'Matriarch' Is Oprah's Book Club Pick And So Much More About Celebrity Publishing Imprints
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Online Ceramics is teaming up with Penguin Random House Publishers to fight against book bans. Tina Knowles’ memoir, Matriarch, has been chosen as Oprah’s Book Club pick. And, what is it with all of these celebrity publishing imprints?
Was Jay Gatsby of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' A Black Man?
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Book bans lead to increased readership. A new study shows the most popular book genres by state. And, was Jay Gatsby of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby a Black man posing as White?
President Trump's Executive Order About Smithsonian Museum Sparks Debates
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Trump’s executive order regarding the Smithsonian Museum sparks debates about patriotism and sanitizing history. BDA Publishing ceases operations. And, the San Antonio Book Festival is on April 12, 2025.
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett Has A New Book Coming Out
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Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has a new book coming out. Tina Knowles is going on a book tour. And, a library in Alabama has lost state funding because of book bans.
The Trump Administration Plans To End Federal Funding For Libraries, 'Careless People' Is Upsetting The Tech World, And Uri Levine Wonders If He Sold Waze For Too Cheap
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The Trump administration has issued an executive order that guts federal funding for public libraries. Sarah Wynn-Williams’ Careless People is causing a stir. And, Waze co-founder Uri Levine implores entrepreneurs to embrace problems in his book, Fall In Love With The Problem, Not The Solution.
Barnes & Noble, the 'Oathbound' Release, and OMG!
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Barnes & Noble is under fire after reportedly fumbling the release of Tracy Deonn's Oathbound. Gospel recording artist Jonathan McReynolds has a new book coming out called Before You Climb Any Higher. And, the Tucson Festival of Books is coming to town on March 15, 2025!
Happy Black History Month! Here Are 5 Fiction Books To Add To Your TBR
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It's Black History Month! I am convinced that the diversity of culture in the United States is a strength and not a weakness. Here are five books to consider adding to your TBR list!
- Needy Little Things by Channelle Desamours
- Listen to Your Sister by Neena Viel
- Let Us March On by Shara Moon
- Red Clay by Charles B. Fancher
- The Love Lyric by Kristina Forest
Happy New Year! 5 Books I'm Excited For In 2025
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It's 2025, and these are the books I'm excited for:
- Isaac's Song by Daniel Black
- I'm That Girl by Jordan Chiles
- Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson
- Spy Notes by Judy Hutson
- Becoming the Pastor's Wife by Beth Allison Barr
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At Least 7 Reported Dead After Gangway Collapse On Sapelo Island In Georgia
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At least seven people are reported dead after a gangway collapsed on Sapelo Island in Georgia. I am reading Your Favorite Band Cannot Save You by Scotto Moore, and Mexikid by Pedro Martin is a slow but necessary read. Also, Smile 2 garnered $32 million in box sales on its debut weekend. The film’s writer and director, Parker Finn, is open to more movies in the franchise.
Interview with Marissa Coloma, Author of 'Commune' and 'Sights & Sounds'
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Marissa Coloma is the Creative Arts Pastor at Harbor Christian Center in Wilmington, California. Her two 8-day devotionals, Commune and Sights & Sounds, were written to help Christians deepen their relationship with God through carved out, intentional time with Jesus.
Keep up with Marissa on Instagram and her blog! Check out Harbor Music's latest adventures on their website!
What 'Timid' by Jonathan Todd Taught Me About Friendship
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I am reading Sights & Sounds by Marissa Coloma, Kathy Gutierrez, and Eliza Rivera-Mitu. Also, Timid by Jonathan Todd can teach us all a thing or two about friendship. And finally, Woman of the Hour is the Netflix movie bound to rock you to the core.
The Harvest! The Harvest! October Book Recs Are Here!
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October Book Recs
- Model Home by Rivers Solomon - Hardcover | Kindle
- Deja Brew by Celestine Martin - Paperback | Kindle
- This Cursed House by Del Sandeen - Hardcover | Kindle
- Curdle Creek by Yvonne Battle-Felton - Hardcover | Kindle
- A Grim Reaper's Guide to Catching a Killer - Paperback | Kindle
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
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Hispanic Heritage Month has begun! I have five book recs to celebrate!
The 2024 U.S. Presidential Election Is Affecting Book Sales
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The 2024 presidential election is affecting book sales. I am reading I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez. Gloria Naylor’s Mama Day is officially on my ever-growing “To Read” list. And, Lee Daniels responds to reactions to The Deliverance on Netflix.
September Book Picks Are Here!
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It's September, and I have book recs! Also, be sure to catch Israel Campbell at the Lawndale Library on September 28, 2024, for his book launch of Carlyle The Crocodile Who Lived on the River Nile. It's going to be loads of fun!
'The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires' Is Coming To HBO
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The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires is coming to HBO. I am reading It’s Elementary by Elise Bryant and suggest Black Shield Maiden by Willow Smith and Jess Hendel. And I saw Longlegs (starring Maika Monroe, Nicholas Cage, Blair Underwood, and more!) at the theater!
Stephen King's 'The Institute' Is Coming To TV
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Stephen King’s The Institute is coming to television. I am reading The Presence of Jesus by Joseph Clampitt. And, why didn’t anyone tell me about the wonders of EVIL? Oh, and Avery Lee is Squished in Megan Wagner Lloyd’s graphic novel.
Alex Jones Will Sell Infowars To Pay $1.5 Billion Sandy Hook Lawsuit
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Alex Jones has agreed to liquidate his assets to pay the $1.5 billion Sally Hook lawsuit he lost in 2022. I am reading Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lighting Thief. And, I think I want to see Inside Out 2.
OH! And have you decided to participate in my summer reading challenge yet? Click here for the Flipbook filled with book recs! There is something for everyone.
