Search for the New Land shook me awake and into the world of Julius Lester’s Black experience. Sometimes my reading habits set me off like
HOME — MORE THAN A HOUSE OR THE PLACE YOU COME FROM “Home” is rather like a jigsaw puzzle (another of my favorite pastimes). It
The Thanksgiving Visitor My annual reading of Truman Capote’s beloved story, The Thanksgiving Visitor, a tale of the spirit of giving, is my bellwether that
“Don’t be afraid. My telling can’t hurt you in spite of what I have done…” This is Nobel winner Morrison at her visceral and poetic
It is February fellow-Americans, and we know, as readers, students, television programmers and booksellers, what that means: It’s Black History Month! What I’ve never understood
Home, Toni Morrison – Monday, November 13, 2017 – 7:00 pm Clayton Community Library
Black History Month – I can’t believe I have not upgraded this essay and list of interesting titles since 2013. Today, in our frightening political
HUNGRY HEART, ADVENTURES IN LIFE, LOVE AND WRITING Subtitled “Adventures in Life, Love, and Writing,” Jennifer Weiner’s new book of essays, Hungry Heart, pinpoints the
SNAFU – REMEDIED Last night I attempted to post a book review of Toni Morrison’s novel Home. The keyword is “attempted.” I did everything right. Three times
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