The captivating historical novel Yonder turns an intimate lens towards the tragedy and survivorship of American slaves. Jabari Asim sets his story at Placid Hall, a plantation owned by Randolph '...
Read ReviewHeartbreak Day and Family Separation During American Slavery
For American slaves, January 1 was a day to dread. For on that day, many were hired out to new plantations without warning, and some were sold off. Anxiety was rampant the evening before the new year,...
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Another book about Winston Churchill? Even with the astronomical number of titles written about the man from every conceivable angle — both pro and con — Geoffrey Wheatcroft miraculously ...
Read ReviewWinston Churchill in TV and Film
Countless movies about Winston Churchill have been made in the decades since World War II, with different actors playing the starring role to varying degrees of success. What are some of the most &#...
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1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows
Ai Weiwei is such an influential and innovative artist and activist that a memoir focused purely on his life and works would have been interesting enough. 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows is much more ...
Read ReviewThe Art and Political Imprisonment of Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei is an influential creator, whose career has given rise to a great variety of works in many mediums. Accordingly, describing him merely as an artist does not do him justice, as he wears many ...
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First Impressions readers enjoyed being transported to India via Thrity Umrigar's novel Honor, with 36 out of 38 rating the book four or five stars. What it's about: Smita—a Mumbai native ...
Read ReviewEscalating Anti-Muslim Sentiment in India
At the time of the partition in 1947, what was once the British colony of India was split, separating the predominantly Hindu Dominion of India (modern-day Republic of India) from the predominantly ...
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What Storm, What Thunder illuminates life in Haiti during and after the massive earthquake on January 12, 2010. Later called the 'Event,' or 'Douz' (the number 12 in Haitian Creole), it took more than...
Read ReviewIn the back matter of What Storm, What Thunder, author Myriam J. A. Chancy cites paintings by Trinidadian artist LeRoy Clarke (who passed away in July 2021) as a major inspiration for her novel. ...
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Noor's heroine goes by the moniker AO. Though officially this stands for her given name, Anwuli Okwudili, to her it has always meant Artificial Organism; a reflection of the self she has spent years ...
Read ReviewThe Life Changing Reality of Bionic Limbs
The protagonist of Nnedi Okorafor's novel Noor has undergone a number of procedures and augmentations to reduce her physical discomfort and improve her standard of living. Born with missing and ...
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My Broken Language
by Quiara Alegría Hudes
A Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright tells her lyrical coming of age story in a sprawling Puerto Rican family.
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