I want to start this with a dream that plagued me for most of my marriage. I never talked about … More
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My Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson
A beautiful book that seems so true to life and vibrant that it feels much more like a memoir than a … More
New Publication: “On The Subway To Work With A Better Class of People, by Robert Lopez”
“There is a book in here I read every day. I start at the beginning and read on through till … More
New Publication: “Step Aside, Gray Lady.”
A new publication was published today, “Step Aside, Gray Lady: Ishmael Reed and Carla Blank’s Reckoning with Bigotry on Broadway” … More
Nomadland by Jessica Bruder, #1245 Nomadland (2020), and a Unit Plan
This is going to be a relatively long post as I have spent the better part of the past few … More
Black Nerd Problems by Omar Holmon and William Evans
Black Nerd Problems is an incredible series of essays from a website that I honestly had not heard of prior … More
Static in the Jungle: “Ducks, Newburyport” by Lucy Ellmann
The sheer contemporariness of this book in terms of what it is about, how it is executed, and the meanderings … More
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
East of Eden is an immaculate American narrative that spans decades in the lives of the Hamiltons and the Trasks … More
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