A front-row view of boarding the bus of change during the Civil Rights Movement + an insightful memoir about a migrant’s six-year journey to the Netherlands = this nonfiction round-up. BUSES ARE A COMIN’: Memoir of a Freedom Rider by Charles Person and Richard Rooker 2 starred reviews! “A stirring memoir that offers a view […]
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For Your Consideration: April 2021 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite April titles for the April 2021 LibraryReads list! Votes due March 1! MAGGIE FINDS HER MUSE by Dee ErnstISBN 9781250768339, on sale 4/20/21 A delightful work of women’s fiction about a bestselling author who goes to Paris to overcome writer’s block, and in the process rediscovers family, independence, […]
Booklist’s Core Collection: Immigrant and Refugee Writers
Booklist highlights immigrant and refugee writers who have come to the U.S. in their recent Core Collection roundup, including these two Macmillan titles: SHE WOULD BE KING by Wayétu Moore SHE WOULD BE KING is a spectacular blend of history and magical realism that follows three extraordinary characters: in the West African village of Lai, […]