Listen to a sample of the book Indigo Summer by Monica McKayhan 2007 Kimani Tru Press main character: Indigo Summer Indigo is beginning high school. Her best friend and next door neighbor recently moved away and is replaced by a fine young man Indigo knew in the second grade. She is attractive and well grounded… Read More Book Review: Indigo Summer
Here’s a preview of Chess Rumble a new piece of fiction coming from Gary Neri, author of Shorty. Neri is an African American male author who writes for YAs. He is a storyteller, artist and digital movie producer who currently lives in Florida with his family.
Will it get much better than this?? The Role and Impact of Diverse Perspectives on History: A Dialog with Dr. Henry Louis Gates and Dr. John Hope Frankin One of America’s most prominent academics, Dr. Henry Louis Gates has attracted the world’s attention to Harvard’s Afro-American Studies program since he took over as its chair… Read More Dialog Coming to Clowes
Exploding Stereotypes beyond the Myth Author: Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez Tuesday 20 March; 7:00 pm at Clowes Hall, Butler University Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez is a woman who wears many hats. Most recently, “bestselling, groundbreaking novelist” has been the dominant hat. Entertainment Weekly named her a breakout literary star. Latina magazine named her a Woman of the Year.… Read More Coming to Clowes Hall
The heaven shop by: Deborah Ellis publisher: Fitzhenry and Whiteside Main character: Binti Phiri This begins as a very simple story. Binti lives in Malawi with her father, brother and sister. Her father makes coffins and gives most of his money away to his extended family. Binti stars on a radio show. When her father… Read More Book Review: The Heaven Shop
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