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Two Californias is full of humor, good writing, and thoughtful angles on human existence—with zombies thrown in for good measure.
It wasn’t until 2009 that a trove of Florence B. Price scores was discovered in a dilapidated house in down-state Illinois and a revival of interest in this most remarkable of composers began in earnest.
Invisible Years is — simultaneously — an indispensable source and a distinguished work of art.
Hardly a portrait of glory from sea to shining sea, these tales drop in on estranged, lost, and overwhelmed people.
Crooked Hallelujah is a splendid debut, its intricately structured narrative following four generations of a matriarchal family from the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.
American Radicals is as revealing, riveting, and well-researched as any work of history that I have read in recent years.
A more accurate title for Ibram X Kendi’s engaging and compelling book might be:” How I learned to think like an antiracist and how you can too.”
Take the poems slowly, enjoy the Cage-y silences, the concentrated words as they appear.
To the extent that Antiracist Baby helps to define and explain antiracism succinctly, it may be useful for older kids and grown-ups.
Book Reconsideration: “A Confederacy of Dunces” — Still an American Comic Masterpiece?
A reassessment on the 40th anniversary of A Confederacy of Dunces, a novel that many consider one of the funniest ever written by an American.
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