It's Time For June Book Recs!
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Dies In Helicopter Crash
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has died. I am reading Pretty by KB Brookins. Revival If by Rod Parsley caused my eyebrows to raise. And finally, I don’t understand the hate thrown at How It Ends (2018).
Restoring Confederate Names
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A Virginia county school board votes to restore the names of Confederate generals to two of its schools. Disarming Leviathan by Caleb Campbell is all about loving Christian Nationalists. Speaking of love, The Fiction Writer by Jillian Cantor is not a love story at all. And finally, Richard Gadd is shocked by the success of Baby Reindeer on Netflix.
May Book Recs!
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It is the month of May, and these book recs are too great to ignore!
May Book Recs
College Girl, Missing - Shawn Cohen
College student Lauren Spierer was pursuing her dreams, joining her boyfriend at a party school eight hundred miles from home. Social and gregarious, studying fashion and rooming with friends, Lauren embraced her new adventure with the zeal of a young woman who suddenly had everything she desired. But there was a dark side that she and her inner circle kept secret.
Leaning On Air - Cheryl Grey Bostrom
They last spoke as teens … But on a country road twelve years later, a surprise encounter reunites ornithologist Celia Burke with veterinary surgeon Burnaby Hayes, and they plunge into the most unusual romance of her life.
Mistakes We Never Made - Hannah Brown
Emma Townsend can sum up her situationship with hot-as-hell romantic red flag Finn Hughes in one word: almost. They almost dated in high school. They almost hooked up after college. They almost took things too far one magical night. Their whole story is one series of “almosts” and “nearlys,” and now they just kind of can’t stand each other.
Blood at the Root - LaDarrion Williams
Ten years ago, Malik's life changed forever the night his mother mysteriously vanished and he discovered he had uncontrollable powers. Since then, he has kept his abilities hidden, looking out for himself and his younger foster brother, Taye.
The Ministry of Time - Kaliane Bradley
In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what project she’ll be working on. A recently established government ministry is gathering “expats” from across history to establish whether time travel is feasible—for the body, but also for the fabric of space-time.
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Arizona Supreme Court Rules 1864 Abortion Law Enforceable
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The Arizona Supreme Court has deemed an 1864 law about abortion enforceable, Charming As A Verb by Ben Phillippe is about a dog walker and hustler, and A Fire Story by Brian Fies takes us inside the 2017 firestorms that ripped through Northern California. Also, this Rotten Tomatoes review about Bird Box annoyed me.
April Book Recs!
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It’s April and time for book recs!
Meghan Michaels is trying to find a balance between being a single mom and working full-time as an ICU nurse when a patient named Caitlin arrives in her ward with a traumatic brain injury. They say she jumped from a bridge and plunged over twenty feet to the train tracks below.
"How ought one to live?" This is the question that obsesses London-based publisher Ayush, driving him to question every act of consumption.
Something Kindred - Ciera Burch
Jericka Walker had planned to spend the summer before senior year soaking up the sun with her best friend on the Jersey Shore. Instead, she finds herself in Coldwater, Maryland, a small town with a dark and complicated past.
After a failed engagement and her mother’s battle with cancer, Charlotte Carter’s life is finally turning around now that she’s landed a dream job teaching music.
The Black Girl Survives in This One - Desiree S. Evans (ed.)
Fifteen chilling and thought-provoking stories place Black girls front and center as heroes and survivors who slay monsters, battle spirits, and face down death.
While We Were Burning - Sara Koffi
After her best friend's mysterious death, Elizabeth Smith’s picture-perfect life in the Memphis suburbs has spiraled out of control—so much so that she hires a personal assistant to keep her on track.
When Lauren returns home to her flat in London late one night, she is greeted at the door by her husband, Michael. There’s only one problem—she’s not married.
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6 Presumed Dead After Bridge Collapses In Baltimore
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Six workers are presumed dead after a bridge collapsed in Baltimore, according to a story published by Reuters. I finished Small Spaces by Katherine Arden this week, and I’m betting my Kindle Unlimited borrowing power that we will love The Realtor by Sonya Bateman.
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'Matriarch' Is Oprah's Book Club Pick And So Much More About Celebrity Publishing Imprints
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Was Jay Gatsby of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' A Black Man?
23:17
President Trump's Executive Order About Smithsonian Museum Sparks Debates
22:25
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett Has A New Book Coming Out
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The Trump Administration Plans To End Federal Funding For Libraries, 'Careless People' Is Upsetting The Tech World, And Uri Levine Wonders If He Sold Waze For Too Cheap
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Barnes & Noble, the 'Oathbound' Release, and OMG!
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Happy Black History Month! Here Are 5 Fiction Books To Add To Your TBR
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Happy New Year! 5 Books I'm Excited For In 2025
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At Least 7 Reported Dead After Gangway Collapse On Sapelo Island In Georgia
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Interview with Marissa Coloma, Author of 'Commune' and 'Sights & Sounds'
28:25
What 'Timid' by Jonathan Todd Taught Me About Friendship
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The Harvest! The Harvest! October Book Recs Are Here!
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
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The 2024 U.S. Presidential Election Is Affecting Book Sales
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September Book Picks Are Here!
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'The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires' Is Coming To HBO
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Stephen King's 'The Institute' Is Coming To TV
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Alex Jones Will Sell Infowars To Pay $1.5 Billion Sandy Hook Lawsuit
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It's Time For June Book Recs!
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Dies In Helicopter Crash
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Restoring Confederate Names
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May Book Recs!
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Arizona Supreme Court Rules 1864 Abortion Law Enforceable
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April Book Recs!
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6 Presumed Dead After Bridge Collapses In Baltimore
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