Mighty Justice
by Dovey Johnson Roundtree , Katie McCabe
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Dovey Johnson Roundtree was one of two lawyers who won the landmark case "Sarah Keys v. Carolina Bus Company," ending Jim Crow practices on interstate bus ...
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Beyond the Book: Dovey Johnson Roundtree (1914-2018)
Dovey Mae Johnson Roundtree was an African American civil rights activist and attorney who secured one of the most significant victories against Jim Crow segregation, and broke the color barrier of the Women's Bar in Washington D.C. She also served ... Beyond the Book
The Seine
by Elaine Sciolino
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Of the 24 members who reviewed Elaine Sciolino's The Seine: The River that Made Paris for BookBrowse's First Impressions Program, 23 gave it a 4+ rating, for an overall ...
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Fireborne
by Rosaria Munda
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Inspired by classical political theory and the French Revolution, Rosaria Munda's YA debut Fireborne (the start of a planned trilogy called The Aurelian Cycle) is a unique, ...
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Fireborne, the first book in The Aurelian Cycle trilogy, features a society that is restructuring after a political revolution, in which a select few citizens become dragon-riding warriors that protect the nation. This is the debut novel for author ... Beyond the Book
Frankissstein
by Jeanette Winterson
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Jeanette Winterson's futurist sci-fi/alternative history hybrid unfolds in two main timelines. In the first, it's 1816 and Mary Shelley, Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, Byron's ...
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Beyond the Book: The Luddite Protests
In one narrative thread of Jeanette Winterson's Frankissstein, Mary and Percy Shelley and Lord Byron discuss the rebellion of the Luddites, a secret organization in early 19th century England that destroyed textile machinery in protest of automated ... Beyond the Book
The Seine
by Elaine Sciolino
"A soulful, transformative voyage along the body of water that defines the City of Light."
—Lauren Collins
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The In-Betweens
by Mira Ptacin
"A fascinating history of an American community of Spiritualists... a fabulous read."
—Elizabeth Gilbert
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Today We Go Home
by Kelli Estes
Illuminating and deeply human, Today We Go Home shines a light on the brave military women of the past and present.
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Calling Me Home
An emotionally raw and resonant story of two young women connected by a home for "fallen girls," and inspired by historical events.
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A thrilling tale of secretaries turned spies, of love and duty, and of sacrifice--inspired...
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Your House Will Pay
by Steph Cha
Thanks to Netgalley and HarperCollins for the ARC of this novel. I enjoyed this a lot. It paints a nuanced picture of the aftermath of a racially based set of tragedies, ...
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The World That We Knew
by Alice Hoffman
There are a few cases when I would like to give a book 6 stars, but this is one of them. Having lived in Germany ten years after WWII, the book brought back memories of ...
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The Lost Man
by Jane Harper
I read this book earlier in the year when it came out in hardback. I can’t remember what caused me to be interested, but my records show I actually bought it on my Kindle...
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Everything Inside
by Edwidge Danticat
Edwige Danticat in these delicately told stories faces head on the lives of immigrants from Haiti facing hardship there and here, people between two cultures, the high ...
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Where the Light Enters
by Sara Donati
I enjoyed this book, it is a great follow up to the Gilded Hour, and can't wait to read the 3rd book! At 600 pages, I was at first dubious on how the author could keep ...
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The Stationery Shop
by Marjan Kamali
“Look, Zari, being in love is difficult to explain. When you know it’s right, you just know. There’s no avoiding it. It’s like … it’s like a tree has fallen on your head....
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