The Furrows: An Elergy by Namwali Serpell
The novel The Furrows was inspired by the death of Namwali Serpell’s sister and the reality that: …people do not die for us immediately, but remain bathed in a sort of...
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The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill
This is a story about an ogress. Like all ogres, she spoke little and thought much. She was careful and considerate. Her heavy feet trod lightly on the ground. [p. 1]...
Murder in Old Bombay: A Mystery by Nev March
Indian American author Nev March’s debut novel, Murder in Old Bombay, is the winner of the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award and a nominee for both an...
Yellow Wife: A Novel by Sadeqa Johnson
These little nuggets of history that we don’t really talk about. We go to school, we learn all these facts….but we don’t learn these personal stories that become [the foundation for]...
The Child Finder: A Novel by Rene Denfeld
I had an extremely difficult childhood and every day after school I’d go to the public library, which was my sanctuary. I learned early about the power of story and imagination...
The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaul Jaswal
Sikhism is a religion and philosophy founded in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent in the late 15th century. Its members are known as Sikhs. The Sikhs call their faith...
Lightning Strike by William Kent Krueger
Is it the rolling of thunder that scares you?Is it the crashing of clouds that hold fear?But all I know as I sit in a corner aloneIt takes me back to...
Wildwood by Colin Meloy
It’s just a fantasyIt’s not the real thingIt’s just a fantasyIt’s not the real thingBut sometimes a fantasyIs all you need —-Billy Joel—- Wildwood, written by Colin Meloy, (the lead singer...
Easy Beauty by Chloé Cooper Jones
Individuals with disabilities and those who love them constantly deal with scenarios like the one introduced at the beginning of this essential book. Chloé Cooper Jones writes: “I am in a...
What the Fireflies Knew: A Novel by Kai Harris
In her acknowledgments, Kai Harris states that when she “was a little Black girl growing up in Detroit,” she had a ton of questions all the time and wondered why her...
