘The Young Samaritan’ reimagines a lost witness to Christ’s arrest — Book Corner
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “The Young Samaritan,” by J. Schuyler Sprowles, follows the extraordinary adventure of Joshua, a young Samaritan boy, who is forced […]
BOOK CORNER: Author bases new book on growing up in Los Angeles
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer A tight-knit group of teens in 1990s Los Angeles, use underground washways to get around — and get into trouble. […]
BOOK CORNER: Latest Diddley Squatt story gives readers message of hope
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer Young guitarist Diddley Squatt embarks on his first electrifying tour through the Chitlin’ Circuit in the late 1950s/early 1960s, navigating […]
BOOK CORNER: New book explores 1925 as amazing year of writing, culture
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “1925: A Literary Encyclopedia,” by Tom Lutz, is an insightful new book that takes readers on an extraordinary journey through […]